Murine leukemia viruses (MuLVs) are the prototypical gammaretroviruses, and they have been extensively studied with regard to how they cause disease. Leukemogenesis by two MuLVs is reviewed here: the endogenous Akv MuLV of AKR mice, and exogenous Moloney MuLV. Important features of MuLV leukemogenesis include the in vivo generation of envelope recombinants (MCFs) through recombination with endo...

Finding cost-effective management strategies to recover species declining due to multiple threats is challenging, especially when there are limited resources. Recent studies offer insights into how costs and threats can influence the best choice of management actions. However, when implementing management actions in the real-world, a range of impediments to management success often exist that c...

This report summarizes the activities and main achievements that have resulted in the context of the CoreGRID network of excellence from REP 9 on resource allocation for adaptable applications. During this 4 months program, Jérémy Buisson (postdoc, CR14 INRIA) has collaborated with Dick Epema (associate professor, scientific contact in the hosting institute, CR06 TUD), Hashim Mohamed (PhD stude...

Devastating fires in Australia over 2019–20 decimated native fauna and flora, including koalas. The resulting population bottleneck, combined with significant loss of habitat, increases the vulnerability remaining koala populations to threats which include disease. Chlamydia is one disease causes morbidity mortality predominant pathogenic species, pecorum , severe ocular, urogenital reproductiv...

Chlamydial disease continues to be one of the main factors threatening the long-term survival of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). Despite this, large epidemiological studies of chlamydial infection and disease in wild koala populations are lacking. A better understanding of the prevalence, transmission and pathogenesis is needed to improve control measures, such as the development of vaccine...