THE COST OF AN EMERGING DISEASE: <i>MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE</i>INFECTION ALTERS METABOLIC RATE OF THE NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO ( <i>DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS</i>)

THE COST OF AN EMERGING DISEASE: <i>MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE</i>INFECTION ALTERS METABOLIC RATE OF THE NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO ( <i>DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS</i>)

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Main Author: Steuber, Jarod Gregory
Language:English
Published: University of Akron / OhioLINK 2007
Subjects:
armadillo
leprosy
metabolic rate
emerging disease
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1195236347
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-akron11952363472021-08-03T05:25:17Z THE COST OF AN EMERGING DISEASE: <i>MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE</i>INFECTION ALTERS METABOLIC RATE OF THE NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO ( <i>DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS</i>) Steuber, Jarod Gregory armadillo leprosy metabolic rate emerging disease Emerging diseases could radically alter the energy budget of an organism and hence redefine the response of a host to its environmental stressors. The window of opportunity to study diseases as they emerge within animal populations is small relative to the time available for the study of established diseases. Therefore, the consequences of novel pathogens on the ecological dynamics of animals are less well understood. During the process of a northward range expansion, the nine-banded armadillo ( <i>Dasypus novemcinctus</i>) has acquired a human pathogen, <i>Mycobacterium leprae</i>, which may alter its ecological dynamics. This study investigates the cost of this pathogen on its host. Basal metabolic rates (BMR) from infected and uninfected individuals were measured to test for a cost of the disease that may in turn alter the dynamics of the species in its new environment. Comparison of BMR between infected and disease-free <i>D. novemcinctus</i>indicates that there is a significant metabolic cost of carrying the disease (p = 0.0145). BMR increased 23.9% in infected individuals. Such a large metabolic cost is not usually seen in pathogens that have co-eveolved with their hosts. This is likely to have a considerable effect on the animals’ energy budget, potentially altering individuals’ dispersal, reproductive effort, and also foraging behavior. Such changes would influence dynamics not just at the individual level, but also the species’ ecological limits and hence its range expansion. 2007 English text University of Akron / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1195236347 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1195236347 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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leprosy
metabolic rate
emerging disease
spellingShingle armadillo
leprosy
metabolic rate
emerging disease
Steuber, Jarod Gregory
THE COST OF AN EMERGING DISEASE: <i>MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE</i>INFECTION ALTERS METABOLIC RATE OF THE NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO ( <i>DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS</i>)
author Steuber, Jarod Gregory
author_facet Steuber, Jarod Gregory
author_sort Steuber, Jarod Gregory
title THE COST OF AN EMERGING DISEASE: <i>MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE</i>INFECTION ALTERS METABOLIC RATE OF THE NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO ( <i>DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS</i>)
title_short THE COST OF AN EMERGING DISEASE: <i>MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE</i>INFECTION ALTERS METABOLIC RATE OF THE NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO ( <i>DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS</i>)
title_full THE COST OF AN EMERGING DISEASE: <i>MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE</i>INFECTION ALTERS METABOLIC RATE OF THE NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO ( <i>DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS</i>)
title_fullStr THE COST OF AN EMERGING DISEASE: <i>MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE</i>INFECTION ALTERS METABOLIC RATE OF THE NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO ( <i>DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS</i>)
title_full_unstemmed THE COST OF AN EMERGING DISEASE: <i>MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE</i>INFECTION ALTERS METABOLIC RATE OF THE NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO ( <i>DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS</i>)
title_sort cost of an emerging disease: <i>mycobacterium leprae</i>infection alters metabolic rate of the nine-banded armadillo ( <i>dasypus novemcinctus</i>)
publisher University of Akron / OhioLINK
publishDate 2007
url http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1195236347
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