Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2001/00536
Carbohydrate degradation and bacterial - algal coupling in intertidal sediments.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor GJC Underwood, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor AM Osborn, RMIT University, School of Applied Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor A Ball, RMIT University, UNLISTED
- Grant held at:
- University of Essex, Biological Sciences
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Environmental Microbiology
- Environmental Genomics
- Biogeochemical Cycles
- Sediment/Sedimentary Processes
- Abstract:
- The dynamics of microbial cycling of carbohydrates in the surface layers of intertidal mudflats, concentrating on the coupling between inputs of extracellular carbohydrates, the rates and nature of degradation of this organic material by microbial metabolic activity, and characterisation of the enzymes and microbial taxa involved will be investigated. Sediment carbohydrate size categories, chemical composition and rates of production of carbohydrates by benthic microalgae will be linked to measurements of in situ microbial exoenzymes activity and changes in molecular microbial diversity. Tidal mesocosm, sediment slurry and culture studies will determine potential pathways and rates of carbohydrate breakdown and shifts in microbial activity in response to carbohydrate inputs. Key enzymes and microbial taxa involved in carbohydrate degradation will be identified.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2001/00536
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £199,404
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £3,236 | £96,359 | £44,608 | £55,201 |
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