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Dr Emily Belcher's Outputs (3)

‘Re‐Wilding’ an Animal Model With Microbiota Shifts Immunity and Stress Gene Expression During Infection (2024)
Journal Article
Will, I., Stevens, E. J., Belcher, T., & C. King, K. (2024). ‘Re‐Wilding’ an Animal Model With Microbiota Shifts Immunity and Stress Gene Expression During Infection. Molecular Ecology, Article e17586. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17586

The frequency of emerging disease is growing with ongoing human activity facilitating new host–pathogen interactions. Novel infection outcomes can also be shaped by the host microbiota. Caenorhabditis elegans nematodes experimentally colonised by a w... Read More about ‘Re‐Wilding’ an Animal Model With Microbiota Shifts Immunity and Stress Gene Expression During Infection.

Within-host competition sparks pathogen molecular evolution and perpetual microbiota dysbiosis (2024)
Working Paper
Stevens, E., Li, J., Hector, T., Drew, G., Hoang, K., Greenrod, S., …King, K. Within-host competition sparks pathogen molecular evolution and perpetual microbiota dysbiosis

Pathogens newly invading a host must compete with resident microbiota. This within-host microbial warfare could lead to more severe disease outcomes or constrain the evolution of virulence. Using experimental evolution of a widespread pathogen (Staph... Read More about Within-host competition sparks pathogen molecular evolution and perpetual microbiota dysbiosis.

Dual stressors of infection and warming can destabilize host microbiomes (2024)
Journal Article
Li, J., Gao, Y., Stevens, E., & King, K. (2024). Dual stressors of infection and warming can destabilize host microbiomes. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences, 379(1901), https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2023.0069

Climate change is causing extreme heating events and intensifying infectious disease outbreaks. Animals harbour microbial communities, which are vital for their survival and fitness under stressful conditions. Understanding how microbiome structures... Read More about Dual stressors of infection and warming can destabilize host microbiomes.