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Otago Microbiology and Immunology

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Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Otago

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Peter Dearden @peterkdearden.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Read about this Genomics Aotearoa funded project to understand and help the rarest penguin in the world theconversation.com/why-the-race...
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Why the race to save these cherished penguins just became more urgent
Researchers found the endangered yellow-eyed penguin is made up of three distinct subspecies, with the mainland lineage at greatest risk.
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Otago Microbiology and Immunology @otagomicroimmuno.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
🐧 New research on hoiho / yellow-eyed penguins reveals three deep evolutionary lineages and candidate genes linked to respiratory distress syndrome. Read here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Genomics #ConservationBiology
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Population genomics of yellow-eyed penguins uncovers subspecies divergence and candidate genes linked to respiratory distress syndrome - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Whole-genome data from 249 yellow-eyed penguins (hoiho) identify three lineages with high geographical and genomic divergence, and candidate gene variants associated with differential susceptibility t...
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Otago Microbiology and Immunology @otagomicroimmuno.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Landmark genomic research shows the endangered hoiho is actually made up of three distinct subspecies, a discovery that may help guard against a fatal disease. www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroo...
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Study reveals genetic secrets of one of world’s rarest penguins
Landmark genomic research has found the endangered hoiho is made up of three distinct subspecies, a discovery that may help guard against a fatal disease.
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Jemma Geoghegan @jemmageoghegan.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Our latest preprint on the genomic epidemiology of flu over 10 years in NZ www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
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A decade of genomic surveillance tracks the disappearance and reintroduction of seasonal influenza virus in Aotearoa New Zealand
Seasonal influenza virus circulation was eliminated in Aotearoa (New Zealand) from 2020 to 2022, following the nation's stringent public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we generate nea...
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Otago Microbiology and Immunology @otagomicroimmuno.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
New Publication from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology: Cryo-EM structure of the Seneca Valley virus A-particle and related structural states | Journal of Virology journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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Cryo-EM structure of the Seneca Valley virus A-particle and related structural states | Journal of Virology
Seneca Valley virus (SVV) is a non-enterovirus picornavirus with specific tumor tropism mediated by the receptor Tumor endothelial marker 8, also known as Anthrax toxin receptor 1. Using cryo-electron...
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Otago Microbiology and Immunology @otagomicroimmuno.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
New publication from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology Otago: Type I CRISPR-Cas immunity primes type III spacer acquisition: Cell Host & Microbe www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
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Type I CRISPR-Cas immunity primes type III spacer acquisition
Smith and Fineran describe how priming by type I CRISPR-Cas systems facilitates adaptation and spacer maintenance by a co-occurring type III system, which normally induces abortive infection. While ty...
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Otago Microbiology and Immunology @otagomicroimmuno.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
New publication from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology: A Novel Crustavirus as a Candidate Aetiology of Tail Fan Necrosis in New Zealand Red Rock Lobsters, Jasus edwardsii 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/jfd.... #Microbiology #Virology #AquaticHealth #CrustaceanResearch #MarineBiology #Otago
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A Novel Crustavirus as a Candidate Aetiology of Tail Fan Necrosis in New Zealand Red Rock Lobsters, Jasus edwardsii
Tail fan necrosis (TFN) is a shell disease affecting spiny lobsters' outer integument, with significant implications for the health and commercial viability of red rock lobsters (Jasus edwardsii) in ...
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