2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Survei lance of infectious microbes in Zambia
| Project/Area Number |
20780215
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Applied veterinary science
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| Research Institution | Hokkaido University |
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Principal Investigator |
ISHII Akihiro Hokkaido University, 人獣共通感染症リサーチセンター, 助教 (90421982)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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| Keywords | 人獣共通感染症 / ザンビア / 網羅的探索 / Virochip / 454シークエンス / 16SrDNA |
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| Research Abstract |
In Republic of Zambia, 100 verbet monkeys, 100 baboons and about 200 rodents were collected. By microarray and 454 high-through put sequencing techniques, a new simian immunodeficiency virus was detected and isolated from monkey and baboon spleen sample. From rodent samples, a new arenavirus and a bacterium Coxiella burnetti which is cause Q-fever were found.
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