Abstract. Robust evidence on relationships between the human microbiome and health is critical for understanding and improving the human condition. However

Background Bat flies are ubiquitous ectoparasites of bats, recognised as potential vectors for viral and bacterial transmission between individual bats within a roost. Despite this, little is known ab...

Pteropus bat with offspring, photo taken by Manuel Ruiz-Aravena.

Manipulating vector transmission reveals local processes in Bartonella communities of bats

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Researchers solve the mystery of a disease outbreak through long-term surveillance of wildlife in Africa.

A systematic analysis of 115 mammalian genomes, including 10 new bat genomes, reveals prevalent positive selection in immune genes in bats and shows key adaptations in the antiviral gene ISG15 that ai...