2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Functional analysis of peptidoglycan of Orientia tsutsugamushi.
| Project/Area Number |
22790410
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Bacteriology (including Mycology)
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| Research Institution | University of Miyazaki |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 微生物 / 細菌 / 遺伝子 |
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| Research Abstract |
Fosfomycin showed curative effect of the Tsutsugamishi disease in a mouse infection model. It was thought that fosfomycin was also useful for treatment of the Tsutsugamushi disease in humans as a concomitant or/and alternative agent.
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