Bacterial and archaeal symbioses with protists
Most of the genetic, cellular, and biochemical diversity of life rests within single-celled
organisms—the prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea) and microbial eukaryotes (protists) …
organisms—the prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea) and microbial eukaryotes (protists) …
Group living and pathogen infection revisited
Highlights•Group living may confer pathogen resistance or tolerance benefits on
hosts.•Transmission of low doses of pathogens in social groups might protect individuals …
hosts.•Transmission of low doses of pathogens in social groups might protect individuals …
Mechanisms by which predators mediate host–parasite interactions in aquatic systems
It is often assumed that predators reduce disease prevalence and transmission by lowering
prey population density and/or by selectively feeding on infected individuals. However …
prey population density and/or by selectively feeding on infected individuals. However …
Loss of predator species, not intermediate consumers, triggers rapid and dramatic extinction cascades
Ecological networks are tightly interconnected, such that loss of a single species can trigger
additional species extinctions. Theory predicts that such secondary extinctions are driven …
additional species extinctions. Theory predicts that such secondary extinctions are driven …
Where the ecological gaps remain, a modelers' perspective
Humans have observed the natural world and how people interact with it for millennia. Over
the past century, synthesis and expansion of that understanding has occurred under the …
the past century, synthesis and expansion of that understanding has occurred under the …
Parasite-mediated predation determines infection in a complex predator–prey–parasite system
AC Hijar Islas, A Milne… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The interplay of host–parasite and predator–prey interactions is critical in ecological
dynamics because both predators and parasites can regulate communities. But what is the …
dynamics because both predators and parasites can regulate communities. But what is the …
Habitat, predators, and hosts regulate disease in Daphnia through direct and indirect pathways
Community ecology can link habitat to disease via interactions among habitat, focal hosts,
other hosts, their parasites, and predators. However, complicated food web interactions (ie …
other hosts, their parasites, and predators. However, complicated food web interactions (ie …
Rare Freshwater Ciliate Paramecium chlorelligerum Kahl, 1935 and Its Macronuclear Symbiotic Bacterium “Candidatus Holospora parva”
O Lanzoni, SI Fokin, N Lebedeva, A Migunova… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Ciliated protists often form symbioses with many diverse microorganisms. In particular,
symbiotic associations between ciliates and green algae, as well as between ciliates and …
symbiotic associations between ciliates and green algae, as well as between ciliates and …
Parasites alter food-web topology of a subarctic lake food web and its pelagic and benthic compartments
We compared three sets of highly resolved food webs with and without parasites for a
subarctic lake system corresponding to its pelagic and benthic compartments and the whole …
subarctic lake system corresponding to its pelagic and benthic compartments and the whole …
Differential decomposition of bacterial and viral fecal indicators in common human pollution types
P Wanjugi, M Sivaganesan, A Korajkic, CA Kelty… - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Understanding the decomposition of microorganisms associated with different human fecal
pollution types is necessary for proper implementation of many water quality management …
pollution types is necessary for proper implementation of many water quality management …