Parasites
Environmental MicrobiologyHidden Diversity within Common Protozoan Parasites as Revealed by a Novel Genomotyping SchemeGiardia duodenalis assemblage B is a major waterborne pathogen and the most commonly identified genotype causing human giardiasis worldwide. The lack of morphological characters for classification requires the use of molecular techniques for strain differentiation; however, the absence of scalable and affordable next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based typing methods...
Invertebrate MicrobiologyHeliconius Butterflies Host Characteristic and Phylogenetically Structured Adult-Stage MicrobiomesMany insects host microbiomes with important ecological functions. However, the prevalence of this phenomenon is unclear because in many insect taxa, microbiomes have been studied in only part of the life cycle, if at all. A prominent example is butterflies and moths, in which the composition and functional role of adult-stage microbiomes are largely unknown. We comprehensively characterized microbiomes in adult passion-vine butterflies...
- Invertebrate MicrobiologyExploring the Role of Microorganisms in the Disease-Like Syndrome Affecting the Sponge Ianthella basta
- Public Health MicrobiologyPresence of Pathogens and Indicator Microbes at a Non-Point Source Subtropical Recreational Marine Beach