“Adaptation to cyanobacteria through the symbiotic microbiota in the waterflea Daphnia”

Projektinformationen

ANSWER

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 329870

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

Startdatum 1 Januar 2014

Enddatum 31 Dezember 2015

Finanziert unter

• Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Gesamtkosten € 177 000,00

EU-Beitrag € 177 000,00

Koordiniert durch

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
Belgium

Ziel

Metazoans are ubiquitously associated with microbial symbionts, which can provide direct benefits to their hosts, such as nutrients provisioning, protection against environmental stress, or enhancement of host digestive abilities. These microbial mutualists have the ability to adapt rapidly to changing environments, and could potentially play a key role in the local adaptation of their host, especially in the context of rapid environmental changes imposed by human activities. However, despite their potential key role, symbiotic interactions are rarely considered in the study of adaptation. Here, I propose to adopt such innovative approach, using the water flea Daphnia and its microbiota as a model system. This cosmopolitan freshwater crustacean zooplankter has to deal with anthropogenic induced aquatic habitats changes, more particularly with eutrophication and the associated proliferation of cyanobacteria that produce toxic substances. My aim is to elucidate to what extent symbiotic microbial communities (SMCs) are involved in Daphnia adaptation to such stress, and more particular which microbial genes are involved, using a candidate gene approach. In addition, I propose to investigate the consequences of modifying SMCs on host stress responses at the molecular level, by determining whether the expression of particular tolerance genes towards cyanobacteria in Daphnia are dependent on the type of SMC they harbor. If successful, this project will provide some insight into the consequences of human activities for the functionality of SMCs, and into the role of SMC for host adaptation, which might have important implications in different fields, ranging from ecology and evolution to ecotoxicology, conservation biology and medicine.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• medical and health sciences › health sciences › public health
• natural sciences › biological sciences › ecology

Programm/Programme

• FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Thema/Themen

• FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF - Marie-Curie Action: "Intra-European fellowships for career development"

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF
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Finanzierungsplan

MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

Koordinator

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN

Kontakt Verwaltung

Stijn Delauré (Dr.)

• EU-Beitrag: € 177 000,00
• Adresse: OUDE MARKT 13 ; 3000 Leuven ; Belgien
• Region: Vlaams Gewest › Prov. Vlaams-Brabant › Arr. Leuven
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: Keine Daten