Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) and Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) are the primary agents
responsible for mycoplasma disease in poultry. MG has been identified as a significant …

Pathogens vary strikingly in their virulence and the selection they impose on their hosts.
While the evolution of different virulence levels is well studied, the evolution of host …

Virulence, the degree to which a pathogen harms its host, is an important but poorly
understood aspect of host-pathogen interactions. Virulence is not static, instead depending …

Successful invasive species increase their spreading success by trading-off nutritional and
metabolic resources allocated to reproduction and range expansion with other costly body …

Most mycoplasmal infections result in chronic, clinically silent disease. In direct contrast,
Mycoplasma alligatoris elicits a fulminant, multisystem disease in the natural host, Alligator …

Graphical structure learning is an effective way to assess and visualize cross-biomarker
dependencies in biomedical settings. Standard approaches to estimating graphs rely on …

Concentration of immunoglobulin Y (IgY) in egg yolk as well as IgA and IgM in egg white
were measured from captive and wild Japanese rock ptarmigan eggs using commercially …

Successful invasive species out compete native species for vital resources. To increase their
spreading success, invasive species need to trade-off nutritional and metabolic resources …

Invasive bacterial disease is a major burden on healthcare worldwide. In serious cases, it
can lead to lifelong morbidity or death. This thesis focuses on invasive diseases caused by …

Infectious organisms can vary tremendously in their virulence. While the evolution of
virulence and different levels thereof has received much attention over the past decades, the …