Background Leptospira are shed into the environment via urine of infected animals. Rivers are thought to be an important risk factor for transmission to humans, though much is unknown about the types of environment or characteristics that favor survival. To address this, we screened for Leptospira...
Large painted locusts are one of most beautiful and colorful creatures on Galapagos Islands. They are endemic to Ecuador Island of Galapagos. They are very small in size, only grows up o 8 cm in length. This group of insects also become main prey for Galapagos hawks and lava lizards. 8Dar...
coupled with the restrictions set by the geographical location of the species habitat (e.g. a landmass surrounded by a vast body of water), help determine the kinds of animals and plants that can thrive and
Of these eight species, one is considered extinct, one critically endangered, and the others suffer various levels of threat. As in all island systems of the world, the main threats are introduced organisms, both plants and animals. The extinct species probably disappeared owing to invasion by ...
Blastomyces dermatitidis, including the more recently described cryptic speciesB. gilchristi(together referred to herein asB. dermatitidisspecies complex), andB. helicuscause disease in humans and animals via inhalation of airborne spores [6,14,164,165,166,167,168,169,170,171]. The mycelial form...
QUITO (Ecuador)CAMPYLOBACTER jejuniGUINEA pigsNUCLEOTIDE sequencingZOONOSESPHYSIOLOGYSummary Domestic animals and animal products are the source of pathogenic Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli in industrialized countries, yet little is known about the transmission of these bacteria in developing countries. ...
As these vertebrates can move seeds over long distances [6], the extinction of frugivores may lead to an accumulation and concentration of seedlings of plants that depend on animals for seed dispersal near the parent plants. The reduction of long-distance seed dispersal may augment genetic ...
San Salvador Island, one of the Galapagos Islands, in the eastern Pacific Ocean about 600 miles (965 km) west of mainland Ecuador. Its relief is dominated by two volcanoes, the larger rising to 1,700 feet (520 m), that form the mass of the island’s area