General Objective: Evaluate the diversity of parasites and microbiome associated with roadkill wildlife in the Tropical Andes (Phase 1 sampling, Napo Province, October 2020-March 2021) and expand the existing biobank with collection of roadkill wildlife in the Chocó-Darién .
Specific objectives
- Expansion of the biobank of wild fauna run over in Ecuador.
- Molecular identification of run over fauna in the Napo Province.
- Identification of bloodborne pathogens (Rickettsia spp., Leishmania spp., and Trypanosoma spp.) from road kill fauna in the Napo Province.
- Identification of the composition of the microbiome present in wild animals run over in the Province of Napo, according to their species and the ecological zones where they were run over.
- Biogeography of parasites identified in the Napo Province.
Participating Institutions:
UCE, ESPE, PUCE, UG, University of Reading.
Participants:
Project manager Ana María Poveda Gabaldón.
- Gabriel Alberto Carrillo Bilbao
- Javier Rodigo Santamaria Aguirre
- Jasmine Celeste Arrivillaga Henríquez
- Sandra Innes Enriquez Morillo
- Roberto Licinio Rodriguez Quirola
- Franklin Norberto Vaca Moyano
- Sarah Martin Solano
- Sofia Beatriz Ocaña Mayorga
- Jaime Antonio Salas Zambrano
- Manuela Gonzalez Suarez
- Pablo Mauricio Medrano Vizcaino
- Fredy David Brito Zapata
Awarded budget: $38250,00
Project status: In progress.
