Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP170104734 [ 2017-02-01 - 2021-06-30 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Aurelie Moya (Chief Investigator) ,  David Bourne (Chief Investigator) ,  Prof David Miller (Chief Investigator) ,  Prof Thomas Bosch (Partner Investigator)

Brief description Inter-kingdom signalling in animal health and disease. This project aims to understand how animals can control their bacterial associates. Animals evolved in a world dominated by bacteria, and intimately associated microbes affect the development, health and disease of all animals – from corals to man. To date, animal-microbe interactions have been studied nearly exclusively in terms of how bacteria affect animals. the researchers have discovered that the coral Acropora can control its associated bacteria. Understanding how a simple animal manipulates its microbial associates should have implications for coral disease and resilience and for health and disease across the animal kingdom.

Funding Amount $290,608

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects

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