# NIH Reporter #1F31AI203017-01

Identification of a potential terminator of cell wall synthesis in Acinetobacter baumannii

**Recipient:** Harvard Medical School

**Award Amount:** $43,325.00
**Ceiling:** $43,325.00

**Awarded:** August 14, 2026

**Identifier:** 1F31AI203017-01

The project studies how EldM and related proteins may terminate peptidoglycan synthesis in Acinetobacter baumannii, with the goal of clarifying cell-wall regulation and potential antibiotic resistance mechanisms.

### Description

Research project investigating whether DUF218-containing proteins, including EldM, regulate termination of bacterial cell wall synthesis and affect antibiotic resistance.

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