Giulio Petroni

This study shows that parasites at the front of an epidemic evolve higher infectivity and lower virulence, which accelerates epidemic spread when host dispersal is limited.

The paper uses environmental DNA to detect RMS-MLO and I. multifiliis in trout farms, finding RMS-MLO persists long-term without correlating with RMS outbreaks, while I. multifiliis increases during outbreaks.

The paper describes three new species of ciliates, including mitochondrial genome sequencing and annotation, and reports phylogenetic findings on their classification.

The paper monitors macroinvertebrates in a guano-rich cave, finding higher diversity with structural complexity and bat presence, and lower diversity in old guano substrates.