Conservation, health and disease in the endangered marsupial, the Western Barred Bandicoot (Perameles bougainville)

西棒袋狸是一种高度濒危的有袋动物，只在西澳大利亚的伯尼尔岛和多尔岛上发现。圈养繁殖和重新引入的努力，被认为是至关重要的生存，这一物种，目前受到阻碍，逐步衰弱，疣样综合征和生育力下降。该项目将使用病理学，免疫组织化学和超微结构技术结合新的分子方法，淋巴细胞增殖测定，以确定这些条件的原因和保护的影响。假设这些疾病是免疫功能低下动物中病毒或衣原体感染的结果。

Western Barred Bandicoots are highly endangered marsupials, found in the wild only on Bernier and Dorre islands in Western Australia. Captive breeding and reintroduction efforts, considered essential for survival of this species, are currently hampered by a progressively debilitating, wart-like syndrome and reduced fertility. This project will use pathological, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural techniques in combination with novel molecular methods, and lymphocyte proliferation assays to determine the causes and conservation implications of these conditions. The hypothesis is that these conditions are a consequence of a viral or chlamydial infection in immunocompromised animals.