Project description
Rapid bacterial disease diagnostics for aquaculture
Outbreaks of bacterial diseases represent a persistent challenge to fish farming leading to significant economic loss. In nature, microorganisms exist in diverse communities. Consequently, a combination of species can cause infections. However, the co-species involvement in disease progression is poorly understood and represents a significant diagnostic challenge. The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) funded chelOMICS project proposes an ambitious multidisciplinary initiative to understand host-pathogen interactions in aquaculture fish as relates to vibriosis, photobacteriosis, and furunculosis, three major bacterial diseases. The project will apply modern multi-omics tools, metabolomics and metagenomics. chelOMICS will focus on the metabolome of siderophores, which are key virulence factors during infection, and their use as biomarkers for early disease diagnostics.
Fields of science
Programme(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Funding Scheme
HORIZON-AG-UN - HORIZON Unit Grant
Coordinator
15001 La Coruna
Spain
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Partners (1)
80539 Munchen
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