Enhancing Vet-LIRN antimicrobial resistance surveillance activity through collection of AMR data for 720 and whole genome sequencing (WGS) of 300 bacterial isolates from five Canadian provinces

Information

• Research Project
• 9971778

• ApplicationId

  9971778

• Core Project Number

  U18FD006862

• Full Project Number

  1U18FD006862-01

• Serial Number

  006862

• FOA Number

  PAR-18-604

• Sub Project Id

• Project Start Date

  9/5/2019 - 5 years ago

• Project End Date

  8/31/2020 - 4 years ago

• Program Officer Name

  CERIC, OLGICA

• Budget Start Date

  9/5/2019 - 5 years ago

• Budget End Date

  8/31/2020 - 4 years ago

• Fiscal Year

  2019

• Support Year

  01

• Suffix

• Award Notice Date

  9/5/2019 - 5 years ago

Organizations

• UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

Project abstract summary Since acquisition of an Illumina MiSeq (October 2018), the Animal Health Laboratory (AHL) has been working on established a Canadian veterinary diagnostic laboratory unit (5 source labs and 1 WGS regional lab) to support and expand the Vet-LIRN Antimicrobial Resistance-Whole Genome Sequencing (AMR-WGS) initiative. In order to enhance the Vet-LIRN capacity and capability for AMR-WGS, we are planning to focus our work in 2019 on 2 main research objectives: 1. To establish a fully functional network of source laboratories that will: a. Collect bacterial isolates for WGS and provide AMR data to Vet-LIRN. b. Ship isolates quarterly to the AHL for WGS. c. Provide accurate and thorough metadata information for all isolates. 2. To establish AHL as a WGS regional laboratory that will: a. Do WGS of bacterial isolates submitted by the source labs as per AMR-WGS Vet-LIRN initiative. b. Obtain GenomeTrakr certification for WGS by regularly participating in proficiency testing (PT) provided by GenomeTrakr. c. Participate in any additional PT activities as required. d. Be the main point of contact between Vet-LIRN and the source laboratories. e. Organize isolate receiving and storage for the purpose of WGS. f. Make sure that metadata and AMR information will be transferred to Vet-LIRN. g. Submit WGS results to GenomeTrakr to provide public access to it.

IC Name

• Activity

  U18

• Administering IC

  FD

• Application Type

  1

• Direct Cost Amount

• Indirect Cost Amount

• Total Cost

  60483

• Sub Project Total Cost

• ARRA Funded

  False

• CFDA Code

  103

• Ed Inst. Type

• Funding ICs

  FDA:60483\

• Funding Mechanism

  OTHER RESEARCH-RELATED

• Study Section

  ZFD1

• Study Section Name

  Special Emphasis Panel

• Organization Name

  UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

• Organization Department

• Organization DUNS

  208472209

• Organization City

  GUELPH

• Organization State

  ON

• Organization Country

  CANADA

• Organization Zip Code

  N1G 2W1

• Organization District

  CANADA