A. M. Kilpatrick

Transinfection of Wolbachia wAlbB into Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes does not alter vector competence for Hawaiian avian malaria (Plasmodium relictum GRW4)

This study transinfected Wolbachia wAlbB into Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes and found no effect on vector competence for avian malaria, but noted strong effects of parasitemia and mosquito strain.

MC1R reduces scarring and rescues stalled healing in a preclinical chronic wound model

This study shows that MC1R agonist reduces scarring and improves healing in a chronic wound model by enhancing angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, and reducing inflammation.

Host infection dynamics and disease induced mortality modify species contributions to the environmental reservoir

The paper examines how host infection dynamics and disease-induced mortality affect species contributions to an environmental pathogen reservoir over time.

Sex-biased infections scale to population impacts for an emerging wildlife disease

The paper examines sex-biased infections in bats with white-nose syndrome, finding females are more infected and have lower survival, leading to skewed sex ratios and potential population impacts.

Reducing environmentally mediated transmission to moderate impacts of an emerging wildlife disease

The paper tests the effectiveness of chlorine dioxide in reducing environmental transmission of white-nose syndrome in bats, finding it lowers fungal loads and improves bat survival.

Transcriptional response of individual Hawaiian Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes to the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium relictum

This study examines the transcriptional response of Hawaiian Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes to Plasmodium relictum infection, identifying gene expression changes at different stages of the parasite life cycle.

Mobility and infectiousness in the spatial spread of an emerging fungal pathogen

This study investigates how the timing of fungal pathogen arrival affects disease spread in bat populations, finding that midwinter arrival correlates with higher infectiousness and severe declines in some species.

White-nose syndrome restructures bat skin microbiomes

This study examines how white-nose syndrome affects skin microbiomes in three bat species, finding species-specific changes in bacterial diversity but not fungal composition.

Field trial of a probiotic bacteria and a chemical, chitosan, to protect bats from white-nose syndrome

This study tests two treatments, a probiotic bacteria and chitosan, to reduce white-nose syndrome impacts in bats, finding that P. fluorescens increased survival while chitosan had mixed results.