… zoonotic bacterial disease with a high case fatality rate (95%) that primarily affects horses, mules and donkeys. Unfortunately, glanders can occur in other mammalian species, particularly members of the …
… ticks that can transmit Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, or voles that can transmit Hanta virus, of which some can be mortal for humans. Another benefit of forests is the …
… focus was on large, exotic animals, the zoo now focuses more and more on entire ecosystems. Not only exotic giraffes should attract visitors, but also the world of bacteria and viruses gets attention. …
… of infecting all warm-blooded animals (the parasite’s intermediate host) and can cause toxoplasmosis. Ticks collected from the snow leopards also contained many other types of potentially zoonotic bacteria. …
… in rhinoceros. Subsequent genetic tests reliably identified mycobacteria in the animals’ respiratory fluids — with minimal stress and risk for the rhinos. Rhino lung lavage procedure. Sedated white rhinoceros …
… independently from — humans. These new results make it one of the only known species, in addition to microscopic organisms like bacteria or viruses, to have developed in such a way, upending previous assumptions …
… that have gone extinct can be an enigma. We know very little about the current or past biodiversity of microorganisms, such as bacteria or archaea, let alone anything about patterns of extinction for these …
… cent of our marine life. Bacteria recycle dead matter into nitrates, the only compounds from which plants can build proteins. Ecosystems provide ‘services’ that support life both within and beyond the ecosystem. …
… of algae. It was the transition from oceans being dominated by bacteria to a world inhabited by more complex life, he said. “These large and nutritious organisms at the base of the food web provided the …
… on each other for health and survival, such as the diverse bacteria that coexist with humans, corals, algae and plants, according to the researchers, whose paper is published online on 7 June in the journal …
… Tuberculosis (TB) is a respiratory disease that is spread through the air when a person — or in this case elephant — coughs, sneezes or otherwise spreads the pathogen, a bacteria. TB is a well-known disease …
… disease that is spread through the air when a person — or in this case elephant — coughs, sneezes or otherwise spreads the pathogen, a bacteria. TB is a well-known disease and cause of death in elephants. …
… continues since these bacteria are only lethal to an animal if its immune system is already weakened. “Experts are working around the clock to investigate the impacts in terms of wildlife health of the …
… a bacteria and fungi also exchange information in a similar fashion. His finding could also help solve issues of food scarcity. “Parasitic plants such as witchweed and broomrape are serious problems for …
… channel) The big question now is: If low oxygen levels did not prevent animals from evolving — then what did? Why did life consist of only primitive single-celled bacteria and amoebae for billions …
… is not surprising, given that they often injure one another in fights and would otherwise succumb to bacterial wound infections in an aquatic environment. This is based on the secretion of a red sweat, …
… like the Caribbean, warmer water temperatures have stressed corals and facilitated infections by pathogenic fungi and bacteria. When corals — the framework builders of the ecosystem — succumb, the myriad …
… a hot (around 80 degrees Celsius) and steamy atmosphere comprising carbon dioxide and nitrogen. Oxygen would have come later as a by-product of green plant life and bacteria that emerged. Using a technique …
… the environment, so it is important to figure out how they move between species Prof. Klaus Osterrieder, Freie Universität Berlin » Encephalitis can be caused by a large number of viruses and bacteria, …
… Doebeli of the University of British Columbia, involved 3 different populations of bacteria. At the start of the experiment, each population consisted of generalists competing for two different sources …
… an in-depth, genomics-based analysis that decodes how E. coli bacteria figured out how to supplement a traditional diet of glucose with an extra course of citrate. It’s pretty nifty to see a new biological …
… these forces are causing actual mortality in the form of infectious disease. Amphibians are now, and always have been hosts for a wide range of infectious organisms, including viruses, bacteria and …
… young. People don’t normally think of insects and microbes as being in competition for food with wolverines, but in fact, bacteria will devour an unprotected food source if that source is available …
… in all ecosystems: plant growth and the decomposition of dead plants by bacteria and fungi. The new study involved the construction of a data base drawn from 192 peer-reviewed publications about experiments …
about zoos and their mission regarding breeding endangered species, nature conservation, biodiversity and education, which of course relates to the evolution of species.