The predominant clonal evolution (PCE) model of pathogenic microorganisms postulates that the impact of genetic recombination in those pathogens' natural populations is not enough to erase a persistent phylogenetic signal at all evolutionary scales from microevolution till geological times in the whole ecogeographical range of the species considere...
A major forthcoming sanitary issue concerns the apparition and spreading of drug-resistant microorganisms, potentially threatening millions of humans. In low-income countries, polluted urban runoff and open sewage channels are major sources of microbes. These microbes join natural microbial communities in aquatic ecosystems already impacted by vari...
Over the last 40 years, the recurrence of epidemics resulting from known or new infectious agents (AIDS, avian influenza, SARS, Ebola, etc.) has sharply raised awareness about the interconnections between human health and the health of animals and the environment, as well as the effects of global changes on these interactions. In line with the emer...
Au cours des 40 dernières années, la récurrence d'épidémies dues à des agents infectieux connus ou nouveaux (sida, virus de la grippe aviaire, du SRAS, Ebola...) a généré une prise de conscience accrue des interconnexions entre santés humaine, animale et environnementale, et de l'effet des changements globaux sur ces interactions. À l'image des éme...
