Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP150100912

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP150100912

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Improved biosecurity through the engineering of microbial ecosystems. This project aims to provide data and understanding that will help develop predictive models for changes in the distribution of drug-resistant bacteria, and surveillance and response programs for key biosecurity threats. Microorganisms, including commensals and pathogens, can live in complex communities in a range of environments including animal hosts. It is now known that these communities (known as microbiomes) can exert a profound effect on animal health. This project seeks to understand where antimicrobial resistance genes reside in pig gut microbiotia and how they move between members of this complex microbial community, and to provide information on how probiotics may be used to reduce dependence on antibiotics.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-03-2016

End Date: 30-04-2020

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $520,683.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Ecology | Veterinary Microbiology (excl. Virology) | Microbiology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Pigs | Food Safety

Other Keywords

Food Safety | Microbial Ecology | Microbiology | Pigs | Veterinary Microbiology (excl. Virology)

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