Horizon scanning the application of probiotics for wildlife
The provision of probiotics benefits the health of a wide range of organisms, from humans to
animals and plants. Probiotics can enhance stress resilience of endangered organisms …
animals and plants. Probiotics can enhance stress resilience of endangered organisms …
Towards evidence‐based conservation of subterranean ecosystems
Subterranean ecosystems are among the most widespread environments on Earth, yet we
still have poor knowledge of their biodiversity. To raise awareness of subterranean …
still have poor knowledge of their biodiversity. To raise awareness of subterranean …
When the microbiome shapes the host: immune evolution implications for infectious disease
MA Hanson - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The microbiome includes both 'mutualist'and 'pathogen'microbes, regulated by the same
innate immune architecture. A major question has therefore been: how do hosts prevent …
innate immune architecture. A major question has therefore been: how do hosts prevent …
Environmental control reduces white‐nose syndrome infection in hibernating bats
BJ Sewall, GG Turner, MR Scafini… - Animal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Infectious diseases caused by invasive, environmentally persistent fungal pathogens have
increasingly endangered global biodiversity, yet disease management remains a major …
increasingly endangered global biodiversity, yet disease management remains a major …
Gaussian process forecasts Pseudogymnoascus destructans will cover coterminous United States by 2030
AM Wiens, WE Thogmartin - Ecology and Evolution, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
White‐nose syndrome has been decimating populations of several bat species since its first
occurrence in the Northeastern United States in the winter 2006–2007. The spread of the …
occurrence in the Northeastern United States in the winter 2006–2007. The spread of the …
Population genetics as a tool to elucidate pathogen reservoirs: Lessons from Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the causative agent of White‐Nose disease in bats
Emerging infectious diseases pose a major threat to human, animal, and plant health. The
risk of species‐extinctions increases when pathogens can survive in the absence of the …
risk of species‐extinctions increases when pathogens can survive in the absence of the …
Tricolored bats at a southern range edge exhibit partial migration northward in autumn
LM Smith, JA Gore, TJ Doonan, CJ Campbell - Movement Ecology, 2022 - Springer
Background Animal migration is a widespread global adaptation by which individuals move
in response to environmental conditions to reach more favorable conditions. For bats in …
in response to environmental conditions to reach more favorable conditions. For bats in …
Climatic factors and host species composition at hibernation sites drive the incidence of bat fungal disease
Emerging infectious diseases pose a remarkable threat to wildlife, and their incidence will
likely be further exacerbated due to climate change. Therefore, developing new, preferably …
likely be further exacerbated due to climate change. Therefore, developing new, preferably …
Summer cave use by tricolored bats declined in response to white-nose syndrome despite persistence in winter hibernacula in the southeastern United States
T Costley, SR Hopkins, S Meng, Z Gajewski… - Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Several bat species have experienced rapid population declines in the northern United
States and Canada in response to the white-nose syndrome (WNS) epizootic. The pathogen …
States and Canada in response to the white-nose syndrome (WNS) epizootic. The pathogen …
[HTML][HTML] Effects of European eel egg and larval stocking density on rearing water, offspring bacteriome and derived immune response
If human exploitation of the “critically endangered” European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is to
continue, the eel's life cycle in captivity must be closed and techniques established to …
continue, the eel's life cycle in captivity must be closed and techniques established to …