Divergent hepaciviruses, delta-like viruses, and a chu-like virus in Australian marsupial carnivores (dasyurids)

E Harvey, JCO Mifsud, EC Holmes, JE Mahar - Virus Evolution, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Although Australian marsupials are characterised by unique biology and geographic
isolation, little is known about the viruses present in these iconic wildlife species. The …

Intergenomic signatures of coevolution between Tasmanian devils and an infectious cancer

DG Gallinson, CP Kozakiewicz… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Coevolution is common and frequently governs host–pathogen interaction outcomes.
Phenotypes underlying these interactions often manifest as the combined products of the …

Complex associations between cancer progression and immune gene expression reveals early influence of transmissible cancer on Tasmanian devils

N Raven, M Klaassen, T Madsen, M Jones… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The world's largest extant carnivorous marsupial, the Tasmanian devil, is challenged by
Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD), a fatal, clonally transmitted cancer. In two decades …

Transcriptomics of mussel transmissible cancer MtrBTN2 suggests accumulation of multiple cancer traits and oncogenic pathways shared among bilaterians

EAV Burioli, M Hammel, E Vignal… - Open …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Transmissible cancer cell lines are rare biological entities giving rise to diseases at the
crossroads of cancer and parasitic diseases. These malignant cells have acquired the …

Divergent hepaciviruses, chuvirus and deltaviruses in Australian marsupial carnivores (Dasyurids) identified through transcriptome mining

E Harvey, JCO Mifsud, EC Holmes, JE Mahar - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Although Australian marsupials are characterised by unique biology and geographic
isolation, little is known about the viruses present in these iconic wildlife species. The …

Male chlamydia infections: How infection alters and controls macrophage function

JJ Kim - 2024 - eprints.qut.edu.au
Chlamydia trachomatis (Ctr) causes around 127 million annual bacterial sexually
transmitted infections, often underestimated due to asymptomatic cases, hindering accurate …

[PDF][PDF] Immune Responses to Biotic and Abiotic Factors in Tasmanian Devils

N Raven - 2022 - dro.deakin.edu.au
This thesis explored the impact of Devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) on immune function in
Tasmanian devils. It documented how various environmental, and host specific factors …