Publications by authors named "M T Emery"
Southern greater gliders (Petauroides volans) are endangered Australian marsupials for which there is little health data currently available. Chlamydia pecorum is the only reported pathogen of greater gliders and infects a broad range of hosts, including other marsupials, ruminants, swine and birds. Conjunctival and cloacal swabs collected from thirty-two southern greater gliders across southeastern New South Wales, Australia were screened for Chlamydia spp.
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- Cnidarians, like jellyfish, often have a mutualistic relationship with photosynthetic dinoflagellates, which helps them gain nutrients but may weaken their immune response.
- Research focused on upside-down jellyfish revealed that symbiotic polyps had lower survival rates when exposed to pathogens compared to those without symbionts.
- Gene studies suggest that the immune responses of symbiotic polyps were more damaging, as they showed higher inflammation and stress levels, indicating a trade-off between nutrition from symbionts and their ability to defend against diseases.
Melanin is an essential product that plays an important role in innate immunity in a variety of organisms across the animal kingdom. Melanin synthesis is performed by many organisms using the tyrosine metabolism pathway, a general pathway that utilizes a type-three copper oxidase protein, called PO-candidates (phenoloxidase candidates). While melanin synthesis is well-characterized in organisms like arthropods and humans, it is not as well-understood in non-model organisms such as cnidarians.
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- The study focused on translating and validating various compassion measurement scales from English to French to enhance research on self-compassion and compassion for others in French-speaking populations.
- A group of 384 French-speaking participants completed these translated measures along with assessments for mental health and well-being.
- Results indicated that the translated measures have good reliability and validity, confirming that they can effectively measure the constructs of compassion as intended.