University of the Sunshine Coast
A koala chlamydia vaccine created and tested at the University of the Sunshine Coast is a step closer to protecting large populations of koalas in the wild.
In a major milestone for a decade-long project, UniSC scientists have vaccinated a wild koala in New South Wales with the chlamydial vaccine, which was developed at the Centre for Bioinnovation by UniSC’s Professor and Queensland Great Peter Timms.
UniSC microbiologist Sam Phillips said it was the first time the research team had caught a wild koala with the sole purpose of vaccinating and releasing it, to test the effectiveness in a wild population.
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