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HGTector: an automated method facilitating genome-wide discovery of putative horizontal gene transfers by Zhu, Qiyun, Kosoy, Michael, Dittmar, Katharina

“…First pass methods based on BLAST match are commonly used as an initial step to separate the different phylogenetic histories of genes in microbial genomes,…”
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Bartonella spp. in fruit bats and blood-feeding Ectoparasites in Madagascar by Brook, Cara E, Bai, Ying, Dobson, Andrew P, Osikowicz, Lynn M, Ranaivoson, Hafaliana C, Zhu, Qiyun, Kosoy, Michael Y, Dittmar, Katharina

“…We captured, ectoparasite-combed, and blood-sampled cave-roosting Madagascan fruit bats (Eidolon dupreanum) and tree-roosting Madagascan flying foxes (Pteropus…”
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Development of a Novel Genus-Specific Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection and Differentiation of Bartonella Species and Genotypes by DIAZ, Maureen H, YING BAI, MALANIA, Lile, WINCHELL, Jonas M, KOSOY, Michael Y

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Bats are key hosts in the radiation of mammal-associated Bartonella bacteria by McKee, Clifton D., Bai, Ying, Webb, Colleen T., Kosoy, Michael Y.

“…Bats are notorious reservoirs of several zoonotic diseases and may be uniquely tolerant of infection among mammals. Broad sampling has revealed the importance…”
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Trypanosoma (Herpetosoma) diversity in rodents and lagomorphs of New Mexico with a focus on epizootological aspects of infection in Southern Plains woodrats (Neotoma micropus) by Goodrich, Irina, McKee, Clifton, Kosoy, Michael

“…Protozoan parasites of the genus Trypanosoma infect a broad diversity of vertebrates and several species cause significant illness in humans. However,…”
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Diversity and phylogenetic relationships among Bartonella strains from Thai bats by McKee, Clifton D, Kosoy, Michael Y, Bai, Ying, Osikowicz, Lynn M, Franka, Richard, Gilbert, Amy T, Boonmar, Sumalee, Rupprecht, Charles E, Peruski, Leonard F

“…Bartonellae are phylogenetically diverse, intracellular bacteria commonly found in mammals. Previous studies have demonstrated that bats have a high prevalence…”
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Declines in large wildlife increase landscape-level prevalence of rodent-borne disease in Africa by Young, Hillary S., Dirzo, Rodolfo, Helgen, Kristofer M., McCauley, Douglas J., Billeter, Sarah A., Kosoy, Michael Y., Osikowicz, Lynn M., Salkeld, Daniel J., Young, Truman P., Dittmar, Katharina

“…Populations of large wildlife are declining on local and global scales. The impacts of this pulse of size-selective defaunation include cascading changes to…”
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Comparative Ecology of Bartonella and Brucella Infections in Wild Carnivores by Kosoy, Michael, Goodrich, Irina

“…Phylogenetic sister clades and within the order Rhizobiales present some common biological characteristics as well as evident differences in adaptations to…”
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Bartonella Bacteria in Urban Rats: A Movement From the Jungles of Southeast Asia to Metropoles Around the Globe by Kosoy, Michael, Bai, Ying

“…Despite the widespread recognition of the risks of disease transmission associated with international trade in domestic animals and movement of exotic animals,…”
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Molecular Survey of Bacterial Zoonotic Agents in Bats from the Country of Georgia (Caucasus) by Bai, Ying, Urushadze, Lela, Osikowicz, Lynn, McKee, Clifton, Kuzmin, Ivan, Kandaurov, Andrei, Babuadze, Giorgi, Natradze, Ioseb, Imnadze, Paata, Kosoy, Michael

“…Bats are important reservoirs for many zoonotic pathogens. However, no surveys of bacterial pathogens in bats have been performed in the Caucasus region. To…”
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Ectoparasite and bacterial population genetics and community structure indicate extent of bat movement across an island chain by McKee, Clifton D., Peel, Alison J., Hayman, David T. S., Suu-Ire, Richard, Ntiamoa-Baidu, Yaa, Cunningham, Andrew A., Wood, James L. N., Webb, Colleen T., Kosoy, Michael Y.

“…Few studies have examined the genetic population structure of vector-borne microparasites in wildlife, making it unclear how much these systems can reveal…”
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Deepening the Conception of Functional Information in the Description of Zoonotic Infectious Diseases by Michael Kosoy

“…Infectious agents, their hosts, and relevant abiotic components are directly involved in the complex dynamic process of maintaining infectious diseases in…”
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Natural history of plague: perspectives from more than a century of research by Gage, K.L, Kosoy, M.Y

“…For more than a century, scientists have investigated the natural history of plague, a highly fatal disease caused by infection with the gram-negative…”
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Human Exposure to Novel Bartonella Species from Contact with Fruit Bats by Bai, Ying, Osinubi, Modupe O.V, Osikowicz, Lynn, McKee, Clifton, Vora, Neil M, Rizzo, Maria Rosales, Recuenco, Sergio, Davis, Lora, Niezgoda, Mike, Ehimiyein, Ajoke M, Kia, Grace S.N, Oyemakinde, Akin, Adeniyi, Olufunmilayo Sanni, Gbadegesin, Yemi H, Saliman, Olugbon A, Ogunniyi, Abiodun, Ogunkoya, Albert B, Kosoy, Michael Y

“…Twice a year in southwestern Nigeria, during a traditional bat festival, community participants enter designated caves to capture bats, which are then consumed…”
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Complexity and biosemiotics in evolutionary ecology of zoonotic infectious agents by Kosoy, Michael, Kosoy, Roman

“…More is not automatically better. Generation and accumulation of information reflecting the complexity of zoonotic diseases as ecological systems do not…”
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Prevalence, diversity, and host associations of Bartonella strains in bats from Georgia (Caucasus) by Urushadze, Lela, Bai, Ying, Osikowicz, Lynn, McKee, Clifton, Sidamonidze, Ketevan, Putkaradze, Davit, Imnadze, Paata, Kandaurov, Andrei, Kuzmin, Ivan, Kosoy, Michael

“…Bartonella infections were investigated in seven species of bats from four regions of the Republic of Georgia. Of the 236 bats that were captured, 212 (90%)…”
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Classification of Bartonella strains associated with straw-colored fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) across Africa using a multi-locus sequence typing platform by Bai, Ying, Hayman, David T S, McKee, Clifton D, Kosoy, Michael Y

“…Bartonellae are facultative intracellular bacteria and are highly adapted to their mammalian host cell niches. Straw-colored fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) are…”
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Molecular Detection and Identification of Bartonella Species in Xenopsylla cheopis Fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) Collected from Rattus norvegicus Rats in Los Angeles, California by BILLETER, Sarah A, GUNDI, Vijay A. K. B, ROOD, Michael P, KOSOY, Michael Y

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Bartonella quintana in body lice and head lice from homeless persons, San Francisco, California, USA by Bonilla, Denise L, Kabeya, Hidenori, Henn, Jennifer, Kramer, Vicki L, Kosoy, Michael Y

“…Bartonella quintana is a bacterium that causes trench fever in humans. Past reports have shown Bartonella spp. infections in homeless populations in San…”
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Bartonella in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from the urban slum environment in Brazil by ZEPPELINI, CAIO G., OLIVEIRA, DAIANA DE, KOSOY, MICHAEL Y., REIS, MITERMAYER G., KO, ALBERT I., CHILDS, JAMES E., COSTA, FEDERICO

“…Bartonella are rodent-borne bacteria that cause varied human etiologies. Studies on synanthropic rodents are rare, causing gaps in epidemiological knowledge…”
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