Code
179V56A9
Duration
01 November 2009 → 31 October 2013
Funding
Regional and community funding: IWT/VLAIO
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Medical and health sciences
- Immunology
- Immunology
- Microbiology
- Immunology
Keywords
postweaning diarrhea
ETEC resistence
pigs
Project description
The aim of this project is to identify receptor genes encoding glycoproteins/sugars that bind F4 fimbriae and to develop a diagnostic DNA test based on that can be used to select F4 receptor negative pigs. The receptor genes will be localized by linkage disequilibrium mapping and binding tests with F4 fimbriae will be performed to identify additional receptor proteins