Background Species of the genus Bartonella are facultative intracellular
alphaproteobacteria with zoonotic potential. Bartonella infections in humans range from mild …

Wild vertebrates are involved in the transmission cycles of numerous pathogens.
Additionally, they can affect the abundance of arthropod vectors. Urbanization, landscape …

Background The parasite composition of wild host individuals often impacts their behavior
and physiology, and the transmission dynamics of pathogenic species thereby determines …

Bartonellae are facultative intracellular alpha-proteobacteria often transmitted by arthropods.
Ixodes ricinus is the most important vector for arthropod-borne pathogens in Europe …

Bats harbor diverse intracellular Bartonella bacteria, but there is limited understanding of the
factors that influence transmission over time. Investigation of Bartonella dynamics in bats …

Bartonella are generally recognized as zoonotic pathogens of mammals, including many
rodent species. However, data on the genetic diversity of Bartonella in some regions are still …

Background Pathogens face strong selection from host immune responses, yet many host
populations support pervasive pathogen populations. We investigated this puzzle in a model …

It has been estimated that 75% of emerging infectious diseases comprise zoonoses, whose
majority have free-living animals as reservoirs and are mainly transmitted by arthropod …

Bartonella spp. comprise an ecologically successful group of microorganisms that infect
erythrocytes and have adapted to different hosts, which include a wide range of mammals …

The processes underlying host adaptation by bacterial pathogens remain a fundamental
question with relevant clinical, ecological, and evolutionary implications. Zoonotic …