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Examination of the life cycle of tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae

Reference	BB/C505024/1
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Sandra Adams
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Dr David Morris
Institution	University of Stirling
Department	Institute of Aquaculture
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	246,955
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/10/2004
End date	30/09/2007
Duration	36 months

Abstract

Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae is the Myxozoan parasite that causes proliferative kidney disease in rainbow trout. The life-cycle of T. bryosalmonae has only been partially elucidated, with infected freshwater bryozoa releasing stages that infect the salmonid. This project aims to fill the gap in our knowledge by identifying how bryozoa become infected and the role that salmonids have in the life-cycle. This will be achieved by a combination of transmission trials, molecular and immunological techniques. A range of potential invertebrate hosts will be examined for the parasite using molecular techniques. The parasite stages within both salmonids and identified invertebrates hosts will be characterised by in situ hybridisation, confocal microscopy and electron microscopy. Replication of the parasite within the renal tubules of salmonids will be investigated using FACs analysis and the dynamics pertaining to the release and replication within these hosts in relation to environmental cues will also be examined. It is envisaged that this research will provide important information into the life cycle of T. bryosalmonae that will aid future studies into the parasites epidemiology and the control of the disease.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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