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The heart microbiome of insectivorous bats from Central and South Eastern Europe
No full textHost associated microbiome not only may affect the individual health-status or provide insights into the species- or group specific bacterial communities but may act as early warning signs in the assessment of zoonotic reservoirs, offering clues to predict, prevent and control possible episodes of emerging zoonoses. Bats may be carriers and reservoirs of multiple pathogens such as viruses, bacteria and parasites, showing in the same time robust immunity against many of them. The microbiota plays a fundamental role on the induction, training and function of the host immune system and the immune system has largely evolved in order to maintain the symbiotic relationship of the host with these diverse microbes. Thus, expanding our knowledge on bat-associated microbiome it can be usefully in understanding bats’ outstanding immune capacities. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of different bacterial communities in heart tissue of insectivorous bats, Nyctalus noctula, Pipistrellus pipistrellus and Rhinoplophus hipposideros, from Central and Eastern Europe using high-throughput sequencing of variable regions of the 16S rRNA. In addition, species-specific PCRs were used to validate the presence of the vector-borne pathogens Bartonella spp. and Rickettsia spp. In this study we identified a wide variety of bacterial groups, with the most abundant phyla being Proteobacteria and Firmicutes. The results showed that at individual level, the year or location had no effect on the diversity and composition of the microbiome, however host species determined both structure and abundance of the bacterial community. We report the presence of vector-borne bacteria Bartonella spp. in samples of N. noctula and indications of Rickettsia spp. in R. hipposideros. Our results provide a first insight into the bacterial community found in heart tissue of bats from Central and South Eastern Europe.Instituto de BiotecnologíaFil: Corduneanu, Alexandra. University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca. Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases; RumaniaFil: Mihalca, Andrei Daniel. University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca. Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases; RumaniaFil: Sandor, Attila D. University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca. Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases; RumaniaFil: Sandor, Attila D. University of Veterinary Medicine. Department of Parasitology and Zoology; HungríaFil: Hornok, Sándor. University of Veterinary Medicine. Department of Parasitology and Zoology; HungríaFil: Malmberg, Maja. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health. Section of Virology; SueciaFil: Malmberg, Maja. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics. SLU Global Bioinformatics Centre; SueciaFil: Pin Viso, Natalia Daniela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; ArgentinaFil: Pin Viso, Natalia Daniela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Bongcam-Rudloff, Erik. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics. SLU Global Bioinformatics Centre; Sueci
Erik Seedhouse
No full textErik Seedhouse works as an Assistant Professor in Applied Aviation Sciences at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU). He is also Manager of ERAU\u27s Suborbital Spaceflight Simulator and Editor-in-Chief of Springer\u27s major reference work, The Handbook of Life Support Systems for Spacecraft and Extraterrestrial Habitats. A prolific author, Erik has published more than 20 books on the subject of manned space exploration, including \u27SpaceX, \u27Virgin Galactic\u27, Bigelow Aerospace\u27 and \u27XCOR\u27. Between 2008 and 2013 he served as director of Canada’s manned centrifuge and hypobaric operations and in 2009 he was one of the final 30 candidates in the Canadian Space Agency’s Astronaut Recruitment Campaign. In his spare time he works as a professional speaker, triathlon coach and author. When not enjoying the sun on Florida\u27s Space Coast he divides his time between his second home in Sandefjord and Waikoloa.https://commons.erau.edu/stm-images/1061/thumbnail.jp
Xinjiang (China), rock with glacial striation
No full textGlacial striation on a bloc at the southern slope of Yagme-Tagh.Image is part of research conducted by Erik Norin for the article: Quaternary Climatic Changes within the Tarim Basin
Author(s): Erik Norin
Source: Geographical Review, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Oct., 1932), pp. 591-598
Published by: American Geographical Society
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/208816http://www.jstor.org/stable/208816Grayscal
Dominican welcomes bestselling author Erik Larson
No full textNew York Times bestselling author and former features writer for the Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine, Erik Larson spoke at Dominican University of California on April 14, at the Institute for Leadership Studies’ (ILS) Spring Author Series, presented in partnership with Book Passage
Xinjiang (China), landscape in Tarim Basin
No full text"Rundhöċken" landscape in Ulugh-art-tagh. Absol. altitude c. 3000 m or c. 10,000 feet.Image is part of research conducted by Erik Norin for the article: Quaternary Climatic Changes within the Tarim Basin
Author(s): Erik Norin
Source: Geographical Review, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Oct., 1932), pp. 591-598
Published by: American Geographical Society
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/208816http://www.jstor.org/stable/208816Grayscal
Xinjiang (China), view of the Karakash River valley
No full textAnother view of the Karakash valley above Kok-boynak.Image is part of research conducted by Erik Norin for the article: Quaternary Climatic Changes within the Tarim Basin
Author(s): Erik Norin
Source: Geographical Review, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Oct., 1932), pp. 591-598
Published by: American Geographical Society
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/208816http://www.jstor.org/stable/208816Grayscal
Xinjiang (China), moraine on the mountain
No full textMoraine on the southern slope of Yagme-tagh.Image is part of research conducted by Erik Norin for the article: Quaternary Climatic Changes within the Tarim Basin
Author(s): Erik Norin
Source: Geographical Review, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Oct., 1932), pp. 591-598
Published by: American Geographical Society
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/208816http://www.jstor.org/stable/208816Grayscal
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