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PROJECT NUMBER • 1981-020
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Investigations into QX disease in oysters and other problems associated with marine parasites

This long running FIRTA grant supported a center in Australia for research, consultancy and training on parasites and diseases important to the fishing industry. The center was established by FIRTA in 1977. During the life of FIRC 1981-020 many industry problems were successfully...
ORGANISATION:
University of Queensland (UQ)
Environment

QX disease (Martellia sydneyi) of the sydney rock oyster (Saccostrea commercialis) on the central coast of NSW

Project number: 1994-156
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $80,696.00
Principal Investigator: Rob D. Adlard
Organisation: University of Queensland (UQ)
Project start/end date: 28 Jun 1995 - 30 Mar 1997
Contact:
FRDC

Objectives

1. To establish the distribution of the QX organism (Marteilia sydneyi) in estuaries on the central coast of NSW
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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1986-096
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Diseases of prawns in aquaculture: to develop procedures to detect pathogens of prawns shipped interstate

This project found and described a baculovirus similar to Monodon Baculovirus (MBV) that was called Plebejus Baculovirus (PBV) as it was in eastern king prawns (Penaeus plebejus). It later found it in Australian cultured Penaeus monodon. The project investigated other conditions, particularly...
ORGANISATION:
University of Queensland (UQ)
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