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White-nose syndrome restructures bat skin microbiomes
Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 The skin microbiome is an essential line of host defense against pathogens, yet our understanding of microbial communities and how they change when hosts become infected is limited.
Meghan Ange-Stark +9 more
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Infectious diseases: an ecological perspective [PDF]
BMJ, 1995 Microbes have played a decisive role in human history. Between 1348 and 1352 in many European countries plague was estimated to have killed a third to a half of the population.1 2 It was not swords and guns but imported microbes, carried by explorers over oceans, that defeated native populations in the Americas,3 and in Australia and southern Africa ...
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Spatial biology in cancer epigenetics
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Spatial epigenomics combines molecular profiling with tissue architecture to reveal how gene regulation is organized within intact tissues. In cancer, these technologies uncover the mechanisms driving tumor heterogeneity and microenvironmental interactions, opening new opportunities for biomarker discovery and precision medicine.
Eva Crespo‐García, Manel Esteller
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Sensory ecology of disease vectors
, 2022 How do arthropods that transmit human pathogens perceive their world? The answer is essential for controlling the spread of vector-borne diseases in a rational way, and can help solve a major problem in current times. This state-of-the-art compendium, written for students and researchers in the Life Sciences, shows how these organisms use their sensory
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Evaluating the effect of γ‐oryzanol on MASLD pathology using a medaka fish model
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.This study explores a liver disease called MASLD, which is increasing worldwide and can lead to serious damage. Researchers used medaka fish instead of rodents to test a food compound, γ‐oryzanol. Fish fed this compound had less liver fat and healthier gut bacteria.
Yukako Ito +7 more
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Effect of Land‐Use on Hantavirus Infection Among Introduced and Endemic Small Mammals of Madagascar
Ecology and EvolutionHantaviruses are globally distributed zoonotic pathogens capable of causing fatal disease in humans. Addressing the risk of hantavirus spillover from animal reservoirs to humans requires identifying the local reservoirs (usually rodents and other small ...
Jérémy Dubrulle +7 more
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Patterns of diversity along a habitat size gradient in a biodiversity hotspot
Ecosphere, 2018 Habitat destruction and loss are the gravest threats to wildlife worldwide. We examined the correlation between habitat patch size and species richness and abundance of mammals and reptiles in a biodiversity hotspot in California.
Alexandra Lawrence +3 more
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Pathogens, 2023 West Nile virus (WNV) transmission rate is shaped by the interaction between virus reservoirs and vectors, which may be maximized in farm environments.
Laia Casades-Martí +6 more
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Evolution‐guided yeast complementation reveals functional differences in human PSPH variants
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Ancient genomes can help guide which human genetic variants are tested experimentally. This study applies that idea to PSPH, a gene involved in serine biosynthesis, and uses high‐throughput yeast complementation to compare variant function. The findings reveal measurable differences among selected alleles and illustrate the value of evolution‐guided ...
Mauricio Campa‐Álvarez +6 more
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An infectious disease outbreak and increased mortality in wild alpine reindeer
Ecosphere, 2023 Climate changes may lead to tipping points where the epidemiological characteristics of infectious wildlife diseases suddenly change, leading to outbreaks.
Atle Mysterud +6 more
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