Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160103963

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP160103963

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Virulence determinants influencing re-emergence of a complex RNA virus. This project intends to examine the effects that specific genes in naturally occurring recombinants have on their capacity to cause disease and spread between chickens. Coronaviruses are major pathogens of domestic animals throughout the world. Recurrent re-emergence of the coronavirus of chickens, infectious bronchitis virus, has been associated with recombination between wild type viruses and vaccine viruses, but the factors influencing this, and in particular the selective advantages genes from vaccine viruses confer on these recombinants, are unknown. The ultimate aim of the project is to identify both novel vaccines and alternative management strategies that might reduce the frequency of re-emergence of this virus and other coronaviruses.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-06-2016

End Date: 31-12-2021

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $482,100.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Veterinary Sciences | Veterinary Virology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Poultry | Pigs | Beef Cattle |

Other Keywords

Beef Cattle | Pigs | Poultry | Veterinary Sciences | Veterinary Virology

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