Microbial invasions in terrestrial ecosystems

MP Thakur, WH Van der Putten, MMP Cobben… - Nature Reviews …, 2019‏ - nature.com
Human travel and global trade have tremendously increased the spread of invasive
microorganisms in new regions. Experimental and observational studies in terrestrial …

Small but Mighty: The Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) as a Model Species of Biological Invasions

AF Cerwenka, J Brandner, D Dashinov, J Geist - Diversity, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Invasive “game-changer” species cause severe ecological impacts such as “phase shifts” in
recipient ecosystems all over the world. Since the early 1990s, the ongoing global spread of …

A synthesis of biological invasion hypotheses associated with the introduction–naturalisation–invasion continuum

EZ Daly, O Chabrerie, F Massol, B Facon, MCM Hess… - Oikos, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
With the advent of the Anthropocene, biological invasions have reached an unprecedented
level, and the number of species introductions is still increasing in an ever‐changing world …

Shift in virus composition in honeybees (Apis mellifera) following worldwide invasion by the parasitic mite and virus vector Varroa destructor

V Doublet, MAY Oddie, F Mondet… - Royal Society …, 2024‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Invasive vectors can induce dramatic changes in disease epidemiology. While viral
emergence following geographical range expansion of a vector is well known, the influence …

Successful eradication of invasive American bullfrogs leads to coextirpation of emerging pathogens

BR Hossack, D Hall, CL Crawford… - Conservation …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Interventions of the host–pathogen dynamics provide strong tests of relationships, yet they
are still rarely applied across multiple populations. After American bullfrogs (Rana …

Borrelia bavariensis: Vector Switch, Niche Invasion, and Geographical Spread of a Tick-Borne Bacterial Parasite

G Margos, V Fingerle, S Reynolds - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2019‏ - frontiersin.org
The Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species complex currently consists of more than 20
species that utilize small vertebrate hosts as reservoirs and ticks of the genus Ixodes as …

Can microorganisms assist the survival and parasitism of plant-parasitic nematodes?

O Topalović, M Vestergård - Trends in Parasitology, 2021‏ - cell.com
Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) remain a hardly treatable problem in many crops
worldwide. Low efficacy of many biocontrol agents may be due to negligence of the native …

Advanced research tools for fungal diversity and its impact on forest ecosystem

M Adnan, W Islam, L Gang, HYH Chen - Environmental Science and …, 2022‏ - Springer
Fungi are dominant ecological participants in the forest ecosystems, which play a major role
in recycling organic matter and channeling nutrients across trophic levels. Fungal …

Pathogens co-transported with invasive non-native aquatic species: Implications for risk analysis and legislation

R Foster, E Peeler, J Bojko, PF Clark, D Morritt, HE Roy… - NeoBiota, 2021‏ - nora.nerc.ac.uk
Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) can co-transport externally and internally other
organisms including viruses, bacteria and other eukaryotes (including metazoan parasites) …

Major drivers of biodiversity loss and their impacts on helminth parasite populations and communities

DJ Marcogliese - Journal of Helminthology, 2023‏ - cambridge.org
The world's biodiversity is in peril. The major threats to biodiversity globally are habitat
change, overexploitation, climate change, invasive species and pollution. Not only do these …