Uninvited Host by R. Benedito Ferrão, Angela Ferrão, Maria Vanessa de Sa

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Editorial: Parasite, host, and microbiome interactions in natural host systems by Claire E. Couch, Raquel Xavier, Raquel Xavier, Brianna R. Beechler

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Host Extinction Dynamics in a Simple Parasite-Host Interaction Model by Tzy-Wei Hwang, Yang Kuang

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Are You My Host? An Overview of Methods Used to Link Bacteriophages with Hosts by Paul Hyman

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Using host traits to predict reservoir host species of rabies virus. by Katherine E L Worsley-Tonks, Katherine E L Worsley-Tonks, Luis E Escobar, Roman Biek, Mariana Castaneda-Guzman, Meggan E Craft, Daniel G Streicker, Lauren A White, Nicholas M Fountain-Jones

“…While Carnivora (carnivores) and Chiroptera (bats) are the canonical mammalian orders known to be responsible for the maintenance and onward transmission of rabies Lyssavirus (RABV), the role of most species within these orders remains unknown and is continually changing as a result of contemporary host shifting. We combined a trait-based analytical approach with gradient boosting machine learning models to identify physiological and ecological host features associated with being a reservoir for RABV. …”
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Host targets of candidalysin. by Jianfeng Lin, Scott G Filler

“…In this Pearl, we review the host targets of candidalysin and how they modulate the interaction of C. albicans with the host.…”
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Host targets of candidalysin by Jianfeng Lin, Scott G. Filler

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Editorial: Host-pathogen crosstalk: implications in host cellular processes by intracellular pathogens by Deeksha Tripathi, Rajni Garg

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Host switching is the main driver of coevolution between Hepatozoon parasites and their vertebrate hosts by Raúl Matamoros-Suárez, Víctor M. Montenegro, Federico Villalobos-Brenes, Mar Llaberia-Robledillo, Alberto Solano-Barquero, Gad Baneth, Juan Antonio Balbuena, Alicia Rojas

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Effects of Microbes on Insect Host Physiology and Behavior Mediated by the Host Immune System by Shan Zhang, Zhengyan Wang, Qiong Luo, Lizhen Zhou, Xin Du, Yonglin Ren

“…Future research directions and methodologies are also proposed, aiming to provide insights into further study on the physiological mechanism linking microbes and insect hosts.…”
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Microsporidia infection impacts the host cell's cycle and reduces host cell apoptosis. by Raquel Martín-Hernández, Mariano Higes, Soledad Sagastume, Ángeles Juarranz, Joyce Dias-Almeida, Giles E Budge, Aránzazu Meana, Neil Boonham

“…Intracellular parasites can alter the cellular machinery of host cells to create a safe haven for their survival. …”
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The host phylogeny determines viral infectivity and replication across Staphylococcus host species. by Sarah K Walsh, Ryan M Imrie, Marta Matuszewska, Gavin K Paterson, Lucy A Weinert, Jarrod D Hadfield, Angus Buckling, Ben Longdon

“…Virus host shifts, where a virus transmits to and infects a novel host species, are a major source of emerging infectious disease. …”
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Roles of host and environment in shift of primary anthrax host species in Kruger National Park. by Sunday O Ochai, Lourens Snyman, Amelie C Dolfi, Abel Ramoelo, Brian K Reilly, Judith M Botha, Edgar H Dekker, O Louis van Schalkwyk, Pauline L Kamath, Emma Archer, Wendy C Turner, Henriette van Heerden

“…Environmental and climatic factors, as well as host demographics and behaviour, significantly influence the exposure of herbivorous mammalian hosts to pathogens such as Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax. …”
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Salmonella exploits host- and bacterial-derived β-alanine for replication inside host macrophages by Shuai Ma, Bin Yang, Yuyang Sun, Xinyue Wang, Houliang Guo, Ruiying Liu, Ting Ye, Chenbo Kang, Jingnan Chen, Lingyan Jiang

“…Salmonella is a major foodborne pathogen that can effectively replicate inside host macrophages to establish life-threatening systemic infections. …”
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Transmission or Within-Host Dynamics Driving Pulses of Zoonotic Viruses in Reservoir-Host Populations. by Raina K Plowright, Alison J Peel, Daniel G Streicker, Amy T Gilbert, Hamish McCallum, James Wood, Michelle L Baker, Olivier Restif

“…Progress in combatting zoonoses that emerge from wildlife is often constrained by limited knowledge of the biology of pathogens within reservoir hosts. We focus on the host-pathogen dynamics of four emerging viruses associated with bats: Hendra, Nipah, Ebola, and Marburg viruses. …”
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The evolutionary adaptation of wood‐decay macrofungi to host gymnosperms differs from that to host angiosperms by Xuetong Zhang, Yuran Dong, Yuying Li, Xiuping Wu, Siyu Chen, Mingyuan Wang, Yao Li, Zhiwei Ge, Min Zhang, Lingfeng Mao

“…Abstract Wood‐decay macrofungi play a vital role in forest ecosystems by promoting nutrient cycling and soil structure, and their evolution is closely related to their host plants. This study investigates the potential evolutionary adaptation of wood‐decay macrofungi to their host plants, focusing on whether these relationships differ between gymnosperms and angiosperms. …”
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Toxoplasma effector MAF1 mediates recruitment of host mitochondria and impacts the host response. by Lena Pernas, Yaw Adomako-Ankomah, Anjali J Shastri, Sarah E Ewald, Moritz Treeck, Jon P Boyle, John C Boothroyd

“…Our findings suggest that association with host mitochondria may represent a novel means by which Toxoplasma tachyzoites manipulate the host. …”
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Toxoplasma gondii exploits the host ESCRT machinery for parasite uptake of host cytosolic proteins. by Yolanda Rivera-Cuevas, Joshua Mayoral, Manlio Di Cristina, Anna-Lisa E Lawrence, Einar B Olafsson, Romir K Patel, Dishari Thornhill, Benjamin S Waldman, Akira Ono, Jonathan Z Sexton, Sebastian Lourido, Louis M Weiss, Vern B Carruthers

“…Toxoplasma gondii is a master manipulator capable of effectively siphoning the resources from the host cell for its intracellular subsistence. However, the molecular underpinnings of how the parasite gains resources from its host remain largely unknown. …”
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