BMC Ecology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
22(1)
Published: June 2, 2022
Abstract
Background
Hosts
are
often
simultaneously
infected
with
several
parasite
species.
These
co-infections
can
lead
to
within-host
interactions
of
parasites,
including
mutualism
and
competition,
which
may
affect
both
virulence
transmission.
Birds
frequently
co-infected
different
haemosporidian
but
very
little
is
known
about
if
how
these
parasites
interact
in
natural
host
populations
what
consequences
there
for
the
hosts.
We
therefore
set
out
study
Plasmodium
Haemoproteus
house
sparrows
Passer
domesticus
naturally
acquired
infections
using
a
protocol
where
parasitemia
(infection
intensity)
quantified
by
qPCR
separately
two
parasites.
analysed
infection
status
(presence/absence
parasite)
blood
adult
juvenile
repeatedly
over
season.
Results
passeris
relictum
were
dominating
species,
found
99%
analyzed
Sanger
sequences.
All
birds
during
period.
Seasonality
explained
adults:
H.
was
completely
absent
winter
while
P.
present
all
year
round.
Among
adults
positive
effect
on
likewise
among
parasitemia.
No
such
associations
seen
sparrows.
Conclusions
The
reciprocal
relationships
between
suggests
either
mutualistic
occurring
or
that
variation
immune
responses
sparrow
individuals,
hence
some
individuals
suppress
whereas
other
neither.
Our
detailed
screening
season
shows
frequent
sparrows,
since
have
stronger
negative
effects
fitness
than
single
infection,
it
imperative
use
systems
ability
detect
multiple
ecological
studies
host-parasite
interactions.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
116(52), P. 27142 - 27150
Published: Dec. 16, 2019
The
human
respiratory
tract
hosts
a
diverse
community
of
cocirculating
viruses
that
are
responsible
for
acute
infections.
This
shared
niche
provides
the
opportunity
virus-virus
interactions
which
have
potential
to
affect
individual
infection
risks
and
in
turn
influence
dynamics
at
population
scales.
However,
quantitative
evidence
has
lacked
suitable
data
appropriate
analytical
tools.
Here,
we
expose
quantify
among
using
bespoke
analyses
time
series
scale
coinfections
host
scale.
We
analyzed
diagnostic
from
44,230
cases
illness
were
tested
11
taxonomically
broad
groups
over
9
y.
Key
our
was
accounting
alternative
drivers
correlated
frequency,
such
as
age
seasonal
dependencies
risk,
allowing
us
obtain
strong
support
existence
negative
between
influenza
noninfluenza
positive
viruses.
In
mathematical
simulations
mimic
2-pathogen
dynamics,
show
transient
immune-mediated
interference
can
cause
relatively
ubiquitous
common
cold-like
virus
diminish
during
peak
activity
virus,
supporting
role
innate
immunity
driving
asynchronous
circulation
A
rhinovirus.
These
findings
important
implications
understanding
linked
epidemiological
viral
infections,
an
step
towards
improved
accuracy
disease
forecasting
models
evaluation
control
interventions.
Acta Amazonica,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
54(spe1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
ABSTRACT
Amazonia
(defined
herein
as
the
Amazon
basin)
is
home
to
greatest
concentration
of
biodiversity
on
Earth,
providing
unique
genetic
resources
and
ecological
functions
that
contribute
ecosystem
services
globally.
The
lengthy
complex
evolutionary
history
this
region
has
produced
heterogeneous
landscapes
riverscapes
at
multiple
scales,
altered
geographic
connections
among
populations,
impacted
rates
adaptation,
speciation,
extinction.
In
turn,
ecologically
diverse
Amazonian
biotas
promoted
further
diversification,
species
coexistence,
coevolution,
with
accumulating
over
tens
millions
years.
Important
events
in
included:
(i)
late
Cretaceous
early
Paleogene
origin
major
rainforest
plant
animal
groups;
(ii)
Eocene-Oligocene
global
cooling
rainforests
contracting
tropical
latitudes
separating
Atlantic
coastal
rainforests;
(iii)
Miocene
uplift
central
northern
Andes
separated
Pacific
rainforests,
spurred
formation
mega-wetlands
western
Amazon,
contributed
modern
transcontinental
River;
(iv)
Neogene
Panamanian
Isthmus
facilitated
Great
American
Biotic
Interchange;
(v)
Pleistocene
climate
oscillations
followed
by
Pleistocene-Holocene
human
colonization
megafaunal
extinctions;
(vi)
era
widespread
anthropogenic
deforestation,
defaunation,
transformations
regional
climates.
conservation
requires
decade-scale
investments
into
documentation
monitoring
leverage
existing
scientific
capacity,
strategic
habitat
planning
allow
continuity
processes
now
future.
Communications Biology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
4(1)
Published: Jan. 4, 2021
Abstract
Intratumoural
heterogeneity
(ITH)
contributes
to
local
recurrence
following
radiotherapy
in
prostate
cancer.
Recent
studies
also
show
that
ecological
interactions
between
heterogeneous
tumour
cell
populations
can
lead
resistance
chemotherapy.
Here,
we
evaluated
whether
heterogenous
could
impact
growth
and
response
Using
mixed
3D
cultures
of
parental
radioresistant
from
two
cancer
lines
a
predator-prey
mathematical
model
investigate
various
types
interactions,
reciprocal
enhance
overall
reduce
radiation
sensitivity.
The
type
interaction
influences
the
time
regrowth
after
radiation,
and,
at
population
level,
alters
survival
cycle
each
without
eliminating
either
one.
These
arise
oxygen
constraints
cellular
cross-talk
alter
microenvironment.
findings
suggest
ecological-type
are
important
be
targeted
recurrence.
PLoS Biology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
22(4), P. e3002304 - e3002304
Published: April 25, 2024
Specialized
host–microbe
symbioses
canonically
show
greater
diversity
than
expected
from
simple
models,
both
at
the
population
level
and
within
individual
hosts.
To
understand
how
this
heterogeneity
arises,
we
utilize
squash
bug,
Anasa
tristis
,
its
bacterial
symbionts
in
genus
Caballeronia
.
We
modulate
symbiont
bottleneck
size
inoculum
composition
during
colonization
to
demonstrate
significance
of
ecological
drift,
noisy
fluctuations
community
due
demographic
stochasticity.
Consistent
with
predictions
neutral
theory
biodiversity,
found
that
drift
alone
can
account
for
between
hosts,
even
when
2
strains
are
nearly
genetically
identical.
When
acting
on
competing
strains,
maintain
genetic
among
different
hosts
by
stochastically
determining
dominant
strain
each
host.
Finally,
mediates
isogenic
populations
a
single
host,
along
consistent
gradient
running
anterior-posterior
axis
symbiotic
organ.
Our
results
structure
across
scales
does
not
necessarily
require
host-mediated
selection,
as
it
emerge
result
unrelated
competitors.
findings
illuminate
processes
might
affect
transmission,
coinfection,
nature,
which
drive
evolution
microbe–microbe
interactions
host-associated
microbiomes.
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
8
Published: May 15, 2020
Symbioses
between
animals
and
microbes
are
ubiquitous,
often
have
drastic
fitness
effects
on
both
parties.
A
rapidly
growing
body
of
research
now
shows
that
many
these
driven
by
social
interactions
among
the
symbionts.
For
instance,
frequently
cooperate
producing
shareable
'public
goods'
can
mediate
virulence
host-beneficial
functions.
Conversely,
hosts
exert
control
over
symbionts
targeting
their
interactions.
Despite
this
pivotal
role,
we
only
started
to
uncover
full
diversity
microbial
interactions,
factors
shape
variation
in
host
function
evolution
across
different
symbioses
remain
elusive.
Here,
(i)
review
known
symbioses,
(ii)
argue
nature
impact
is
determined
differences
symbiont
diversity.
In
particular,
first
give
a
primer
lives
microbes,
then
discuss
how
intraspecific
interspecific
affect
–
affected
host.
Subsequently,
move
symbiosis,
role
feature
few
versus
species.
We
show
symbiont-rich
shaped
strong
competition,
which
selects
against
forms
cooperation,
thereby
limits
scope
for
host-symbiont
dependencies.
involving
species
characterized
cooperation
services,
situation
increases
Overall,
infer
explicit
consideration
dynamics
within
communities
varying
complexity
crucial
advance
our
understanding
animal
evolution.
Plant Pathology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
71(1), P. 5 - 22
Published: Sept. 12, 2021
Abstract
Multiple
infections,
either
simultaneous
or
sequential,
affecting
a
single
plant
crop
are
now
recognized
to
be
common
in
disease
epidemics.
These
multiple
infections
thus
generate
range
of
competitive
interactions
(exploitation
competition,
apparent
interference
competition)
that
directly
impact
competitors’
life
history
traits,
and
hence
fitness.
While
theoretical
framework,
based
primarily
on
three
ecological
theories—niche
exclusion,
the
“tragedy
commons”,
virulence–transmission
trade‐off,
provides
insights
into
potential
outcomes
pathogen
evolution
virulence
dynamics,
experimental
observations,
although
rather
rare
so
far,
strongly
suggest
unexpected
outputs
can
also
occur.
This
review
therefore
attempts
provide
comprehensive
overview
both
empirical
knowledge
about
infection
plants.
It
highlights
need
for
detailed
assessment
traits
their
modulation
according
competition
types,
host
receptivity,
strategies
better
understanding
prediction
evolutionary
demographic
as
well
research
questions
still
open
this
emerging
field
pathology.
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
11
Published: Aug. 30, 2021
Mosquitoes
not
only
transmit
human
and
veterinary
pathogens
called
arboviruses
(arthropod-borne
viruses)
but
also
harbor
mosquito-associated
insect-specific
viruses
(mosquito
that
cannot
infect
vertebrates.
In
the
past,
studies
investigating
mosquito
mainly
focused
on
highly
pathogenic
interactions
were
easier
to
detect
than
those
without
visible
symptoms.
However,
recent
advances
in
viral
metagenomics
have
highlighted
abundance
diversity
of
which
do
generate
mass
mortality
host
populations.
Over
last
decade,
this
has
facilitated
rapid
growth
virus
discovery
mosquitoes.
The
circumstances
around
greatly
affected
how
they
been
studied
so
far.
While
earlier
research
pathogenesis
caused
by
DNA
some
double-stranded
RNA
during
larval
stages,
more
recently
discovered
single-stranded
heavily
for
their
putative
interference
with
female
adults.
Thus,
many
aspects
hosts
host-microbiota
are
still
unknown.
context,
considering
as
endosymbionts
can
help
identify
novel
areas,
particular
relation
long-term
(e.g.
relationships
all
life
stability
associations
at
evolutionary
scales,
transmission
routes
virulence
evolution)
possible
context-dependent
range
(i.e.
beneficial
antagonistic).
Here,
we
review
symbiotic
different
ecology,
such
transmission,
specificity,
immune
system
other
symbionts
within
cellular
arena.
Finally,
highlight
related
gaps
research.
Biology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
11(3), P. 368 - 368
Published: Feb. 25, 2022
Intensified
agrochemical-based
monoculture
systems
worldwide
are
under
adoption
to
meet
the
challenge
of
human
population
growth
and
ever-growing
global
demand
for
food.
However,
this
path
has
been
opposed
criticized
because
it
involves
overexploitation
land,
few
species,
excessive
input
agrochemicals,
adverse
impacts
on
health
environment.
The
wide
diversity
among
polyculture
practiced
across
globe
created
confusion
over
priority
a
single
strategy
towards
sustainable
aquaculture
development
safer
products.
Herein,
we
highlight
significance
integrated
practices
in
conveying
successful
transition
industry
development.
So
far,
established
thought
is
that
precise
selection
aquatic
species
focus
compatible
complementary
combinations
supposed
facilitate
rapid
progress
food
production
with
more
profitability
sustainability.
Therefore,
advantages
diversification
discussed
from
an
ecological
perspective
enforce
expansion.
This
account
asserts
diverse
range
can
promote
synergies
farmed
enhance
system
resilience,
enable
conservation,
decrease
footprints,
provide
social
benefits
such
as
diversified
income
local
security.