Publications by authors named "David Najt"
Article Synopsis
- The study identifies two types of treponemes infecting lagomorphs: Treponema paraluisleporidarum ecovar Cuniculus (TPeC), affecting rabbits, and ecovar Lepus (TPeL), affecting hares, with a focus on the complete genome sequence of TPeL from a mountain hare in Sweden.
- Researchers successfully sequenced nearly the entire genome of TPeL, revealing similarities and differences between TPeL and TPeC, including notable gene variations that could influence how these pathogens adapt to their hosts.
- Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the TPeL isolate from the European brown hare is more distantly related to TPeC than the other TPeL
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the prevalence of hare treponematosis in European brown hares in the Czech Republic and explore its relation to altitude, analyzing 289 serum samples from 12 districts collected from 2015 to 2017.
- Serological tests indicated that 107 samples were positive for treponematosis, with an overall true prevalence of 52% across the sampled populations.
- A significant negative correlation between treponematosis prevalence and altitude was found at the district level, suggesting that higher altitude areas had lower rates of the disease.
