Acronym BEADS
Category
Aquaculture
Title Bio-engineered Micro Encapsulation of Active Agents Delivered to Shellfish Programme FP7
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
FP7 - Research for SMEs
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
SME – Research for the benefit of SMEs
Specific Programme (FP7)
Capacities
Funding source European Coordinator NA Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
NA
Institutions involved
NA - Applied Enzyme Technology Ltd (United Kingdom) ,
NA - Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers Ltd (United Kingdom) ,
CZS - Coastal Zone Services Ltd (Ireland) ,
FERA - Food and Environment Research Agency (United Kingdom) ,
NA - GlycoMar Limited (United Kingdom) ,
MSS - Marine Scotland Science (United Kingdom) ,
NA - Mariscos Ria De Vigo SL (Spain) ,
ANFACO-CECOPESCA - National Association of Conservatives of Pescados (Spain) ,
NA - North Bay Shellfish Ltd (United Kingdom) ,
UCC - University College Cork (Ireland) ,
USC - University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) ,
Start year 2011 End year 2013 Funding (€) € 1,473,879 Website https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/262649 Summary The project aims to continue with some exciting work following up a development in delivering active agents to bivalve molluscs through micro-encapsulation. The early work showed that bacteria with a potential in vitro to break down some algal toxins could be effectively delivered to the gut of the bivalve. The size and nature of the micro-capsule (bead) was shown to be key. The SMEs and Other industry partners in the consortium have assempled a group of leading researchers in the field to develop this work , further, and to look into not only active detoxification but more effective depuration using pro-biotics. The group alsp plan to investigate the use of the 'beads' as carriers of active agents to aid an immunostimulant response against attack by the Bonamia parasite on European (flat) Oysters.
Keywords
Shellfish;
Parasite;
Bivalve;
Animal welfare;
Probiotics;
Disease;
Mollusc;
Bacteria;
Bioprospecting;
Oyster;
Marine Region
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Not associated to marine areas
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