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J. Herath

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Evolutionary Biology· 2 Ecology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Assay:metagenomics· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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M. Meegaskumbura· 4 shared D. Sun· 3 shared G. Ellepola· 3 shared Y. Liu· 2 shared A. P. Rajput· 1 shared H. Liu· 1 shared J. Hanken· 1 shared J. Yang· 1 shared

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2021-2023 · peak 2/yr

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M. Meegaskumbura

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Emerging Threat of Ranavirus: Prevalence, Genetic Diversity, and Climatic Drivers of Ranavirus (Family Iridoviridae) in ectothermic vertebrates of Asia

J. Herath, D. Sun, G. Ellepola, K. Subramaniam, M. Meegaskumbura

This study investigates ranavirus prevalence, genetic diversity, and climatic drivers in ectothermic vertebrates in southern China, identifying key infection patterns and transmission risks.

bioRxiv · Aug 19, 2023 · PreprintEcology

New climatically specialized lineages of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and their sub-lethal effects on amphibians establish the Asiatic origins of the pathogen

D. Sun, G. Ellepola, J. Herath, H. Liu, Y. Liu, K. Murray, M. Meegaskumbura

This study identifies new Bd lineages in China and finds sub-lethal effects on amphibians, supporting Asiatic origins of the pathogen.

bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Climatic niche evolution of infectious diseases driving amphibian declines

G. Ellepola, J. Herath, D. Sun, M. R. Pie, K. A. Murray, R. Pethiyagoda, J. Hanken, M. Meegaskumbura

This study shows that amphibian pathogens are intensifying their impact as their climatic niches evolve, with implications for global amphibian declines.

bioRxiv · May 13, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Adapting to novel environments together: evolutionary and ecological correlates of the bacterial microbiome of the worlds largest cavefish diversification

S. Zhou, A. P. Rajput, Y. Liu, T. Mao, J. Yang, J. Herath, M. Meegaskumbura

This study examines how habitat and phylogeny shape gut microbiomes in Sinocyclocheilus cavefish, finding habitat is the main driver, with captivity homogenizing microbiomes across species.

bioRxiv · Nov 18, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology