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 …

The effects of systemic pathogens on gut microbiota of wild animals are poorly understood.
Furthermore, coinfections are the norm in nature, yet most studies of pathogen–microbiota …

Simple Summary Seven species were recorded during a pilot study of small mammals in
commensal habitats (homesteads and kitchen gardens) in Lithuania. Homestead gardens …

Individuals differ in the nature of the immune responses they produce, affecting disease
susceptibility and ultimately health and fitness. These differences have been hypothesized …

Apicomplexans are a protozoan phylum of obligate parasites which may be highly virulent
during acute infections, but may also persist as chronic infections which appear to have little …

Abstract The American pika, Ochotona princeps, is projected to decline throughout North
America as climate change reduces its range, and pikas have already disappeared from …

Abstract The Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon Linnaeus, 1758) is a medium-
sized carnivore that experienced remarkable geographic expansion over the last 3 decades …

Individuals vary in their immune response and, as a result, some are more susceptible to
infectious disease than others. Little is known about the nature of this individual variation in …

Parasites constitute a diverse highly extremely successful group of organisms, ranging from
single-celled protozoa to multicellular helminths. In laboratory rodents, parasitic infections …

Wild animals inhabit a complex world that affects every aspect of their biology, including
their microbial symbionts. One of the best-studied communities of microbial symbionts in …