Structural and functional investigations into a novel chemokine binding protein encoded by evolutionarily diverse alphaherpesviruses

该项目的成果将有助于控制由甲型疱疹病毒引起的疾病，包括家畜(马和家禽)和野生动物(袋鼠和沙鼠)的疾病。这将提高动物的健康和福利，也将使相关产业受益。畜牧业对澳大利亚经济至关重要(马业和家禽业每年分别为我们的GDP贡献约77亿美元和26亿美元)。野生动物物种对澳大利亚生态系统至关重要，也是澳大利亚旅游业的特色。该项目预计将加强国际研究合作，并进一步提高澳大利亚作为研究和生物技术世界级领导者的声誉。

The outcomes of this project will help control disease caused by alphaherpesviruses, including disease in livestock (horses and poultry) and wildlife (kangaroos and wallabies). This will enhance animal health and welfare and will also benefit the associated industries. Livestock industries are critically important to the Australian economy (equine and poultry industries annually contribute approximately $7.7 and $2.6 billion respectively to our GDP). Wildlife species are crucial to Australian ecosystems and feature in the Australian tourism industry. This project is expected to strengthen international research collaborations and further enhance Australia's reputation as a world-class leader in research and biotechnology.