Research
Title : | Profiling of phages having implications in combating drug resistant microbes |
Area of research : | Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Medical Sciences |
Focus area : | Anti-microbial resistance |
Principal Investigator : | Dr Manoj Kumar, Scientist, CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (CSIR-IMTECH), Chandigarh |
Timeline Start Year : | 2020 |
Timeline End Year : | 2023 |
Contact info : | manojk@imtech.res.in |
Details
Executive Summary : | Objective: WP1. Metaviromics: Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and computational analyses for in depth understanding of virome/phages from different anthropogenically intervened ecological niches. WP2. Screening of phages for anti-bacterial activity against multidrug resistant organisms . WP3. Profiling of novel phages having implications in combating drug resistance. |
Organizations involved
Implementing Agency : | CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (CSIR-IMTECH), Chandigarh Funding Agency :Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India | Source (more info) :https://csirprojects.anusandhan.net/ | |