Budget Amount *help |
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
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Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Bacterial biofilms are clusters of bacteria and biofilm-residing bacteria can be resistant to both the immune system and antibiotics. Therefore, medical importance of biofilm-related infections has been recognized. However, the pathogenicity of biofilm bacteria has not been fully elucidated. We found that bacteria caused biofilm dispersal and dispersed bacteria evaded host immune response and caused a lethal infection in mice model. These results suggested that biofilm dispersal promote biofilm-related infections.
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