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Spring 2017 – Culicoides community composition and infection with pathogens

Affiliations:
Project Leader: Jamie Benn
jbenn@tamu.edu
Veterinary Pathobiology
Faculty Mentor: Sarah Hamer, DVM, Ph.D.
Meeting Times:
Spring 2017: MW 8:20AM-11:00AM
Team Size:
3 (Team Full)
Open Spots: 0
Special Opportunities:
Team Needs:
Be enrolled in ENTO/VIBS 489: Methods in Vector-borne Disease Ecology
Description:
This project will determine the composition of Culicoides species in the community and discover which pathogens each species may carry. Samples of Culicoides species will be collected from various locations around the Bryan-College Station, TX area and then tested for filarial nematodes and haemosporida using PCR.

Written by:
Jennie Lamb
Published on:
February 4, 2020

Categories: FullTags: Spring 2017

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