D. Russell

Co-circulation of distinct high pathogenicity avian influenza virus (HPAIV) subtypes in a mass mortality event in wild seabirds and co-location with dead seals

The paper reports the co-circulation of H5N1 and H5N5 HPAIV subtypes in a mass mortality event involving seabirds and seals in Great Britain, with the first recorded instance of two subtypes co-occurring in the same avian population and the first H5N5 detection in mammals in GB.

Designing Bt constructs for Brassicas, with minimal IP issues: A case study

The paper designs modified Bt Cry1BM and Cry1CM genes for Brassicas to reduce licensing costs and IP issues, showing high insecticidal efficacy in transgenic Arabidopsis.

The Soil Food Web Ontology: aligning trophic groups, processes, resources, and dietary traits to support food-web research

The paper introduces the Soil Food Web Ontology to standardize trophic data and improve integration and reuse in soil food-web research.

Structural basis for lipid and copper regulation of the ABC transporter MsbA

This study uses native mass spectrometry and structural analysis to show how copper and lipids regulate the ABC transporter MsbA, revealing a conserved KLA binding site that modulates ATPase activity.

Triazolopyrimidines target aerobic respiration in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

This study identifies triazolopyrimidines as inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis cytochrome bc1 complex, showing resistance linked to QcrB mutations and efficacy against intracellular bacteria.

Inter-reader agreement of 18F-FDG PET/CT for the quantification of carotid artery plaque inflammation

This study evaluates inter-reader agreement for quantifying 18F-FDG PET/CT uptake in carotid artery plaques, finding that uncorrected uptake values show highest consistency.

Global distribution of earthworm diversity

The paper predicts global patterns of earthworm diversity, abundance, and biomass using a dataset from 7000 sites, finding climate drives these patterns but with differences from aboveground taxa.