Erin L. Sauer

Prior infection induces long-lasting partial immunity to reduce transmission within flocks in an avian host-pathogen system.

The study shows that prior infection with Mycoplasma gallisepticum in birds leads to partial immunity lasting three years, reducing transmission within flocks.

The nutritional content of anthropogenic resources affects wildlife disease dynamics

The paper investigates how the nutritional quality of anthropogenic food affects disease transmission in wildlife, finding that lower quality food leads to larger epidemics and population declines.

Diet driven differences in host tolerance are linked to shifts in global gene expression in a common avian host-pathogen system

The paper examines how diet affects host tolerance to a bacterial pathogen in birds, finding that protein-fed birds show greater transcriptional priming and tolerance during recovery.

A high lipid diet leads to greater pathology and lower tolerance during infection

This study shows that a high lipid diet increases pathology and reduces tolerance in canaries infected with Mycoplasma gallisepticum compared to a high protein diet.