CISBIC Sub-project 4: Mycobacteria
This project aims to model the immune response of cattle infected with Mycobacterium bovis and subject to drug treatment and re-challenge by another strain.
Organisms:
- Bos primigenius
- Mycobacterium bovis
Funding:
- BBSRC Research Grant: BB/C519670/1
Affiliates:
For more information about the outputs from this project or to discuss data reuse please contact bsshelp@imperial.ac.uk
CISBIC Sub-project 4
Project Members
- Dr Brian Robertson
- Muna El-Khairi (modelling)
Models
- Tuberculosis infection model (El-Khairi, prepublication)
Description of the mathematical model developed to simulate the progression of tuberculosis infection in a single host
Datasets
- NMR spectra of samples from TB-infected cattle (Barton)
Analysis of the impact of M. bovis on 1H NMR metabonomic profiles of urine samples from infected cows
Publications
Presentations:
- CISBIC Project Meeting September 2009 (Robertson, 2009)
Posters:
- CISBIC International Advisory Board meeting (El-Khairi, 2010)