All Outputs (3)

Characterizing tuberculosis progression in wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta) from fecal samples and clinical signs (2022)
Journal Article
Donadio, J., Risely, A., Müller-Klein, N., Wilhelm, K., Clutton-Brock, T., Manser, M. B., & Sommer, S. (2022). Characterizing tuberculosis progression in wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta) from fecal samples and clinical signs. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 58(2), 309-321. https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-21-00063

Tuberculosis (TB) is an increasing threat to wildlife, yet tracking its spread is challenging because infections often appear to be asymptomatic, and diagnostic tools such as blood tests can be invasive and resource intensive. Our understanding of TB... Read More about Characterizing tuberculosis progression in wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta) from fecal samples and clinical signs.

Gut microbiota individuality is contingent on temporal scale and age in wild meerkats (2022)
Journal Article
Risely, A., Schmid, D. W., Müller-Klein, N., Wilhelm, K., Clutton-Brock, T. H., Manser, M. B., & Sommer, S. (2022). Gut microbiota individuality is contingent on temporal scale and age in wild meerkats. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 289(1981), https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.0609

Inter-individual differences in gut microbiota composition are hypothesized to generate variation in host fitness—a premise for the evolution of host–gut microbe symbioses. However, recent evidence suggests that gut microbial communities are highly d... Read More about Gut microbiota individuality is contingent on temporal scale and age in wild meerkats.

Two decades of tuberculosis surveillance reveal disease spread, high levels of exposure and mortality and marked variation in disease progression in wild meerkats (2022)
Journal Article
Müller-Klein, N., Risely, A., Schmid, D. W., Manser, M., Clutton-Brock, T., & Sommer, S. (2022). Two decades of tuberculosis surveillance reveal disease spread, high levels of exposure and mortality and marked variation in disease progression in wild meerkats. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 69(6), 3274-3284. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14679

Infections with tuberculosis (TB)-causing agents of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex threaten human, livestock and wildlife health globally due to the high capacity to cross trans-species boundaries. Tuberculosis is a cryptic disease characteri... Read More about Two decades of tuberculosis surveillance reveal disease spread, high levels of exposure and mortality and marked variation in disease progression in wild meerkats.