Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2000/00054
Bacterial communities in natural aphid populations.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor AE Douglas, University of York, Biology
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor H Godfray, University of Oxford, Oxford Martin School
- Grant held at:
- University of York, Biology
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Environmental Microbiology
- Environmental Genomics
- Population Ecology
- Abstract:
- The diversity of bacteria in natural populations of a community of aphids (20-25 spp.) over one season (Apr-Oct 2000) at one site will be assessed by T-RFLP of PCR-amplified 16S rDNA. If horizontal transmission (via oral route or parasitoid attack) is an important factor shaping the structure of the microbial community in aphids, then the microbiota in different aphid species sharing the same host plant or parasitoid is predicted to be more similar than expected by chance, independent of the taxonomic relatedness between the aphid species. This prediction will be tested.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2000/00054
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £16,268
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £8,944 | £395 | £2,815 | £4,114 |
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