Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: development of improved procedures for the identification of aquatic birnaviruses

Funding Activity

Website
https://www.frdc.com.au/project/2001-620

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Objectives:
1. Import a range of aquatic birnaviruses which are representative of the most important strains.
2. Evaluate the range of birnavirus specific PCR primers which are currently available for their ability o act as generic primers, capable of detecting any aquatic birnavirus; differentiate pathogenic from non-pathogenic isolates and specifically identify the MH aquatic birnavirus.
3. Following evaluation, select or develop a standard set of PCR primers which are panspecific for aquatic birnaviruses. Validate immunodiagnostic procedures (immunocytochemical and immunohistochemical tests) for the detection and identification of aquatic binaviruses in cell cultures and in histological sections.
4. Develop a set of PCR primers which are specific for the MH aquatic birnavirus isolate.
5. Evaluate the ability of newly developed PCR primers to distinguish between pathogenic aquatic birnaviruses.
6. Evaluate the ability of newly developed PCR primers to, not only identify cell culture isolates of viruses, but also identify birnaviruses in infected fish tissues.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 11-10-2001

End Date: 01-11-2004

Funding Scheme: Funding Scheme not available

Funding Amount: $153,194.00

Funder: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation

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Other Keywords

Animal Health | Biosecurity | Diagnostic | Disease

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