Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP170100453
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Effect of predation on virulence traits of opportunistic pathogens. The project aims to determine if increased fitness of bacteria in animal or human hosts (increased virulence) can occur due to indirect rather than direct selective pressure, particularly pressure on bacteria arising from predation by protozoa. Protozoa feed on many pathogenic bacteria (e.g. those that cause cholera and chronic infections) in the ocean, and warming oceans are predicted to increase predation. Knowing the effect of warming oceans on marine bacteria and the emergence of virulence in bacteria that are subject to predation in the environment can inform design of tools for monitoring the risk of infection outbreaks. Benefits would be realised by academic researchers, clinicians and policy-makers interested in optimising the tracking of infection threats.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 05-2017
End Date: 05-2020
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $379,500.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Infectious Agents | Microbial Genetics | Microbial Ecology | Microbiology |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Control of Animal Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Coastal and Estuarine Environments | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Infectious Diseases
