Identifying life-history patterns along the fast-slow continuum of mammalian viral carriers.
| Autor: | Tonelli A; Department of Biology and Biotechnologies 'Charles Darwin', Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy., Caceres-Escobar H; Department of Biology and Biotechnologies 'Charles Darwin', Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.; Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Agronomía, campus Providencia, Universidad de las Américas, Santiago, Chile., Blagrove MSC; Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK., Wardeh M; Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.; Department of Computer Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK., Di Marco M; Department of Biology and Biotechnologies 'Charles Darwin', Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Royal Society open science [R Soc Open Sci] 2024 Jul 24; Vol. 11 (7), pp. 231512. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 24 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| DOI: | 10.1098/rsos.231512 |
| Abstrakt: | Life-history traits have been identified as major indicators of mammals' susceptibility and exposure to viruses due to evolutionary constraints that link life-history speed with species' ecology and immunity. Nonetheless, it is unclear where along the fast-slow continuum of mammalian life-history lies the greatest diversity of host species. Consequently, life-history patterns that govern host-virus associations remain largely unknown. Here we analyse the virome of 1350 wild mammals and detect the characteristics that drive species' compatibility with different groups of viruses. We highlight that mammals with larger body size and either very rapid or very slow life histories are more likely to carry different groups of viruses, particularly zoonotic ones. While some common life-history patterns emerge across carriers, eco-evolutionary characteristics of viral groups appear to determine association with certain carrier species. Our findings underline the importance of incorporating both mammals' life-history information and viruses' ecological diversity into surveillance strategies to identify potential zoonotic carriers in wildlife. Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests. (© 2024 The Authors.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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