Molecular epidemiology and high resolution surveillance of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium in Australia [ 2013 - 2016 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: A/Pr Ruiting Lan (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Mark Tanaka ,  Dr Sophie Octavia ,  Prof Vitali Sintchenko

Brief description Salmonella typhimurium is a leading cause of the food-borne disease – salmonellosis. It is responsible for considerable morbidity and has an enormous economic cost. Molecular typing is the key to rapidly identify and control outbreaks. This project will employ next generation sequencing technology to develop a new molecular typing scheme. A surveillance system that integrates molecular typing data and epidemiological data will be developed for outbreak investigation and disease prevention.

Funding Amount $AUD 583,180.64

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant