Sentence examples for introduction of pathogens from inspiring English sources

Amongst the possible reasons for this decline are over exploitation, habitat loss [2], migration barriers [3], the introduction of pathogens such as Anguillicoloides crassus[4] and adverse effects of contaminants [5],[6].

Closure of damaged acini might prevent retrograde introduction of pathogens from the downstream urogenital tract into the prostate gland stroma that houses vessels.

We simplified the model in this way because we wish to focus on the introduction of pathogens by commercial bees into an established population of wild bumble bees, and the subsequent horizontal transmission of infection among foraging workers.

The human introduction of pathogens suggested for Serratia spp. infection of acroporid corals in the Florida Keys [79], but may be less likely on Kiritimati given the lack of sewage signature.

Given the increasing volume of shipping (18 ), introduction of pathogens to coastal ecosystems is likely to increase.

Human introduction of pathogens, hosts, or materials into new areas has been termed "pathogen pollution" (Daszak et al. 2000).

Correct species delimitation of plant-pathogenic fungi is critical for understanding the evolution of pathogenicity, introductions of pathogens to new areas, and for regulating the movement of pathogens to enforce quarantines.

The classic models focus on the basic reproductive ratio of the disease, R0 the number of secondary cases in a naïve, wholly susceptible, and disease-free population that result from the initial introduction of pathogen (Kermack and Mckendrick 1929; Anderson and May 1979, 1991).

In other words, the 1918 influenza pandemic may have shared some of the characteristics with the introductions of pathogens such as smallpox and measles to the Americas and the South Pacific.

Although introduced species may gain advantage in introduced habitats due to their escape from pathogens present in their home range, multiple introductions of a species increase the chances of introduction of associated pathogens (Torchin and Mitchell 2004), thereby reducing the value of 'escape' as a mechanism to maintain populations in a new habitat.

By detecting the introduction of invasive pathogens at low incidence, the control and eradication of an epidemic is more likely to be successful.