New challenges for vaccination to prevent chlamydial abortion in sheep (2011)
Journal Article
Entrican, G., Wheelhouse, N., Wattegedera, S. R., & Longbottom, D. (2012). New challenges for vaccination to prevent chlamydial abortion in sheep. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 35(3), 271-276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2011.12.001

Ovine enzootic abortion (OEA) is caused by the obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacterium Chlamydia abortus. OEA remains a common cause of infectious abortion in many sheep-rearing countries despite the existence of commercially available vaccine... Read More about New challenges for vaccination to prevent chlamydial abortion in sheep.

Endemic and emerging chlamydial infections of animals and their zoonotic implications (2011)
Journal Article
Wheelhouse, N., & Longbottom, D. (2011). Endemic and emerging chlamydial infections of animals and their zoonotic implications. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 59(4), 283-291. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1865-1682.2011.01274.x

The Chlamydiae are a diverse group of obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacteria that are known to infect a wide variety of host species and are responsible for a wide range of diseases in animals and man. Many of these organisms have been extensi... Read More about Endemic and emerging chlamydial infections of animals and their zoonotic implications.

Desynchronizing effects of lightning strike disturbances on cyclic forest dynamics in mangrove plantations (2011)
Journal Article
Kautz, M., Berger, U., Stoyan, D., Vogt, J., Khan, N. I., Diele, K., Saint-Paul, U., Triet, T., & Nam, V. N. (2011). Desynchronizing effects of lightning strike disturbances on cyclic forest dynamics in mangrove plantations. Aquatic Botany, 95(3), 173-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2011.05.005

Plantations released from management are vulnerable to transient oscillations until cohort dynamics are broken and the vertical and horizontal structures of the plantation are transformed to those of more natural forests. Cohort-desynchronizing facto... Read More about Desynchronizing effects of lightning strike disturbances on cyclic forest dynamics in mangrove plantations.

Molecular detection of Chlamydia-like organisms in cattle drinking water (2011)
Journal Article
Wheelhouse, N., Saita, M., Gidlow, J., Deuchande, R., Borel, N., Baily, J., Caldow, G., & Longbottom, D. (2011). Molecular detection of Chlamydia-like organisms in cattle drinking water. Veterinary Microbiology, 152(1-2), 196-199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.03.040

A substantial proportion of the causes of infectious bovine abortion remain largely undiagnosed, potentially due to the presence of previously unrecognised infectious agents. Recently, several reports have demonstrated the presence of Parachlamydia s... Read More about Molecular detection of Chlamydia-like organisms in cattle drinking water.

Genetic variability of Chlamydophila abortus strains assessed by PCR-RFLP analysis of polymorphic membrane protein-encoding genes (2011)
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Saita, M., Clarka, E. M., Wheelhouse, N., Spalding, L., Livingstone, M., Sachse, K., Markey, B. K., Magnino, S., Siarkou, V. I., Vretou, E., Caro, M. R., Yaga, R., Lainson, F. A., Smith, D. G. E., Wright, F., & Longbottom, D. (2011). Genetic variability of Chlamydophila abortus strains assessed by PCR-RFLP analysis of polymorphic membrane protein-encoding genes. Veterinary Microbiology, 151(3-4), 284-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.03.005

This study used PCR-RFLP to investigate the genetic variability of pmp-encoding genes from fifty-two Chlamydophila abortus (C. abortus) strains originating from abortion cases from various geographical regions and host species. Six primer pairs were... Read More about Genetic variability of Chlamydophila abortus strains assessed by PCR-RFLP analysis of polymorphic membrane protein-encoding genes.

Influence of salinity on the larval development of the fiddler crab Uca vocator (Ocypodidae) as an indicator of ontogenetic migration towards offshore waters (2011)
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de Jesus de Brito Simith, D., de Souza, A. S., Maciel, C. R., Abrunhosa, F. A., & Diele, K. (2012). Influence of salinity on the larval development of the fiddler crab Uca vocator (Ocypodidae) as an indicator of ontogenetic migration towards offshore waters. Helgoland Marine Research, 66, 77-85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10152-011-0249-0

Larvae of many marine decapod crustaceans are released in unpredictable habitats with strong salinity fluctuations during the breeding season. In an experimental laboratory study, we investigated the influence of seven different salinities (0, 5, 10,... Read More about Influence of salinity on the larval development of the fiddler crab Uca vocator (Ocypodidae) as an indicator of ontogenetic migration towards offshore waters.

Artisanal fishery of the Mangrove Crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae) and first steps toward a successful co-management in Bragança, North Brazil. (2010)
Book Chapter
Diele, K., Araújo, A. R. R., Glaser, M., & Salzmann, U. (2010). Artisanal fishery of the Mangrove Crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae) and first steps toward a successful co-management in Bragança, North Brazil. In Mangrove Dynamics and Management in North Brazil (287-297). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13457-9_19

The Brachyuran Crab community of the Caeté Estuary, North Brazil: species richness, zonation and abundance. (2010)
Book Chapter
Diele, K., Koch, V., Abrunhosa, F. A., Farias Lima, J., & Simith, D. D. J. D. B. (2010). The Brachyuran Crab community of the Caeté Estuary, North Brazil: species richness, zonation and abundance. In Mangrove Dynamics and Management in North Brazil (251-263). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13457-9_16

Comparative population dynamics and life histories of North Brazilian Mangrove crabs, Genera Uca and Ucides (Ocypodoidea). (2010)
Book Chapter
Diele, K., & Koch, V. (2010). Comparative population dynamics and life histories of North Brazilian Mangrove crabs, Genera Uca and Ucides (Ocypodoidea). In Mangrove Dynamics and Management in North Brazil (275-285). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13457-9_18

Comparing life history variations between species helps understanding how different life history patterns may have evolved (Begon M, Harper JL, Townsend CR (1996) Ecology. Blackwell Science, Oxford). Here, we compare central aspects of the dynamics a... Read More about Comparative population dynamics and life histories of North Brazilian Mangrove crabs, Genera Uca and Ucides (Ocypodoidea)..

Simulating Ucides cordatus population recovery on fished grounds. (2010)
Book Chapter
Piou, C., Berger, U., & Diele, K. (2010). Simulating Ucides cordatus population recovery on fished grounds. In Mangrove Dynamics and Management in North Brazil (299-303). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13457-9_20

The recovery of fishing grounds of Ucides cordatus populations in the Caeté Peninsula is a recurrent process due to individual movements. However, these movements could not be observed in the field. A pattern-oriented modeling approach was used to in... Read More about Simulating Ucides cordatus population recovery on fished grounds..

Growth and mortality of the exploited mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae) in N-Brazil (2010)
Journal Article
Diele, K., & Koch, V. (2010). Growth and mortality of the exploited mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae) in N-Brazil. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 395(1-2), 171-180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2010.08.029

Reliable estimates of growth and mortality parameters are crucial for understanding how populations of exploited species may respond to shifts in fishing pressure. Results of previous studies on growth of the ecologically and economically important m... Read More about Growth and mortality of the exploited mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae) in N-Brazil.

Ectopic lymphoid tissue formation in the lungs of mice infected with Chlamydia pneumoniae is associated with epithelial macrophage inflammatory protein-2/CXCL2 expression (2010)
Journal Article
Fitch, P., Wheelhouse, N., Bowles, P., Paterson, M., Longbottom, D., Entrican, G., & Howie, S. (2010). Ectopic lymphoid tissue formation in the lungs of mice infected with Chlamydia pneumoniae is associated with epithelial macrophage inflammatory protein-2/CXCL2 expression. Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 162(2), 372-378. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2249.2010.04231.x

Infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae (Cp) accounts for around 10% of community acquired bacterial pneumonia and has been associated with other chronic inflammatory conditions. We describe a C57/Bl6 murine model of Cp lung infection characterized by a... Read More about Ectopic lymphoid tissue formation in the lungs of mice infected with Chlamydia pneumoniae is associated with epithelial macrophage inflammatory protein-2/CXCL2 expression.

Novel chlamydia-like organisms as cause of bovine abortions, UK (2010)
Journal Article
Wheelhouse, N., Katzer, F., Wright, F., & Longbottom, D. (2010). Novel chlamydia-like organisms as cause of bovine abortions, UK. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16(8), 1323-1324. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1608.091878

Immunological paradigms and the pathogenesis of ovine chlamydial abortion (2010)
Journal Article
Entrican, G., Wattegedera, S., Wheelhouse, N., Allan, A., & Rocchi, M. (2010). Immunological paradigms and the pathogenesis of ovine chlamydial abortion. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 64(4), 287-294. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0897.2010.00907.x

Successful mammalian pregnancy involves complex immunological interactions between the mother and foetus that are not yet fully understood. A number of immunological paradigms have been established to explain the failure of the maternal immune system... Read More about Immunological paradigms and the pathogenesis of ovine chlamydial abortion.

The ecotoxicology of nanoparticles in Daphnia magna (2010)
Thesis
Rosenkranz, P. The ecotoxicology of nanoparticles in Daphnia magna. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3808

Manufactured nanoparticles are increasingly being used in the production of consumer products and appliances. A release in the environment, either intended through remediation or unintended through a spill at production sites, through wastewater or p... Read More about The ecotoxicology of nanoparticles in Daphnia magna.

Influence of natural settlement cues on the metamorphosis of fiddler crab megalopae, Uca vocator (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) (2010)
Journal Article
Simith, D. J., Diele, K., & Abrunhosa, F. A. (2010). Influence of natural settlement cues on the metamorphosis of fiddler crab megalopae, Uca vocator (Decapoda: Ocypodidae). Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 82(2), 313-321. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0001-37652010000200007

Megalopae of many decapod crab species accelerate their development time to metamorphosis (TTM) when exposed to natural physical and/or chemical cues characteristic of the parental habitat. In the present study, the influence of natural settlement cu... Read More about Influence of natural settlement cues on the metamorphosis of fiddler crab megalopae, Uca vocator (Decapoda: Ocypodidae).

Evidence of Chlamydophila abortus vaccine strain 1B as a possible cause of ovine enzootic abortion (2010)
Journal Article
Wheelhouse, N., Aitchison, K., Laroucau, K., Thomson, J., & Longbottom, D. (2010). Evidence of Chlamydophila abortus vaccine strain 1B as a possible cause of ovine enzootic abortion. Vaccine, 28(35), 5657-5663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.04.114

Chlamydophila abortus, the agent of ovine enzootic abortion (OEA), is a major cause of lamb mortality worldwide. Disease can be controlled through the use of vaccines based on the 1B temperature-sensitive mutant strain of C. abortus. This study inves... Read More about Evidence of Chlamydophila abortus vaccine strain 1B as a possible cause of ovine enzootic abortion.

Parachlamydia involvement in bovine abortions in a beef herd in Scotland (2010)
Journal Article
Caldow, G., Gidlow, J., Deuchande, R., Baily, J., Longbottom, D., Wheelhouse, N., Borel, N., & Greub, G. (2010). Parachlamydia involvement in bovine abortions in a beef herd in Scotland. Veterinary Record, 166, 598-599. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.c2435

Reproductive control via eviction (but not the threat of eviction) in banded mongooses (2010)
Journal Article
Cant, M. A., Hodge, S. J., Bell, M. B. V., Gilchrist, J., & Nichols, H. J. (2010). Reproductive control via eviction (but not the threat of eviction) in banded mongooses. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 277, 2219-2226. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2009.2097

Considerable research has focused on understanding variation in reproductive skew in cooperative animal societies, but the pace of theoretical development has far outstripped empirical testing of the models. One major class of model suggests that dom... Read More about Reproductive control via eviction (but not the threat of eviction) in banded mongooses.

Inflammatory cytokine responses in a pregnant mouse model of Chlamydophila abortus infection (2010)
Journal Article
Kerr, K., Wheelhouse, N., Livingstone, M., Anderson, I. E., Entrican, G., McKeever, D., & Longbottom, D. (2010). Inflammatory cytokine responses in a pregnant mouse model of Chlamydophila abortus infection. Veterinary Microbiology, 144(3-4), 392-398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.01.025

Chlamydophila abortus (C. abortus) is the aetiological agent of ovine enzootic abortion (OEA). The highly elevated expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokine tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) and low-level expression of interferon-gamma (IFNγ) tha... Read More about Inflammatory cytokine responses in a pregnant mouse model of Chlamydophila abortus infection.