Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0450865

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0450865

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The evolution of diverse interactions between Wolbachia bacteria and their invertebrate hosts: insights from a novel lineage infecting termite societies. Wolbachia intracellular bacteria are widespread in invertebrates, having evolved a remarkable range of host-interactions, from parasitic to mutualistic. I have discovered phylogenetically novel Wolbachia that infect the structural pests termites, and will investigate their host-effects and transmission dynamics. This will determine the generality of phenomena known from other Wolbachia, such as cytoplasmic incompatibility and horizontal transfer. The complexity of termite societies make them interesting candidates for studying how Wolbachia spread, and the results will be potentially valuable for future termite control strategies. The first comparative phylogenetic examination of diverse Wolbachia will be performed, providing new perspectives on their evolutionary history.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 25-10-2004

End Date: 31-12-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $280,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Systematics, Taxonomy And Phylogeny | Population And Ecological Genetics | Ecology And Evolution Not Elsewhere Classified | Evolutionary Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Control of pests and exotic species | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Control of pests and exotic species | Ecology And Evolution Not Elsewhere Classified | Evolutionary Biology | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Microbial Systematics, Taxonomy And Phylogeny | Population And Ecological Genetics

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