The biosynthesis of structural proteins in parasites

寄生虫结构蛋白的生物合成

• 批准号: DP0664013
• 负责人: Prof Nicholas Smith
• 金额: $ 15.24万
• 依托单位: University of Technology Sydney
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2006-03-15 至 2009-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0664013
• 关键词: biosynthesis; structural; proteins; parasites

The socio-economic impact of parasitic diseases, in Australia and throughout the world, is enormous- they kill 2-3 million people per year and cost livestock industries billions of dollars per annum. Some are serious food and waterborne threats, such as the coccidia, because they are transmitted from person-to-person via the faecal-oral route, or via ingestion of contaminated water or food, or through the ingestion of cysts in raw or undercooked meat. They cause diarrhoea, which in some cases, can be life-threatening. We will understand how the coccidia protect themselves as they move from host to host and, through that understanding, develop new ways to control them and eliminate the suffering caused by parasitic diseases.

寄生虫病在澳大利亚和全世界的社会经济影响是巨大的-它们每年造成2-3百万人死亡，每年使畜牧业损失数十亿美元。 有些是严重的食物和水传播的威胁，如球虫，因为它们通过粪口途径在人与人之间传播，或通过摄入受污染的水或食物，或通过摄入生或未煮熟的肉中的包囊。 它们引起腹泻，在某些情况下可能危及生命。 我们将了解球虫在宿主之间移动时如何保护自己，并通过这种了解，开发新的方法来控制它们并消除寄生虫病造成的痛苦。