Search Results - "LUTZ, HOLLY L."
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Comparative Analyses of Vertebrate Gut Microbiomes Reveal Convergence between Birds and Bats
Published in mBio (07-01-2020)“…Diet and host phylogeny drive the taxonomic and functional contents of the gut microbiome in mammals, yet it is unknown whether these patterns hold across all…”
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Parasite prevalence corresponds to host life history in a diverse assemblage of afrotropical birds and haemosporidian parasites
Published in PloS one (08-04-2015)“…Avian host life history traits have been hypothesized to predict rates of infection by haemosporidian parasites. Using molecular techniques, we tested this…”
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Deeply conserved susceptibility in a multi‐host, multi‐parasite system
Published in Ecology letters (01-06-2019)“…Variation in susceptibility is ubiquitous in multi‐host, multi‐parasite assemblages, and can have profound implications for ecology and evolution in these…”
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Diversity of Sea Star-Associated Densoviruses and Transcribed Endogenous Viral Elements of Densovirus Origin
Published in Journal of virology (09-12-2020)“…A viral etiology of sea star wasting syndrome (SSWS) was originally explored with virus-sized material challenge experiments, field surveys, and metagenomics,…”
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Ecology and Host Identity Outweigh Evolutionary History in Shaping the Bat Microbiome
Published in mSystems (12-11-2019)“…Recent studies of mammalian microbiomes have identified strong phylogenetic effects on bacterial community composition. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) are among…”
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Body Size Poorly Predicts Host-Associated Microbial Diversity in Wild Birds
Published in Microbiology spectrum (15-06-2023)“…The composition and diversity of avian microbiota are shaped by many factors, including host ecologies and environmental variables. In this study, we examine…”
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Conceptual strategies for characterizing interactions in microbial communities
Published in iScience (18-02-2022)“…Understanding the sets of inter- and intraspecies interactions in microbial communities is a fundamental goal of microbial ecology. However, the study and…”
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Microbiome response in an urban river system is dominated by seasonality over wastewater treatment upgrades
Published in Environmental microbiome (19-02-2023)“…Microorganisms such as coliform-forming bacteria are commonly used to assess freshwater quality for drinking and recreational use. However, such organisms do…”
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Correction: Parasite Prevalence Corresponds to Host Life History in a Diverse Assemblage of Afrotropical Birds and Haemosporidian Parasites
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Associations between Afrotropical bats, eukaryotic parasites, and microbial symbionts
Published in Molecular ecology (01-04-2022)“…Skin is the largest mammalian organ and the first defensive barrier against the external environment. The skin and fur of mammals can host a wide variety of…”
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Climate variation influences host specificity in avian malaria parasites
Published in Ecology letters (01-03-2019)“…Parasites with low host specificity (e.g. infecting a large diversity of host species) are of special interest in disease ecology, as they are likely more…”
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Gut microbiota-driven brain Aβ amyloidosis in mice requires microglia
Published in The Journal of experimental medicine (03-01-2022)“…We previously demonstrated that lifelong antibiotic (ABX) perturbations of the gut microbiome in male APPPS1-21 mice lead to reductions in amyloid β (Aβ)…”
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Building Natural History Collections for the Twenty-First Century and Beyond
Published in Bioscience (01-08-2020)“…Natural history collections (NHCs) are important resources for a diverse array of scientific fields. Recent digitization initiatives have broadened the user…”
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An inverse latitudinal gradient in infection probability and phylogenetic diversity for Leucocytozoon blood parasites in New World birds
Published in The Journal of animal ecology (01-02-2020)“…Geographic variation in environmental conditions as well as host traits that promote parasite transmission may impact infection rates and community assembly of…”
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Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantations in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) using metagenomic sequencing
Published in Journal of applied microbiology (01-02-2024)“…Gastrointestinal disease is a leading cause of morbidity in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under managed care. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)…”
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Ultraconserved elements resolve phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic history of African-Malagasy bent-winged bats (Miniopterus)
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-11-2023)“…[Display omitted] •Phylogenomic dataset using ultraconserved elements resolves backbone nodes of Afrotropical Miniopterus radiation.•Ancestral range modelling…”
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Diverse sampling of East African haemosporidians reveals chiropteran origin of malaria parasites in primates and rodents
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-06-2016)“…[Display omitted] •Broad sampling of East African bats recovers diverse haemosporidian parasite lineages.•Combining diverse saurian and mammalian…”
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Multilocus phylogeny of a cryptic radiation of Afrotropical long‐fingered bats (Chiroptera, Miniopteridae)
Published in Zoologica scripta (01-01-2020)“…The Old World bat family Miniopteridae comprises only the genus Miniopterus, which includes 20 currently recognized species from the Afrotropical realm and 15…”
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Laser capture microdissection microscopy and genome sequencing of the avian malaria parasite, Plasmodium relictum
Published in Parasitology research (1987) (01-12-2016)“…Acquiring genomic material from avian malaria parasites for genome sequencing has proven problematic due to the nucleation of avian erythrocytes, which…”
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Biogeography and spatio-temporal diversification of Selenidera and Andigena Toucans (Aves: Ramphastidae)
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-12-2013)“…[Display omitted] •We reconstruct the phylogenetic relationships of Selenidera and Andigena toucans (Aves: Ramphastidae).•We estimate the timing of divergence…”
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