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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0987871
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
LATERAL GENE TRANSFER, GENOME EVOLUTION AND THE EMERGENCE OF NEW DISEASES CAUSED BY FUNGAL PATHOGENS IN THE PLEOSPORALES. Normal evolution involves the transfer of genes within species. The modest variation between progeny powers natural selection. Lateral gene transfer is the movement of genetic material between species. It allows for large evolutionary steps. Although common in bacteria, it has rarely been described convincingly in higher organisms such as fungi, plants or animals. We have evidence that one group of fungal pathogens is particularly adept at acquiring new genes that enable them to cause new diseases. We will determine the mechanism and frequency of gene transfer in this group. The work had fundamental significance in evolutionary biology, in the emergence of new diseases and in the use of genetically-modified organisms.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2009
End Date: 06-2012
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $242,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Molecular Evolution | Genome Structure | Genetics | Mycology
