Review
Ecology
Isabel Blasco-Costa, Alexander Hayward, Robert Poulin, Juan A. Balbuena
Summary: It is crucial to integrate advances from ecology and evolutionary biology into cophylogeny for deeper mechanistic insights and to turn cophylogeny into a platform for understanding interspecific interactions and diversification. Key directions include trait reconstruction integration and consideration of multiple scales of network organization, with recent developments providing opportunities for implementation. A new quantitative framework is proposed to allow the integration of relevant information and assessment of individual mechanisms' contributions to cophylogenetic patterns.
TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
Liz Marjory Cumpa-Velasquez, Jorge Ignacio Moriconi, Diana Patricia Dip, Luis Nazareno Castagno, Maria Lucrecia Puig, Santiago Javier Maiale, Guillermo Esteban Santa-Maria, Analia Ines Sannazzaro, Maria Julia Estrella
Summary: This study conducted bioprospecting in alkaline-sodic soils of the Argentinean flooding pampa to identify rhizospheric bacteria associated with Lotus tenuis plants capable of solubilizing phosphate. The analysis identified 74 strains, all belonging to the Phylum Proteobacteria, specifically to the order Enterobacteriales and Pseudomonadales. Subsequent focus on a subgroup of strains belonging to the Pantoea eucalypti species revealed differential effects on plant growth and the need for in planta assays for efficient strain selection.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Bruna Lais Merlin, Gilberto J. Moraes, Fernando L. Consoli
Summary: Microbiota plays diverse roles in the life cycles of their hosts, and the interactions between host plant-prey-predatory mite can impact the microbiota of mites. The egg microbiota of the two spotted spider mite is affected by the host plant, while the microbiota of the predatory mite is different from its prey.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mazin Mahjoob Mohamed Mahjoob, Nasrein Mohamed Kamal, Yasir Serag Alnor Gorafi, Hisashi Tsujimoto
Summary: Wild relatives of modern crops are promising sources of genetic variation for climate change adaptation. This study investigated the natural variation in leaf hair density (LHD) among 293 Ae. tauschii accessions and performed genome-wide association studies in two lineages. The results revealed faster and more independent evolution of LHD in TauL2 compared to TauL1. The majority of candidate genes associated with LHD are involved in biotic and abiotic stress responses.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Alexander S. Hatoum, Claire L. Morrison, Evann C. Mitchell, Max Lam, Chelsie E. Benca-Bachman, Andrew E. Reineberg, Rohan H. C. Palmer, Luke M. Evans, Matthew C. Keller, Naomi P. Friedman
Summary: This study found that deficits in executive functions are associated with psychopathology and neurologic disorders, and there is a genetic correlation with measures of intelligence and cognitive processing speed. The results suggest that executive functions are genetically distinct cognitive constructs that are particularly relevant to understanding genetic variance in psychiatric disorders.
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Business
John M. Schaubroeck, Ozgur Demirtas, Ann C. Peng, Dong Pei
Summary: This study explores the impact of social identity on the social engagement behaviors of refugees in the host country and finds that perceived insider status indirectly affects work initiative and community embeddedness through organizational identification. This indirect effect is moderated by diversity climate and public stigma towards refugees.
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Florian Binetruy, Marie Buysse, Quentin Lejarre, Roxanne Barosi, Manon Villa, Nil Rahola, Christophe Paupy, Diego Ayala, Olivier Duron
Article
Infectious Diseases
Marie Buysse, Olivier Duron
TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Florian Binetruy, Marie Buysse, Roxanne Barosi, Olivier Duron
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2020)
Article
Ecology
Antoine Perrin, Aurelie Khimoun, Bruno Faivre, Anthony Ollivier, Nyls de Pracontal, Franck Theron, Maxime Loubon, Gilles Leblond, Olivier Duron, Stephane Garnier
Summary: The study found that habitat fragmentation led to loss and differentiation of neutral genetic diversity, resulting in divergence of genetic pools at a small spatial scale. The patterns of genetic diversity observed for TLR4 and TLR5 were consistent with neutral genetic patterns, while those observed for TLR3 and TLR21 were not. This suggests that the dominant evolutionary force shaping immunogenetic diversity may vary depending on the loci considered.
Article
Ecology
Yann Gomard, Olivier Flores, Marion Vittecoq, Thomas Blanchon, Celine Toty, Olivier Duron, Patrick Mavingui, Pablo Tortosa, Karen D. McCoy
Summary: Characterizing microbial interactions within the seabird soft tick Ornithodoros maritimus revealed an increase in bacterial diversity over tick development, with adult male ticks exhibiting higher diversity than adult females. The study found that co-occurrence was more common than co-exclusion in bacterial networks, with some interactions maintained throughout development. Stable associations identified in the tick microbiota are likely responsible for key biological functions.
Article
Infectious Diseases
Marie Buysse, Maxime Duhayon, Franck Cantet, Matteo Bonazzi, Olivier Duron
Summary: This study re-evaluated the vector competence of the African soft tick Ornithodoros moubata for the intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii, the agent of Q fever. Results showed that O. moubata can sustain viable and persistent infections after exposure to infected blood, with trans-stadial transmission and adult ticks capable of transmitting infection. However, transovarial transmission and transmission via faeces were not effective, suggesting tick-borne transmission of Q fever may not be as significant as initially thought.
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
(2021)
Letter
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Marie Buysse, Olivier Duron
Review
Infectious Diseases
Benoit de Thoisy, Olivier Duron, Loic Epelboin, Lise Musset, Philippe Quenel, Benjamin Roche, Florian Binetruy, Sebastien Briolant, Luisiane Carvalho, Agathe Chavy, Pierre Couppie, Magalie Demar, Maylis Douine, Isabelle Dusfour, Yanouk Epelboin, Claude Flamand, Alain Franc, Marine Ginouves, Sebastien Gourbiere, Emeline Houel, Arthur Kocher, Anne Lavergne, Paul Le Turnier, Luana Mathieu, Jerome Murienne, Mathieu Nacher, Stephane Pelleau, Ghislaine Prevot, Dominique Rousset, Emmanuel Roux, Roxane Schaub, Stanislas Talaga, Pauline Thill, Sourakhata Tirera, Jean-Francois Guegan
Summary: French Guiana is a European ultraperipheric region located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America. Although sparsely populated, it is an important forested region for biological conservation in the Neotropics. Research has shown a complex epidemiological landscape in the area, with important transitional changes facilitated by various factors such as wildlife, human activities, and sociodemographic development.
INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Loic Epelboin, Florent Roche, Maryvonne Dueymes, Genevieve Guillot, Olivier Duron, Mathieu Nacher, Felix Djossou, Angele Soria
Summary: A new type of food allergy linked to mammalian meat consumption, specifically related to IgE antibodies against galactose-alpha-1,3 galactose (a-Gal), has been observed in French Guiana. The study included 11 Caucasian French expatriates, with symptoms such as digestive issues, urticaria, and respiratory reactions, all of whom had been exposed to tick bites before onset. Results suggest a possible association between tick exposure and the development of this allergy.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Phineas T. Hamilton, Elodie Maluenda, Anouk Sarr, Alessandro Belli, Georgia Hurry, Olivier Duron, Olivier Plantard, Maarten J. Voordouw
Summary: The study demonstrated that the microbiome of blood-sucking arthropods is influenced by the infection status of the vertebrate host, and the effects of surface sterilization treatment largely disappeared once the larvae molted into nymphs. Additionally, the most important determinant of the bacterial microbiome of ticks was the infection status of the vertebrate host.
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Marie Buysse, Florian Binetruy, Raz Leibson, Yuval Gottlieb, Olivier Duron
Summary: The study demonstrates the successful replacement of ancestral symbionts with Francisella-like endosymbionts across tick communities, driven by horizontal transfers. These endosymbionts commonly transfer through similar ecological networks and geographic distributions among different tick species, and in certain cases, preferentially shuffle across congeneric tick species. The findings highlight the importance of geographic, ecological, and phylogenetic proximity in shaping the replacement pattern of nutritional symbioses.
Correction
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Georgia Hurry, Elodie Maluenda, Anouk Sarr, Alessandro Belli, Phineas T. Hamilton, Olivier Duron, Olivier Plantard, Maarten J. Voordouw
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Georgia Hurry, Elodie Maluenda, Anouk Sarr, Alessandro Belli, Phineas T. Hamilton, Olivier Duron, Olivier Plantard, Maarten J. Voordouw
Summary: The study found that Borrelia afzelii and egg surface microbiota did not have a significant impact on the fitness of Ixodes ricinus ticks, and thus did not affect the R-0 of Lyme borreliosis.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Biology
Marie Buysse, Anna Maria Floriano, Yuval Gottlieb, Tiago Nardi, Francesco Comandatore, Emanuela Olivieri, Alessia Giannetto, Ana M. Palomar, Benjamin L. Makepeace, Chiara Bazzocchi, Alessandra Cafiso, Davide Sassera, Olivier Duron
Summary: Many animals rely on microbial partners to provide essential nutrients; The invasive tick Hyalomma marginatum harbors a unique dual-partner nutritional system between the ancestral symbiont Francisella and the more recently acquired symbiont Midichloria; Co-symbiosis may be a key mechanism for advanced adaptation of arthropods to specialized diets.
Article
Immunology
Olivier Duron, Rachid Koual, Lise Musset, Marie Buysse, Yann Lambert, Benoit Jaulhac, Denis Blanchet, Kinan Drak Alsibai, Yassamine Lazrek, Loic Epelboin, Pierre Deshuillers, Celine Michaud, Maylis Douine
Summary: A case of unusual human anaplasmosis in the Amazon rainforest of French Guiana is reported. Molecular typing revealed that the pathogen is a novel Anaplasma species, distinct from all known species, and more genetically related to recently discovered Anaplasma spp. causing infections in rainforest wild fauna of Brazil.
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)