The Naval Medical Research Center intends to award a contract to The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, 10065. This is not a request for competitve proposals; however, if interested, the Government shall consider all responses.
The research team needs to: (1) Identify an anti-Staphylococcus aureus, bacteriophage encoded lysin with no activity for S. epidermidis and (2) Determine optimal pH and salt conditions for maximal enzymatic activity. POP: 12 months