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PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-758
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

SCRC: Developing efficient diagnostic tools for assessing resistance to viral infection in abalone and oysters

The project examined the genetic basis of antiviral resistance in oysters and abalone in response to the significant disease threats posed by oyster and abalone herpesviruses. Laboratory-based systems for the growth and assay of such viruses are problematic. The project undertook to measure the...
ORGANISATION:
Flinders University
TAGS
Nutrition
Harvest Strategy
Disease
Aquaculture
Animal Health
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-738
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

SCRC: Reducing inflammation in the elderly with a high seafood diet

With ageing, the inflammatory process is aggravated and it is becoming increasingly recognised that chronic, low-grade inflammation is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular, and a number of other, chronic diseases. The role of nutrition in the development and resolution of inflammation...
ORGANISATION:
Flinders University
TAGS
Physiology
Nutrition
Consumer Health
Animal Health
Analytics
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-102
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Understanding Ostreid herpesvirus type 1 risk: alternative hosts and in situ hybridisation

South Australia (SA) has a large edible oyster industry primarily growing Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas). The industry is regionally-based, an important employer and a substantial contributor to regional economies. Pacific oyster mortality syndrome (POMS) is a serious infectious disease of C....
ORGANISATION:
Flinders University
TAGS
Recreational Fishing
Mortality
Disease
Biotechnology
Biosecurity
SPECIES
Sydney Rock Oyster
Pacific Oyster
Blue Mussel
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