Microbial evolution and transitions along the parasite–mutualist continuum
Virtually all plants and animals, including humans, are home to symbiotic microorganisms.
Symbiotic interactions can be neutral, harmful or have beneficial effects on the host …
Symbiotic interactions can be neutral, harmful or have beneficial effects on the host …
Statistical physics of vaccination
Historically, infectious diseases caused considerable damage to human societies, and they
continue to do so today. To help reduce their impact, mathematical models of disease …
continue to do so today. To help reduce their impact, mathematical models of disease …
Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 mutations in the United States suggests presence of four substrains and novel variants
SARS-CoV-2 has been mutating since it was first sequenced in early January 2020. Here,
we analyze 45,494 complete SARS-CoV-2 geneome sequences in the world to understand …
we analyze 45,494 complete SARS-CoV-2 geneome sequences in the world to understand …
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 …
Transmission through seeds: The unknown life of plant viruses
I Pagán - PLoS pathogens, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Transmission efficiency is a key trait for every pathogen as it ultimately determines fitness.
Plant viruses are not exceptions and evolved various ways to achieve transmission. The …
Plant viruses are not exceptions and evolved various ways to achieve transmission. The …
Bats host major mammalian paramyxoviruses
The large virus family Paramyxoviridae includes some of the most significant human and
livestock viruses, such as measles-, distemper-, mumps-, parainfluenza-, Newcastle disease …
livestock viruses, such as measles-, distemper-, mumps-, parainfluenza-, Newcastle disease …
Human and Helicobacter pylori coevolution shapes the risk of gastric disease
N Kodaman, A Pazos, BG Schneider… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Helicobacter pylori is the principal cause of gastric cancer, the second leading cause of
cancer mortality worldwide. However, H. pylori prevalence generally does not predict cancer …
cancer mortality worldwide. However, H. pylori prevalence generally does not predict cancer …
Insect-microbe mutualism without vertical transmission: a stinkbug acquires a beneficial gut symbiont from the environment every generation
The broad-headed bug Riptortus clavatus (Heteroptera: Alydidae) possesses a number of
crypts at a posterior midgut region, which house a dense population of a bacterial symbiont …
crypts at a posterior midgut region, which house a dense population of a bacterial symbiont …
The epidemiology and evolution of symbionts with mixed-mode transmission
D Ebert - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Vertical and horizontal transmission are terms that describe the transfer of symbionts from
parents to offspring and among unrelated hosts, respectively. Many symbionts, including …
parents to offspring and among unrelated hosts, respectively. Many symbionts, including …
Microbial transmission in the social microbiome and host health and disease
Although social interactions are known to drive pathogen transmission, the contributions of
socially transmissible host-associated mutualists and commensals to host health and …
socially transmissible host-associated mutualists and commensals to host health and …