Publications by authors named "Alexander N Reed"
Emerging infectious diseases are increasingly recognized as a significant threat to global biodiversity conservation. Elucidating the relationship between pathogens and the host microbiome could lead to novel approaches for mitigating disease impacts. Pathogens can alter the host microbiome by inducing dysbiosis, an ecological state characterized by a reduction in bacterial alpha diversity, an increase in pathobionts, or a shift in beta diversity.
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- Herptiles, including reptiles and amphibians, are facing significant endangerment, prompting various conservation efforts to ensure their recovery, yet little is known about their gut microbiomes and how it impacts their health.
- This study examines the gut microbiome of various herptiles, revealing that bacterial communities differ based on host species and are influenced by geographical factors, with fungi also significantly present in these microbiomes.
- The findings suggest that interactions between fungi and bacteria could play a role in shaping the gut microbiome, potentially driven by unique metabolic functions resulting from horizontal gene transfer, highlighting the importance of these microbial relationships in herptile conservation efforts.
Background: The presence of a trauma surgeon during patient resuscitations is required at most American College of Surgeons-verified trauma centers despite little evidence showing improved patient outcomes in the less-than-critically injured (Tier 2) trauma patients. This study was designed to identify the impact of extending required surgeon response times on outcomes in tier 2 trauma patients.
Methods: An American College of Surgeons-verified level 2 trauma center extended the maximum allowed surgeon response time for tier 2 activations from 60 min to 120 min on November 1, 2011.