Search Results - "O'Keeffe, Kayleigh R"

Disease decreases variation in host community structure in an old-field grassland by Grunberg, Rita L, Halliday, Fletcher W, Heckman, Robert W, Joyner, Brooklynn N, O'Keeffe, Kayleigh R, Mitchell, Charles E

“…Disease may drive variation in host community structure by modifying the interplay of deterministic and stochastic processes that shape communities. For…”
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Evolutionary ecology of Lyme Borrelia by O'Keeffe, Kayleigh R., Oppler, Zachary J., Brisson, Dustin

“…The bacterial genus, Borrelia, is comprised of vector-borne spirochete species that infect and are transmitted from multiple host species. Some Borrelia…”
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A Microbial Mutualist Within Host Individuals Increases Parasite Transmission Between Host Individuals: Evidence From a Field Mesocosm Experiment by O'Keeffe, Kayleigh R, Wheeler, Brandon T, Mitchell, Charles E

“…The interactions among host-associated microbes and parasites can have clear consequences for disease susceptibility and progression within host individuals…”
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Phylogeographic dynamics of the arthropod vector, the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) by O'Keeffe, Kayleigh R, Oppler, Zachary J, Prusinski, Melissa, Falco, Richard C, Oliver, JoAnne, Haight, Jamie, Sporn, Lee Ann, Backenson, P Bryon, Brisson, Dustin

“…The emergence of vector-borne pathogens in novel geographic areas is regulated by the migration of their arthropod vectors. Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes…”
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Acyl CoA synthetase 5 (ACSL5) ablation in mice increases energy expenditure and insulin sensitivity and delays fat absorption by Bowman, Thomas A, O'Keeffe, Kayleigh R, D'Aquila, Theresa, Yan, Qing Wu, Griffin, John D, Killion, Elizabeth A, Salter, Deanna M, Mashek, Douglas G, Buhman, Kimberly K, Greenberg, Andrew S

“…Abstract Objective The family of acyl-CoA synthetase enzymes (ACSL) activates fatty acids within cells to generate long chain fatty acyl CoA (FACoA). The…”
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Indirect interactions among co-infecting parasites and a microbial mutualist impact disease progression by O'Keeffe, Kayleigh R., Simha, Anita, Mitchell, Charles E.

“…Interactions among parasites and other microbes within hosts can impact disease progression, yet study of such interactions has been mostly limited to pairwise…”
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Parasites, niche modification and the host microbiome: A field survey of multiple parasites by O’Keeffe, Kayleigh R., Halliday, Fletcher W., Jones, Corbin D., Carbone, Ignazio, Mitchell, Charles E.

“…Parasites can affect and be affected by the host's microbiome, with consequences for host susceptibility, parasite transmission, and host and parasite fitness…”
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Population dynamics of the Lyme disease bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi, during rapid range expansion in New York State by Oppler, Zachary J., Prusinski, Melissa A., O'Keeffe, Kayleigh R., Pearson, Patrick, Rich, Stephen M., Falco, Richard C., Vinci, Vanessa, O'Connor, Collin, Haight, Jamie, Backenson, P. Bryon, Brisson, Dustin

“…Recent changes in climate and human land‐use have resulted in alterations of the geographic range of many species, including human pathogens. Geographic range…”
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Challenges and solutions for analysing dual RNA‐seq data for non‐model host–pathogen systems by O'Keeffe, Kayleigh R., Jones, Corbin D., Kembel, Steven

“…Dual RNA‐seq simultaneously profiles the transcriptomes of a host and of a pathogen during infection and may reveal the mechanisms underlying host–pathogen…”
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Plastic potential: how the phenotypes and adaptations of pathogens are influenced by microbial interactions within plants by O’Keeffe, Kayleigh R, Carbone, Ignazio, Jones, Corbin D, Mitchell, Charles E

“…•Individual plant pathogens respond plastically to within-host microbial interactions.•Within-host microbial interactions may impact pathogen population…”
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Evolutionary Genetics of Borrelia by Oppler, Zachary J, O'Keeffe, Kayleigh R, McCoy, Karen D, Brisson, Dustin

“…The genus consists of evolutionarily and genetically diverse bacterial species that cause a variety of diseases in humans and domestic animals. These…”
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