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Infection-derived lipids elicit an immune deficiency circuit in arthropods
(Spring Nature, 2017-02-14)The insect immune deficiency (IMD) pathway resembles the tumour necrosis factor receptor network in mammals and senses diaminopimelic-type peptidoglycans present in Gram-negative bacteria. Whether unidentified chemical ... -
Tick-borne pathogens induce differential expression of genes promoting cell survival and host resistance in Ixodes ricinus cells
(Biomed Central, 2017-02-15)Background: There has been an emergence and expansion of tick-borne diseases in Europe, Asia and North America in recent years, including Lyme disease, tick-borne encephalitis and human anaplasmosis. The primary ... -
Combination of RT-PCR and proteomics for the identification of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in ticks
(Elsevier, 2017-07)Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an emerging tick-borne zoonotic disease caused by the CCHF virus (CCHFV). In this study, an experimental approach combining RT-PCR and proteomics was used for the identification ... -
Anaplasma phagocytophilum MSP4 and HSP70 proteins are involved in interactions with host cells during pathogen infection.
(Frontiers Media, 2017-07-05)Anaplasma phagocytophilum transmembrane and surface proteins play a role during infection and multiplication in host neutrophils and tick vector cells. Recently, A. phagocytophilum Major surface protein 4 (MSP4) and Heat ... -
Zoonotic bacteria occurrence in fleas parasitizing common voles in Northwest Spain.
(CTA, 2017-07-07)We detected Francisella tularensis and Bartonella spp. in fleas parasitizing common voles (Microtus arvalis) from northwestern Spain; mean prevalence was 6.1% for F. tularensis and 51% for Bartonella spp. Contrasted ... -
Effects on carrion consumption in a mammalian scavenger community when dominant species are excluded
(Springer, 2017-08-17)Carrion is a valuable resource exploited not only by obligate scavengers but also by a wide variety of facultative scavengers. These species provide several important ecosystem services which can sufer if the scavenger ... -
Integrated metatranscriptomics and metaproteomics for the characterization of bacterial microbiota in unfed Ixodes ricinus.
(Elsevier, 2018)An innovative metaomics approach integrating metatranscriptomics and metaproteomics was used to characterize bacterial communities in the microbiota of the Lyme borreliosis spirochete vector, Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae). ... -
Toward reliable population estimates of wolves by combining spatial capture-recapture models and non-invasive DNA monitoring
(Nature, 2018-02-01)Decision-makers in wildlife policy require reliable population size estimates to justify interventions, to build acceptance and support in their decisions and, ultimately, to build trust in managing authorities. Traditional ... -
Rhipicephalus bursa sialotranscriptomic response to blood feeding and babesia ovis infection: Identification of candidate protective antigens
(2018-05-04)Ticks are among the most prevalent blood-feeding arthropods, and they act as vectors and reservoirs for numerous pathogens. Sialotranscriptomic characterizations of tick responses to blood feeding and pathogen infections ... -
Spatial capture-recapture design and modelling for the study of small mammals
(Plos, 2018-06-07)Spatial capture-recapture modelling (SCR) is a powerful analytical tool to estimate density and derive information on space use and behaviour of elusive animals. Yet, SCR has been seldom applied to the study of ecologically ... -
Use of Graph Theory to Characterize Human and Arthropod Vector Cell Protein Response to Infection With Anaplasma phagocytophilum
(Frontiers, 2018-08-03)One of the major challenges in modern biology is the use of large omics datasets for the characterization of complex processes such as cell response to infection. These challenges are even bigger when analyses need to be ... -
Meeting the challenge of tick-borne disease control:
(Elsevier, 2018-08-24)At the ‘One Health’ 9th Tick and Tick-borne Pathogen Conference and 1st Asia Pacific Rickettsia Conference (TTP9-APRC1; http://www. ttp9-aprc1.com), 27 August–1 September 2017 in Cairns, Australia, members of the tick ... -
Tick galactosyltransferases are involved in a-Gal synthesis and play a role during Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection and Ixodes scapularis tick vector development
(Springer Nature, 2018-09-21)The carbohydrate Gala1-3Galß1-(3)4GlcNAc-R (a-Gal) is produced in all mammals except for humans, apes and old world monkeys that lost the ability to synthetize this carbohydrate. Therefore, humans can produce high antibody ... -
A metaproteomics approach reveals changes in mandibular lymph node microbiota of wild boar naturally exposed to an increasing trend of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infection
(ElsevierChurchill Livingstone, 2018-12-16)Constraints in the characterization of microbiota community that circulates in the host have limited the extent ofco-infection studies in natural populations. In this study, we used a metaproteomics approach to characterize ... -
Feeding ecological knowledge: The underutilized power of fecal DNA approaches for carnivore diet analysis
(Wiley, 2019)Accurate analyses of the diets of predators are key to understand trophic interactions and defining conservation strategies. Diets are commonly assessed through analysis of non-invasively collected scats, and the use of ... -
Restoring apex predators can reduce mesopredator abundances
(Elsevier, 2019)The role that apex predators play in ecosystem functioning, disease regulation and biodiversity maintenance is increasingly debated. However, the positive impacts of their presence in terrestrial ecosystems, particularly ... -
Serum proteome of dogs at subclinical and clinical onset of canine leishmaniosis
(Blackwell Verlag, 2019)The objective of this study was to identify changes in serum proteome in dogs that may occur after an experimental infection at subclinical and clinical stages of canine leishmaniosis (CanL). For this purpose, canine pre- ... -
Conditioned food aversion mediated by odour cue and microencapsulated levamisole to avoid predation by canids
(Springer, 2019)Worldwide, predators and humans are in conflict for resources such as game species or livestock, especially in the case of wild canids. One non-lethal method to reduce predation is conditioned food aversion (CFA), in which ... -
Selection of new chemicals to be used in conditioned aversion for non-lethal predation control
(2019)Globally, native predators and scavengers are threatened through the incidence of illegal poisoning due to increasing human-wildlife conflicts. The use of conditioned taste aversion (CTA) may mitigate such conflicts. CTA ... -
Numerical response of a mammalian specialist predator to multiple prey dynamics in Mediterranean farmlands.
(ESA, 2019)The study of rodent population cycles has greatly contributed, both theoretically and empirically, to our understanding of the circumstances under which predator–prey interactions destabilize populations. According to the ...