Viruses of bacteria (bacteriophages or phage) have broad effects on bacterial ecology and
evolution in nature that mediate microbial interactions, shape bacterial diversity, and …

Effective clearance of an infection requires that the immune system rapidly detects and
neutralizes invading parasites while strictly avoiding self-antigens that would result in …

The processes responsible for the evolution of key innovations, whereby lineages acquire
qualitatively new functions that expand their ecological opportunities, remain poorly …

Specialism is widespread in nature, generating and maintaining diversity, but recent work
has demonstrated that generalists can be equally fit as specialists in some shared …

A wide variety of methods have been applied in indoor air to reduce the microbial load and
reduce the transmission rate of acute respiratory diseases to personnel in healthcare …

The cross‐species transmission of viruses into new host populations, termed virus
emergence, is a significant issue in public health, agriculture, wildlife management, and …

The outcomes of host‐parasite interactions depend on the coevolutionary forces acting upon
them, but because every host‐parasite relation is enmeshed in a web of biotic and abiotic …

The ability of a pathogen to cause an epidemic when introduced in a new host population
often relies on its ability to adapt to this new environment. Here, we give a brief overview of …

Coevolution of bacteria and phages is an important host and parasite dynamic in marine
ecosystems, contributing to the understanding of bacterial community diversity. On the time …

Recent outbreaks of novel infectious diseases (eg SARS, influenza H1N1) have highlighted
the threat of cross-species pathogen transmission. When first introduced to a population, a …