Stoichiometric acclimation of a bacterial parasite to shifts in the diet quality of a single host.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.70176
Abstract: A growing body of literature suggests that the effects of host diet on populations of parasites within a host (i.e., infrapopulations) are dictated by the elemental stoichiometry of the parasite, and new data suggest that… read more here.
Keywords: host; host diet; diet quality; acclimation ... See more keywords
Temperature and host diet jointly influence the outcome of infection in a Daphnia‐ fungal parasite system
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DOI: 10.1111/fwb.13464
Abstract: Climate change has the potential to shape the future of infectious diseases, both directly and indirectly. In aquatic systems, for example, elevated temperatures can modulate the infectivity of waterborne parasites and affect the immune response… read more here.
Keywords: quality; temperature; temperature host; daphnia ... See more keywords
Comparative metagenomics of tropical reef fishes show conserved core gut functions across hosts and diets with diet-related functional gene enrichments
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DOI: 10.1128/aem.02229-24
Abstract: ABSTRACT Fish gut microbial communities are important for the breakdown and energy harvesting of the host diet. Microbes within the fish gut are selected by environmental and evolutionary factors. To understand how fish gut microbial… read more here.
Keywords: core; degradation; gut; host diet ... See more keywords
If You Eat It or Secrete It, They Will Grow: the Expanding List of Nutrients Utilized by Human Gut Bacteria
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DOI: 10.1128/jb.00481-20
Abstract: In order to persist, successful bacterial inhabitants of the human gut need to adapt to changing nutrient conditions, which are influenced by host diet and a variety of other factors. For members of the Bacteroidetes… read more here.
Keywords: human gut; eat secrete; variety; gut bacteria ... See more keywords