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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP140103362
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Defining the evolution of pathogen virulence to enhance rabbit biocontrol. Rabbits impose a major economic and ecological burden on Australia. Biocontrols involving viruses are the best means to regulate rabbit populations, although they often have transient effectiveness. It is therefore essential to determine why some viruses retain the high virulence essential for effective biocontrol, while others are consistently benign. Through bioinformatic and experimental studies of two rabbit viruses with markedly different virulence, Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease virus (high virulence) and Australian rabbit calicivirus (low virulence), this project will determine the molecular mechanisms that control virulence and the factors that shape virulence evolution. Ultimately, this research will help improve rabbit biocontrol in Australia.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 04-2014
End Date: 09-2017
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $595,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Virology | Microbiology | Invasive Species Ecology | Biological Adaptation
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity of environments not elsewhere classified | Control of Animal Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Environments |
