Saving Cassava : A novel gene in a deadly virus

拯救木薯：致命病毒中的新基因

• 批准号: 2746352
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Bristol
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2746352
• 关键词: Saving; Cassava; novel; gene; deadly

Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD), caused by the Cassava brown streak viruses (CBSV) causes losses up to 100% and typically >60-70% of root harvest in susceptible varieties, as well as substantial losses through reducing the market value due to necrotic lesions. CBSD has become an extremely serious constraint to cassava production in East Africa as well as a threat to cassava production throughout Africa. CBSD is listed as one of the seven most dangerous plant diseases in the world for the impact it can have on food and economic security throughout Africa. The aim of this PhD will be to carry out a detailed molecular analysis of a highly unusual gene found within the CBSV that is highly unique to these types of viruses. This PhD will join an international collaborative team working on vector-borne plant diseases in particular plant viruses and will be based in the School of Biological Sciences in the laboratory of Professor Gary Foster and Dr Andy Bailey and working in close collaboration with academics at University of Greenwich, and research groups across Africa.

木薯褐条病 (CBSD) 由木薯褐条病毒 (CBSV) 引起，导致易感品种根部收获损失高达 100%，通常超过 60-70%，并且由于市场价值降低而造成重大损失。坏死性病变。 CBSD 已成为东非木薯生产的极其严重的制约因素，也对整个非洲的木薯生产构成威胁。 CBSD 因其对整个非洲粮食和经济安全的影响而被列为世界七种最危险的植物病害之一。该博士的目的是对 CBSV 中发现的一种非常不寻常的基因进行详细的分子分析，该基因对于这些类型的病毒来说是非常独特的。该博士生将加入一个研究媒介传播植物病害（特别是植物病毒）的国际合作团队，该团队将设在生物科学学院加里·福斯特教授和安迪·贝利博士的实验室，并与英国大学的学者密切合作。格林威治以及非洲各地的研究小组。