This book chapter argues for an open-access catalogue of taxonomic descriptions with
prototypes; diagnostic tables; and links to culture collections, to genome and gene …

The emerald ash borer (EAB) Agrilus planipennis, first detected in 2002 in the vicinity of
Detroit, Michigan, USA, is one of the most recent in a long list of introduced insect pests that …

Mycoplasmas are Gram-positive wall-less bacteria with a wide environmental and host
distribution, causing disease in man and in (wild and farmed) animals. The aim of this study …

Chlamydia psittaci (order: Chlamydiales) is a globally distributed zoonotic bacterium that
can cause potentially fatal disease in birds and humans. Parrots are a major host, yet …

Bacteria from the genus Mycoplasma are common inhabitants of the respiratory,
gastrointestinal, and genital tracts of mammals. The understanding of the pathological …

Interactions between hosts and pathogens are dynamic at both ecological and evolutionary
levels. In the resultant 'eco‐evolutionary dynamics' ecological and evolutionary processes …

Spatially‐variable processes can be an important element of host–parasite interactions, but
their longer term demographic and evolutionary effects depend on the magnitude of …

Many host–pathogen systems show regular seasonal oscillations. 2. Seasonal variation in
mycoplasmal conjunctivitis prevalence in house finches is an example of such oscillations …

The extent to which populations fill available ecological space is critical to evaluating niche‐
based theories of community assembly, but habitat suitability for populations is difficult to …

Ever since 1994, when the bacterial pathogen Mycoplasma gallisepticum jumped from
poultry to wild birds, it has been assumed that the primary host species of this pathogen in …