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Discovery of novel avian circoviruses
Reference
S14597
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Dr Daniel Todd
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Dr Joan Smyth
Institution
Queen's University of Belfast
Department
Agriculture & Environmental Science
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
147,764
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/09/2001
End date
30/11/2003
Duration
27 months
Abstract
Novel circoviruses that infect commercial poultry will be isolated exploiting the availability of cloned DNAs specific to circoviruses from pigeons (PiCV), geese (GCV) and canaries (CCV), produced previously in our laboratory. This will involve the application of in situ hybridisation to investigate the presence of circovirus DNA in lymphoid tissues from clinical and longitudinal survey samples, the use of recombinant PiCV and GCV virus antigens in immunofluorescence assays for the detection of circovirus-reactive antibodies and finally, the use of degenerate primer PCR methodology. The prevalence of infections of commercial poultry with novel circoviruses will be assessed using antibody-detecting and DNA- detecting diagnostics.
Summary
unavailable
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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