Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0772992

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0772992

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Host provisioning by Wolbachia: re-examining the invasion potential of a common invertebrate endosymbiont. Wolbachia are often described as reproductive parasites that manipulate their host for their own gain. This study will determine for the first time how Wolbachia can help its insect host during periods of nutritional stress. As Wolbachia are able to infect host populations it will be used in the near future to control insects that transmit disease or are commercial pests. Understanding how Wolbachia interacts with its host, as a parasite or beneficial, will improve its application in the field. Knowing how benefits are provided to the host will improve human health in the future. As Wolbachia are needed for filarial nematode development, disrupting the beneficial mechanisms identified in this study will improve filariasis control programs

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2007

End Date: 31-01-2010

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $240,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Invertebrate Biology | Microbial Ecology | Zoology | Ecology And Evolution Not Elsewhere Classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Biological sciences | Control of pests and exotic species |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Control of pests and exotic species | Ecology And Evolution Not Elsewhere Classified | Invertebrate Biology | Microbial Ecology | Zoology

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