The early life history stages of fish are typically the most sensitive to environmental change, particularly regarding temperature. With tropical ocean temperatures projected to increase over the next fifty years, documenting how the development of larval fishes changes under different temperature regimes is crucial to understand how these changes will affect...
It is becoming increasingly apparent that the human microbiome plays an important role in regulating disease progression. Evidence uncovered in the last half-decade suggests that this role may extend to the regulation of influenza A infections through many as yet unexplored interactions. Recent studies on the pathogenesis of influenza A...
Final report for project completed with funding from the Oregon State University Agricultural Research Foundation Continuing Researchers Support Program.
Pantoea agglomerans pathovar betae (Pab) is a bacterium that causes galls on the roots of beet plants, resulting in reduced marketability of beet roots and crop loss. Pab uses a type III secretion system (T3SS) to infect and cause galls on beets. The T3SS is a molecular syringe-like structure that...
Pseudomonas syringae is a species of bacteria with plant pathogenic members that infect their hosts by colonizing the interior of leaves. Plants can recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns with receptors and can prevent the growth of pathogens in response. To overcome plant defenses, P. syringae produce defense-suppressing proteins that are delivered...
Postpartum uterine inflammation (endometritis) is not uncommon in beef cattle, resulting in infertility and culling. Prolonged calving may contribute to the increased incidence of endometritis in heifers. Commonly used methods to treat endometritis in beef cattle include intrauterine antibiotics and/or hormone injections, which can result in meat residues. Platelet rich...
Bacterial endophytes have the potential to confer benefits to Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii
), for instance drought tolerance. Bacterial endophytes originating from seeds are
especially important. This is because seed endophytes are more likely to be the first endophytes
to get established within the young host plant. The goals of...
Bacterial endophytes have the potential to confer benefits to Douglas-fir ( Pseudotsuga menziesii ), for instance drought tolerance. Bacterial endophytes originating from seeds are especially important. This is because seed endophytes are more likely to be the first endophytes to get established within the young host plant. The goals of...
This study used a factorial mesocosm design to quantify American bullfrog (Lithobates castebeianus) eDNA to assess the relationship between body size, density, and eDNA shedding rates.