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Limitations of Correlation-Based Inference in Complex Virus-Microbe Communities

mSystems, 2018
Microbes are present in high abundances in the environment and in human-associated microbiomes, often exceeding 1 million per ml. Viruses of microbes are present in even higher abundances and are important in shaping microbial populations, communities ...
Ashley R. Coenen, Joshua S. Weitz
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Transcription Factor Promiscuity Drives Regulatory Rewiring and Evolvability in Gene Networks in Bacteria

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This special issue marking the University of Bath's 60th anniversary offers an opportunity to reflect on nearly a decade of research into the evolution of gene regulatory networks (GRNs) from members of the lab and elsewhere. Our goal is to understand how GRNs rewire and how new transcription factor (TF) functions evolve. Using an experimental
Tiffany B. Taylor, Alan M. Rice
wiley   +1 more source

Wolbachia versus dengue: Evolutionary forecasts. [PDF]

, 2013
A novel form of biological control is being applied to the dengue virus. The agent is the maternally transmitted bacterium Wolbachia, naturally absent from the main dengue vector, the mosquito Aedes aegypti.
Bull, James J, Turelli, Michael
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Decoding the Pathophysiology of Autoimmune Diseases—Mechanism, Triggers, and Nanotherapeutics: A Review

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.
This review highlights how autoimmune diseases arise from intertwined immunological, genetic, and environmental factors, emphasizing gut microbiota dysbiosis as a pivotal driver. It outlines emerging nanotechnology‐based strategies—such as liposomes, hydrogels, and polymeric nanoparticles—that enhance targeted drug delivery, minimize systemic toxicity,
Md. Meraj Ansari, Yunhui Min, Eun‐Ju Ko, Doyoung Kwon, Rehan Khan, Young‐Ok Son   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Host and viral ecology determine bat rabies seasonality and maintenance [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2011
Rabies is an acute viral infection that is typically fatal. Most rabies modeling has focused on disease dynamics and control within terrestrial mammals (e.g., raccoons and foxes). As such, rabies in bats has been largely neglected until recently. Because bats have been implicated as natural reservoirs for several emerging zoonotic viruses,
Dylan B, George, Colleen T, Webb, Matthew L, Farnsworth, Thomas J, O'Shea, Richard A, Bowen, David L, Smith, Thomas R, Stanley, Laura E, Ellison, Charles E, Rupprecht   +8 more
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Marine and giant viruses as indicators of a marine microbial community in a riverine system

MicrobiologyOpen, 2016
Viral communities are important for ecosystem function as they are involved in critical biogeochemical cycles and controlling host abundance. This study investigates riverine viral communities around a small rural town that influences local water inputs.
Lisa M. Dann, Stephanie Rosales, Jody McKerral, James S. Paterson, Renee J. Smith, Thomas C. Jeffries, Rod L. Oliver, James G. Mitchell   +7 more
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Coevolution Maintains Diversity in the Stochastic "Kill the Winner" Model

, 2017
The "Kill the Winner" hypothesis is an attempt to address the problem of diversity in biology. It argues that host-specific predators control the population of each prey, preventing a winner from emerging and thus maintaining the coexistence of all ...
Goldenfeld, Nigel, Xue, Chi
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Outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever among miners in Kamwenge and Ibanda Districts, Uganda, 2007 [PDF]

, 2011
Marburg hemorrhagic fever was detected among 4 miners in Ibanda District, Uganda, from June through September, 2007. Infection was likely acquired through exposure to bats or bat secretions in a mine in Kamwenge District, Uganda, and possibly human-to ...
Atek Kagirita, Bausch, Bausch, Ben Jeffs, Brian Amman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Craig Manning, Edgar Kansiime, Eileen C. Farnon, Emmanuel Byaruhanga, F. Katunguka, Florimond Tschioko, Godfrey S. Bwire, Jennifer Adjemian, Jentes, Jonathan Towner, Jordan W. Tappero, Joseph F. Wamala, Julius J. Lutwama, Pierre E. Rollin, Pierre Formenty, Robert Downing, Sam Ahimbisibwe, Stuart T. Nichol, Swanepoel, Taylor, Timen, Towner, Towner, Wahl-Jensen, World Health Organization   +31 more
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Mechanistic Insights Into Photocatalytic Materials for Toxic Pollutants: Environmental Remediation of Personal Care Products

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Photocatalytic materials have emerged as promising solutions for environmental applications due to their ability to degrade organic pollutants under sunlight or artificial light. In this review, recent progress on the photocatalytic materials used for the degradation of pharmaceutical personal care products (PPCPs) in environmental ...
Urvashi Sen, Gunjan Chauhan, Surbhi Soni, Monika Vats, Anand Kumar, Indra Bahadur   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolutionary Dynamics of Giant Viruses and their Virophages [PDF]

, 2013
Giant viruses contain large genomes, encode many proteins atypical for viruses, replicate in large viral factories, and tend to infect protists. The giant virus replication factories can in turn be infected by so called virophages, which are smaller ...
Anderson, Beddington, Briggs, Claverie, Claverie, Claverie, Claverie, Colson, Culley, Desnues, Desnues, Desnues, Fischer, Fischer, Forterre, Gillespie, Herrero-Uribe, Hochberg, Holt, Iyer, Koonin, Krupovic, Lawrence, May, McCallum, Nowak, Pearson, Raoult, Raoult, Roy, Ruiz-Saenz, Scola, Scola, Scola, Sun, Suzan-Monti, Wodarz, Yamada, Yau, Zhang   +39 more
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