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Investigation of involvement of OxyR protein in lambdoid prophage induction including prophages originating from EHEC and carying Shiga toxin genes.

2011/01/B/NZ1/04404

Keywords:

EHEC HUS lambdoid phage prophage induction OxyR

Descriptors:

  • NZ1_1: Molecular biology

Panel:

NZ1 - Molecular biology, structural biology, biotechnology: molecular biology, structural biology, biotechnology

Host institution :

Uniwersytet Gdański, Wydział Biologii

woj. pomorskie

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Principal investigator (from the host institution):

dr hab. Marcin Łoś 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 4

Call: OPUS 1 - announced on 2011-03-15

Amount awarded: 336 000 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2011-12-21

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2016-12-20

Project duration:: 60 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Project settled

Equipment purchased [PL]

  1. automatyczny licznik do kolonii bakteryjnych (44 000 PLN)
  2. komputery z oprogramowaniem - 6000 PLN (6 000 PLN)

Information in the final report

  • Publication in academic press/journals (2)
  1. Efficiency of induction of Shiga-toxin lambdoid prophages in Escherichia coli due to oxidative and antibiotic stress depends on the combination of prophage and the bacterial strain.
    Authors:
    Filipiak M, Łoś JM, Łoś M.
    Academic press:
    J Appl Genet. (rok: 2020, tom: 61, strony: 131-140), Wydawca: Springer
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1007/s13353-019-00525-8 - link to the publication
  2. Genes from the exo-xis region of λ and Shiga toxin-converting bacteriophages influence lysogenization and prophage induction.
    Authors:
    Bloch S, Nejman-Faleńczyk B, Łoś JM, Barańska S, Lepek K, Felczykowska A, Łoś M, Węgrzyn G, Węgrzyn A.
    Academic press:
    Archives of Microbiology (rok: 2013, tom: 195, strony: 693–703), Wydawca: Springer
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1007/s00203-013-0920-8 - link to the publication