News: Honours in Animal Science subtheme - Pathobiology infectious disease and public health
Viable, but non-culturable bacteria: Understanding the risks for food safety
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Honours project: This project aims to determine the ability of viable but non culturable bacteria to cause disease.
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Isolation & evaluation of protein pattern of koala retroviruses
Honours project: Determine the antigenic pattern of isolated Koala retroviruses in South Australia.
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Full genome sequencing of recombinant strains of canine hepatitis
Honours project: Full genome sequencing will be performed to find the genomic structure of a new infectious canine hepatitis virus.
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Australian zeolite for ammonia control in aquarium fish tanks
Honours project: Study the effects of 'in water and 'in feed' application of zeolite powder for the control of ammonia in aquarium fish display tanks.
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Exploring the interactions between Salmonella and Campylobacter species
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Honours project: Characterise both intra- and intercellular interactions between Salmonella and Campylobacter.
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Histopathology in Pacific oyster health surveillance
Honours project: Look for health and signs of disease in Coffin Bay oysters, and develop the procedures for a statewide oyster health surveillance program.
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Physical enrichment of zebrafish held for research
Honours project: Validate methods for assessing stress in Zebrafish before comparing tanks of fish with and without environmental enrichment.
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What's the best diet for a zebrafish?
Honours project: Develop diet recipes for a variety of life stages of zebrafish.
Efficacy of commercial transport media swabs for use in aquatic animal disease diagnosis
Honours project: Investigate the appropriateness of commercially available transport media for pathogenic marine bacteria isolated from diseased fish.
Heavy metal resistance in E. coli isolated from pigs
Honours project: Explore resistance to heavy metals in an Australia-wide collection of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) isolated from pigs.
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