The adaptive evolution of virulence: a review of theoretical predictions and empirical tests
Why is it that some parasites cause high levels of host damage (ie virulence) whereas others
are relatively benign? There are now numerous reviews of virulence evolution in the …
are relatively benign? There are now numerous reviews of virulence evolution in the …
Evolution of bacterial virulence
Bacterial virulence is highly dynamic and context-dependent. For this reason, it is
challenging to predict how molecular changes affect the growth of a pathogen in a host and …
challenging to predict how molecular changes affect the growth of a pathogen in a host and …
Vibrio–bivalve interactions in health and disease
D Destoumieux‐Garzón, L Canesi… - Environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In the marine environment, bivalve mollusks constitute habitats for bacteria of the
Vibrionaceae family. Vibrios belong to the microbiota of healthy oysters and mussels, which …
Vibrionaceae family. Vibrios belong to the microbiota of healthy oysters and mussels, which …
Playing on a pathogen's weakness: using evolution to guide sustainable plant disease control strategies
Wild plants and their associated pathogens are involved in ongoing interactions over
millennia that have been modified by coevolutionary processes to limit the spatial extent and …
millennia that have been modified by coevolutionary processes to limit the spatial extent and …
Interactions between soil protists and pollutants: An unsolved puzzle
Soil protists are essential but often overlooked in soils, although they play crucial functional
roles in the terrestrial ecosystem. While soil protists have drawn increased attention to their …
roles in the terrestrial ecosystem. While soil protists have drawn increased attention to their …
Properties and applications of undecylprodigiosin and other bacterial prodigiosins
N Stankovic, L Senerovic, T Ilic-Tomic… - Applied microbiology …, 2014 - Springer
The growing demand to fulfill the needs of present-day medicine in terms of novel effective
molecules has lead to reexamining some of the old and known bacterial secondary …
molecules has lead to reexamining some of the old and known bacterial secondary …
Protozoan predation as a driver of diversity and virulence in bacterial biofilms
MM Hoque, G Espinoza-Vergara… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Protozoa are eukaryotic organisms that play a crucial role in nutrient cycling and maintaining
balance in the food web. Predation, symbiosis and parasitism are three types of interactions …
balance in the food web. Predation, symbiosis and parasitism are three types of interactions …
The roles of environmental variation and parasite survival in virulence–transmission relationships
Disease outbreaks are a consequence of interactions among the three components of a host–
parasite system: the infectious agent, the host and the environment. While virulence and …
parasite system: the infectious agent, the host and the environment. While virulence and …
Unraveling the emergence and population diversity of Listeria monocytogenes in a newly built meat facility through whole genome sequencing
A Alvarez-Molina, JF Cobo-Díaz, M López… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The food processing environments of a newly opened meat processing facility were
sampled in ten visits carried out during its first 1.5 years of activity and analyzed for the …
sampled in ten visits carried out during its first 1.5 years of activity and analyzed for the …
Fluctuating temperature leads to evolution of thermal generalism and preadaptation to novel environments
Environmental fluctuations can select for generalism, which is also hypothesized to increase
organisms' ability to invade novel environments. Here, we show that across a range of …
organisms' ability to invade novel environments. Here, we show that across a range of …