Chytrid fungus infection in zebrafish demonstrates that the pathogen can parasitize non-amphibian vertebrate hosts

Autor: Nicole Liew, Maria J. Mazon Moya, Claudia J. Wierzbicki, Michael Hollinshead, Michael J. Dillon, Christopher R. Thornton, Amy Ellison, Jo Cable, Matthew C. Fisher, Serge Mostowy

Publikováno v: Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2017)

New infections of the amphibian chytrid fungus could arise from other animal reservoirs in the environment. Here, Liewet al. demonstrate that zebrafish can be infected by chytrid similarly to amphibians, expanding our understanding of how this pathog

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How to facilitate NHS professionals to recognise and use skills gained from global health engagement when back in the UK workforce? A participatory action research project to design, pilot and evaluate a series of online leadership workshops

Autor: Louise J Hardy, Michael J Dillon, Lucy Spowart, Alice C Inman

Publikováno v: BMJ Open, Vol 14, Iss 3 (2024)

Objectives Leadership knowledge and skills are known to be developed by health professionals during global health experiences overseas. However, volunteers struggle to recognise and use these new skills on return to their workplace. A series of bespo

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Media Ethics Goes to the Movies

Autor: Howard Good, Michael J. Dillon

Certain films seem to encapsulate perfectly the often abstract ethical situations that confront the media, from truth-telling and sensationalism to corporate control and social responsibility. Using these movies—including Ace in the Hole, All the P

Tracking the amphibian pathogens Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans using a highly specific monoclonal antibody and lateral-flow technology

Autor: Jamie R. Stevens, Michael J Bungard, Michelle F. O'Brien, Christopher R. Thornton, Andrew E. Bowkett, Michael J. Dillon, Kieran A. Bates, Matthew C. Fisher, Katie M. Beckman

Publikováno v: Dillon, M J, Bowkett, A E, Bungard, M J, Beckmann, K, O'Brien, M F, Bates, K, Fisher, M C, Stevens, J R & Thornton, C R 2017, ' Tracking the amphibian pathogens Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans using a highly specific monoclonal antibody and lateral-flow technology ', Microbial biotechnology, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 381-394 . https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.12464
Microbial Biotechnology

Summary The fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) causes chytridiomycosis, a lethal epizootic disease of amphibians. Rapid identification of the pathogen and biosecurity is essential to prevent its spread, but current laboratory‐based tests ar

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https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.12464

Burkholderia pseudomallei Capsular Polysaccharide Recognition by a Monoclonal Antibody Reveals Key Details toward a Biodefense Vaccine and Diagnostics against Melioidosis

Autor: Paul J. Brett, Roberta Marchetti, Mark A. Hubbard, Mary N. Burtnick, David P. AuCoin, Michael J. Dillon, Charles Gauthier, Marielle Tamigney Kenfack, Alba Silipo, Antonio Molinaro, Rosa Lanzetta, Yves Blériot

Publikováno v: ACS Chemical Biology
ACS Chemical Biology, American Chemical Society, 2015, 10 pp.2295-2302. ⟨10.1021/acschembio.5b00502⟩

International audience; Burkholderia pseudomallei is the bacterium responsible for melioidosis, an infectious disease with high mortality rates. Since melioidosis is a significant public health concern in endemic regions and the organism is currently

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