K. M. Monteith

IMD-mediated innate immune priming increases Drosophila survival and reduces pathogen transmission

This study shows that immune priming in Drosophila enhances survival and reduces pathogen transmission by requiring the IMD pathway and Diptericin-B.

Mitochondrial background can explain variable costs of immune deployment

The paper investigates how mitochondrial variation affects the costs of immune stimulation in Drosophila, finding mitotype-specific effects on lifespan, fecundity, and locomotor activity.

The restriction factor pastrel is associated with host vigor, viral titer, and variation in disease tolerance during Drosophila C Virus infection

This study investigates the role of the Drosophila restriction factor pastrel in resistance and disease tolerance to DCV infection, finding its impact on viral titers, host survival, and fecundity.

Host and pathogen drivers of infection-induced changes in social aggregation behavior

This study examines how bacterial infection affects social aggregation behavior in Drosophila melanogaster, finding dose- and sex-specific changes in social proximity.

Mechanisms of damage prevention, signalling, and repair impact disease tolerance

This study investigates how damage prevention, signaling, and repair mechanisms influence disease tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster, revealing sex-specific differences in tolerance to bacterial infection.

Negative immune regulation contributes to disease tolerance in Drosophila

This study shows that negative immune regulation in Drosophila contributes to disease tolerance by increasing mortality despite reduced bacterial loads.

Duox and Jak/Stat signalling influence disease tolerance in Drosophila during Pseudomonas entomophila infection

This study shows that Duox and Jak/Stat signaling affect disease tolerance in Drosophila during Pseudomonas entomophila infection, with sex-specific effects.

Carry on caring: infected females maintain their level of parental care despite suffering high mortality

This study investigates how female burying beetles respond to infection by maintaining parental care despite increased mortality.

Costs and benefits of sub-lethal Drosophila C virus infection

This study investigates the physiological and behavioral effects of sub-lethal Drosophila C Virus infection on Drosophila melanogaster, finding significant fitness impacts that vary with host genotype, sex, and pathogen concentration.