WaNPRC Macaca nemestrina SPF Breeding Colony

描述(由申请人提供)：猕猴是艾滋病相关研究的宝贵资源，可用于疫苗开发、治疗剂发现、局部杀微生物剂评估以及基本慢病毒病毒学、发病机制和免疫学。华盛顿国家灵长类动物研究中心(WaNPRC)寻求支持，以延长维护和继续扩大现有的无病原体繁殖(SPF)群。该菌落不含几种病毒剂(SIV、SRV、STLV、CHV)和结核病。我们寻求支持，以扩大殖民地，以更充分地满足国家卫生研究院在WaNPRC和其他地方的研究需求。这项建议延续了在前一次拨款过程中发展起来的成功的管理和住房做法，这些做法为殖民地的继续扩张提供了坚实、可靠的基础。现有的SPF动物将根据需要重新安置，以巩固位于德克萨斯州爱丽斯市的Shin Nippon生物医学实验室的SPF Nememstrina繁殖群体。病毒学监测将继续由WaNPRC诊断实验室提供，管理将继续作为WaNPRC和SNBL人员之间的综合程序。这一基础将扩大，以确保这个重要的SPF猕猴群体继续成功扩张。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Macaca nemestrina are an invaluable resource for AIDS-related studies in vaccine development, therapeutic agent discovery, topical microbicide evaluation, and basic lentiviral virology, pathogenesis and immunology. The Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC) seeks support to extend maintenance and continue expansion of the existing M. nemestrina specific pathogen-free breeding (SPF) colony. This colony is free of several viral agents (SIV, SRV, STLV, CHV) and tuberculosis. We seek support to expand the colony to more fully meet NIH research needs at WaNPRC and elsewhere. This proposal extends successful management and housing practices developed over the course of the previous grant which provide a solid, proven foundation for continued expansion of the colony. The existing SPF animals will be relocated as needed to consolidate the SPF M. nemestrina breeding colony at the Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratory facility at Alice, Texas. Virologic surveillance will continue to be provided by the WaNPRC Diagnostic Laboratory and management will continue as an integrated process between WaNPRC and SNBL personnel. This foundation will be expanded to ensure continued successful expansion of this important SPF macaque colony.