2005
Spatial Dynamics and Molecular Ecology of North American Rabies
Real L, Russell C, Waller L, Smith D, Childs J. Spatial Dynamics and Molecular Ecology of North American Rabies. Journal Of Heredity 2005, 96: 253-260. PMID: 15677743, DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esi031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacro-evolutionary time scalesLocal environmental variablesRemarkable model systemEvolutionary geneticsMolecular ecologyHost specificityPopulation ecologySpatial dynamicsAccidental introductionWildlife populationsNorth AmericaRNA virusesPattern of emergenceEnvironmental variablesGenetic heterogeneityEastern United StatesRaccoon populationsModel systemEcologyImportant viral zoonotic diseaseVirginia borderEpidemic expansionRegions of EuropeVirus variantsTemporal occurrence
2000
Experimental evidence of host specificity of Bartonella infection in rodents
Kosoy M, Saito E, Green D, Marston E, Jones D, Childs J. Experimental evidence of host specificity of Bartonella infection in rodents. Comparative Immunology Microbiology And Infectious Diseases 2000, 23: 221-238. PMID: 11038125, DOI: 10.1016/s0147-9571(99)00075-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Distribution, diversity, and host specificity of Bartonella in rodents from the Southeastern United States.
Kosoy M, Regnery R, Tzianabos T, Marston E, Jones D, Green D, Maupin G, Olson J, Childs J. Distribution, diversity, and host specificity of Bartonella in rodents from the Southeastern United States. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1997, 57: 578-88. PMID: 9392599, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhylogenetic groupsHost specificityDistinct phylogenetic groupsCitrate synthase geneSpecies of PeromyscusMajor biotic communitiesSpecies of rodentsSoutheastern United StatesDegree of homologyRodent communitiesSynthase geneWild-caught rodentsBiotic communitiesSequence homologyBartonella isolatesSequence analysisBartonellaSpeciesHomologyGenotypic groupsGenotypic variantsGeographic sitesSingle siteRodentsGenes