A novel multi-variate immunological approach, reveals immune variation associated with environmental conditions, and co-infection in the koala (Phascolarctos …

CM Fernandez, MB Krockenberger, Valentina… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
External signs of disease are frequently used as indicators of disease susceptibility.
However, immune profiling can be a more effective indicator to understand how host …

The Utility of the Koala Scat: A Scoping Review

SD Johnston, L Hulse, T Keeley, A Mucci, J Seddon… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Simple Summary This review reports on the current and potential utility of the “koala scat”
sample to provide a range of ecological and physiological assessments both at the …

Advancements in noninvasive koala monitoring through combining Chlamydia detection with a targeted koala genotyping assay

HKA Premachandra, C Piza-Roca, A Casteriano… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Wildlife diseases are major players in local and global extinctions. Effective disease
surveillance, management and conservation strategies require accurate estimates of …

Expanding the known distribution of phascolartid gammaherpesvirus 1 in koalas to populations across Queensland and New South Wales

BR Wright, A Casteriano, YSS Muir, L Hulse… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Koala populations across the east coast of Australia are under threat of extinction with little
known about the presence or distribution of a potential pathogen, phascolartid …

Lamp Primer Designing Software: The Overview

KG Ptitsyn, SA Khmeleva, LK Kurbatov… - … Research and Methods, 2024 - bmc-rm.org
The loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) of DNA is considered as the most
promising method for DNA diagnostics of infectious diseases in a “point-of-care testing” …

The ecology of chlamydiosis in the koala, Phascolarctos cinereus: Interactions between the host, pathogen and environment

CM Fernandez - 2023 - ses.library.usyd.edu.au
Effective management of threatened wildlife species in Australia remains a challenge given
the multiple threatening processes species face, such as climate change, habitat loss and …