Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0349000

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0349000

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Subspecies distribution and virulence of Streptococcus uberis. Streptococcus uberis is a significant cause of bovine mastitis. Attempts to produce a successful vaccine against S. uberis have been hampered by the lack of knowledge of phylogenetic relationships within the species and virulence mechanisms. It is uncertain whether pathogenic strains are clonal or are acquired opportunistically from a diverse population in the environment. This project aims to examine the phylogenetic structure of S. uberis by multilocus sequence typing and investigate control of virulence gene expression in S. uberis. The information obtained will be used to improve the formulation of a bovine mastitis vaccine developed by RMIT University and Vet Biosearch.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 04-2005

End Date: 11-2007

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $77,133.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbiology (Excl. Virology) | Animal Protection (Pests And Pathogens) | Microbiology | Infectious Agents

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Primary products from animals | Dairy cattle | Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines) |

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