An ecogenomics solution for biosecurity monitoring of harmful ballast water organisms

用于有害压载水生物生物安全监测的生态基因组学解决方案

• 批准号: 103558
• 金额: $ 19.04万
• 依托单位: APPLIED GENOMICS LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2017 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=103558
• 关键词: ecogenomics; solution; biosecurity; monitoring; harmful

Invasive non-native species are the second greatest threat to biodiversity worldwide, after habitat loss, whilst antibiotic resistance carrying pathogens are on the rise. International shiping is a significant pathway for the introduction of marine non-native species and harmful pathogens, with many marine ports identified as locations at high risk from the introduction of harmful organisms carried in ships' ballast water. Applied Genomics Ltd. with partners Benthic Solutions Ltd., the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science and Plymouth University have devised a proactive approach to mitigating the threats posed by these harmful ballast water organisms through development of a novel system of early detection using combined surveillance of ships' ballast water and monitoring of local native biodiversity for early detection and adaptive management of potential threats to human health and the environment. This centres around our development of marine environmental sampling technology with the novel application of existing and emerging genomics technologies to deliver significant and unprecedented advances to marine biosecurity and an evidence-driven mechanism to support environmental legislation and stakeholders.

外来入侵物种是全球生物多样性的第二大威胁，仅次于栖息地丧失，而携带抗生素耐药性的病原体正在上升。国际航运是引入海洋非本地物种和有害病原体的重要途径，许多海洋港口被确定为船舶压载水中携带的有害生物引入的高风险地点。应用基因组学有限公司与合作伙伴底栖解决方案有限公司、阿利斯特·哈迪爵士海洋科学基金会和普利茅斯大学设计了一种积极主动的方法，通过开发一种新的早期检测系统，利用对船舶压载水的综合监测和对当地生物多样性的监测，对人类健康和环境的潜在威胁进行早期检测和适应性管理，来减轻这些有害压载水生物构成的威胁。这一计划围绕着我们的海洋环境采样技术的发展，以及现有和新兴基因组技术的新应用，为海洋生物安全提供重大和前所未有的进步，并建立一个以证据为导向的机制，以支持环境立法和利益相关者。