Advances in understanding bat infection dynamics across biological scales.

Autor: Sánchez CA; EcoHealth Alliance, New York, NY 10018, USA., Phelps KL; EcoHealth Alliance, New York, NY 10018, USA., Frank HK; Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA., Geldenhuys M; Centre for Viral Zoonoses, Department of Medical Virology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa., Griffiths ME; MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, UK., Jones DN; Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA., Kettenburg G; Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA., Lunn TJ; Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.; Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA., Moreno KR; Department of Psychology, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL 60655, USA., Mortlock M; Centre for Viral Zoonoses, Department of Medical Virology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa., Vicente-Santos A; School of Biological Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA., Víquez-R LR; Department of Biology, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837, USA., Kading RC; Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Center for Vector-borne and Infectious Diseases, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA., Markotter W; Centre for Viral Zoonoses, Department of Medical Virology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa., Reeder DM; Department of Biology, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837, USA., Olival KJ; EcoHealth Alliance, New York, NY 10018, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Proceedings. Biological sciences [Proc Biol Sci] 2024 Mar 13; Vol. 291 (2018), pp. 20232823. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 06.
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.2823
Abstrakt: Over the past two decades, research on bat-associated microbes such as viruses, bacteria and fungi has dramatically increased. Here, we synthesize themes from a conference symposium focused on advances in the research of bats and their microbes, including physiological, immunological, ecological and epidemiological research that has improved our understanding of bat infection dynamics at multiple biological scales. We first present metrics for measuring individual bat responses to infection and challenges associated with using these metrics. We next discuss infection dynamics within bat populations of the same species, before introducing complexities that arise in multi-species communities of bats, humans and/or livestock. Finally, we outline critical gaps and opportunities for future interdisciplinary work on topics involving bats and their microbes.
Databáze: MEDLINE