James Stephen Adelman

Mycoplasma gallisepticum uses itaconate-associated mitochondrial inhibition to suppress host immunometabolism

This study shows Mycoplasma gallisepticum suppresses host immune responses by inhibiting mitochondrial respiration via itaconate, while inducing local inflammation.

Immediate and carryover reproductive costs of infection in female but not male house finches

This study shows that MG infection reduces female house finch reproduction both immediately and with carryover effects, while male reproduction is affected only in the short term.

Infected host competence overshadows heterogeneity in susceptibility in shaping experimental epizootics

The paper shows that host competence, not susceptibility heterogeneity, drives epidemic outcomes in experimental bird flocks.

Host prior exposure augments heterogeneity in gene expression in both host and pathogen during in vivo infection

This study shows prior pathogen exposure increases gene expression heterogeneity in both host and pathogen during reinfection in house finches.

Paying upfront: successful initial infections protect against severe future infections

The study shows that successful initial infections in house finches protect against severe future infections, with males being more susceptible than females.

Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) infection inhibits mitochondrial respiratory function in a wild songbird

This study examines how Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection affects mitochondrial respiration in house finches, finding reduced respiration rates at different stages of infection.

Pathogen priming alters host transmission potential and predictors of transmissibility in a wild songbird species

This study shows that prior pathogen exposure in house finches reduces transmission likelihood but does not eliminate it, especially with more transmissible strains.

Prior exposure to pathogens augments host heterogeneity in susceptibility and has key epidemiological consequences

The paper shows prior pathogen exposure increases susceptibility heterogeneity in songbirds and affects epidemic dynamics.