PROPOSAL:	QLK2-2001-01288	ACRONYM	FISHOV
AREA:	FP5 - QoL, 5/ 2:Control of Infectious Diseases	Call number / date:	-
PROJECT TYPE:	Shared Cost	EU CONTRIBUTION:	1.13 million
STARTING DATE:	2002-01-01	DURATION:	36 months

Coordinator: Prof.dr. P. Brascamp, Wageningen University, Department Of Animal Sciences, Marijkeweg 40, NL -6709 PG, Wageningen, The Netherlands, Email: ?

Project Description:
In this project the complementary skills of five research groups will be combined to develop a novel class of oral vaccines for fish. Proteins of two viruses(pathogenic for carp or trout) which are able to induce protective immunity will be produced in potato tubers. These proteins will be produced as such or in combination with so-called antigen delivery molecules, which ensure a faster uptake in the gut. In addition, production of these molecules in plant cells allow a longer protection against degradation in the gut. The tubers containing the best formulation of antigen and delivery molecules will be incorporated into feed and orally given to fish. This approach has been proven to be successful in several mammalian species, but till now was not applied for fish. Especially for aquaculture oral vaccination, when effective, is the most ideal method for mass vaccination of fish at all ages.

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Consortium:
Prime Contractor
Organisation: WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY
Organisation Type: Education
Department: DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCES
CELL BIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY GROUP
Address: Marijkeweg 40
Postcode: 6709 PG
City: WAGENINGEN
Region: OOST-NEDERLAND
GELDERLAND
Arnhem/Nijmegen
Country: NETHERLANDS
Contact Person: Name: BRASCAMP, Pim (Professor)

Other Contractors
Organisation Name: University of Aberdeen
Organisation Type: Education
Organisation Size: > 500
Contact Person: STEVENSON-ROBB, Fred (Mr)
Department: Department of Zoology
Address: 2 Tillydrone Avenue
City: Aberdeen
Region: SCOTLAND
GRAMPIAN
Org. Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Postcode: AB9 2TN
URL: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/zoology/

Organisation Name: DANISH VETERINARY LABORATORY
Organisation Type: Research
Contact Person: HANSEN, Hans Christian (Mr)
Department: Department of Fish Diseases
DEPARTMENT OF FISH DISEASES
Address: 2 Hangoevej 2
City: AARHUS C
Region: Århus amt
Org. Country: DENMARK
Postcode: 8200 N

Organisation Name: EWOS LTD
Organisation Type: Other
Contact Person: WILLIAMS, Paul (Dr)
Department: EWOS TECHNOLOGY CENTER (ETC)
Address: Kingsthorn Park, Unit 1, Houstoun Industrial Estate
City: EDINBURGH
Region: SCOTLAND
BORDERS-CENTRAL-FIFE-LOTHIAN-TAYSIDE
Lothian
Org. Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Postcode: EH54 5DB

Organisation Name: PLANT RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL B.V.
Organisation Type: Research
Contact Person: HOGENBOOM, Nic (Dr)
Address: Droevendaalsesteeg 1
City: WAGENINGEN
Region: OOST-NEDERLAND
GELDERLAND
Arnhem/Nijmegen
Org. Country: NETHERLANDS
Postcode: 6700 AA

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