🦪 How do mussels respond to low oxygen and copper? A new study shows that pre-exposure to hypoxia increases Cu uptake but doesn’t reduce toxicity. No cross-tolerance observed. Great cooperation with the group of Inna Sokolova
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#MultipleStressors
🧬🐛 What can parasites teach us about food webs?
Stable isotope analysis (SIA) as a powerful tool now also in parasitology! Our chapter dives into how SIA and compound-specific SIA (CSIA) reveal what parasites eat and how they impact hosts metabolism and entire food webs. doi.org/10.1007/978-...
💊🌊 Antiviral drugs in our waters—what’s the risk?
We tested favipiravir, remdesivir, molnupiravir & their metabolites on D. magna and A. fischeri and found no harm at expected concentrations. ⚠️ Chronic effects, bioaccumulation & transformation products? Still unclear. doi.org/10.1186/s123...
🌍🪱 Biological invasions shake ecosystems—and parasites play a key role. Our chapter dives into invasive parasites, their mechanisms (e.g. spillover, enemy release) & their impact on aquatic hosts. @davidwthieltges.bsky.social Rosa Jolma & Daki Diaz-Morales📘 doi.org/10.1007/978-... #Parasites
🦎🔬 Amphibians are under threat—and so are their parasites. By screening snails in NRW, we uncovered trematode diversity using microscopy & genetics. 🐌 Trematodes tell stories. We’re learning to read them.
@rueckertlab.bsky.social
📄 rdcu.be/ewnHb #eDNA #Trematodes #AquaticParasitology
Bernd Sures
Bernd Sures
Bernd Sures
Bernd Sures
Bernd Sures
Our 2025 July issue bit.ly/2N9R8Es reviews Toxoplasma in the Arctic, parasite-resistant variants in African genomes, malaria-associated liver dysfunction, endocytic pathway of pathogenic trypanosomatids, trogocytosis in parasitic infections, mosquito sensory detection mechanisms, & more
New paper 🧪:
Acanthocephalan & microsporidian parasites subtly alter δ¹⁵N/δ¹³C signatures in Asellus aquaticus. Seasonal patterns reveal how parasite infections shape trophic dynamics in freshwater detritivores.
doi.org/10.1051/para...
@berndsures.bsky.social
@katharinasures.bsky.social @probstlab.bsky.social et al. analysed CRISPR-Cas systems of metagenome-assembled genomes from two subsurface environments, shedding new light on the diversity of CRISPR spacers in natural microbial communities.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf201
#genome #evolution #CRISPR
1/2 Parasiten haben ein schlechtes Image. Dabei könnten sie helfen, Umweltprobleme sichtbar zu machen. Eine Studie unserer Forschenden zeigt, dass sie Hinweise auf Schadstoffbelastungen in Meeren liefern.
📸 Ecomare - bruinvissen Michael en Jose - CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/...)
Everything you always wanted to know about parasites and stable isotopes in one book chapter:
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From the new #openaccess book on Aquatic Parasitology, edited by @nicojsmit.bsky.social & @berndsures.bsky.social
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Micropollutants such as pharmaceuticals that are released into the environment after wastewater treatment may have a severe impact on organisms in the aquatic environment. Especially ecotoxicological ...
The analysis of stable isotopes (SIA) in organisms, especially those of carbon (13C/12C) and nitrogen (15N/14N), is a well-established and powerful tool for analysing trophic interactions between free...
Abstract. Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and CRISPR-associated (Cas) systems of bacteria and archaea provide immunities
