Objective
Our main objectives are summarised in two headings
1. To establish procedures validated in the laboratories for the detection in shellfish of human viral pathogens and potential "viral indicators for adoption in this study. This objective will be achieved by:
a) Comparative evaluation of available methods for sample treatment and virus concentration.
b) Development of a semi quantitative analysis of the PCR test described for the detection of human viruses.
c) Optimisation of the quantification of bacteriophages indicators of faecal pollution. d) Validation of the final protocols in inter-laboratory studies.
2. To validate the selected protocols for virus detection tinder a variety of field conditions, producing data about the characteristics of the viral contamination in the studied bivalves and its relationship with the pollution indicator species. This study will address these various issues by:
a) Evaluation of the concentration of human viral pathogens and micro-organisms indicators of fiscal viral pollution ill shellfish under the variety of conditions of four geographically diverse EU member states over a eighteen months period.
b) Analysis of the results and evaluation of micro-organisms "index" of viral pollution
METHODOLOGY AND RESEARCH TASKS
The presence of human pathogenic viruses and micro-organisms proposed as "index" of microbiological and specifically viral pollution in shellfish will be analysed by microbiological techniques and molecular biology methods. Their values will be evaluated applying statistical procedures and also their relationship with the values obtained from the environment (microbiological and physic-chemical measures in the seawater) and, when applied, with the depuration treatments.
The work proposed or reach the two objectives previously described is structured in two main tasks :
- Establishment of a procedure for the detection and quantification of viruses that contaminate shellfish.
- Validation of the established methods under field conditions. Analysis of the viral contamination of mussels and oysters over a 1,5 year period.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- natural sciences biological sciences microbiology virology
- natural sciences earth and related environmental sciences environmental sciences pollution
- natural sciences biological sciences molecular biology
You need to log in or register to use this function
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Data not available
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Coordinator
08028 BARCELONA
Spain
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.