Transcriptional host–pathogen responses of Pseudogymnoascus destructans and three species of bats with white-nose syndrome

Understanding how context (e.g., host species, environmental conditions) drives disease susceptibility is an essential goal of disease ecology. We hypothesized that in bat white-nose syndrome (WNS), species-specific host–pathogen interactions may partly explain varying disease outcomes among host sp...

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Autores principales: Christina M. Davy, Michael E. Donaldson, Hana Bandouchova, Ana M. Breit, Nicole A.S. Dorville, Yvonne A. Dzal, Veronika Kovacova, Emma L. Kunkel, Natália Martínková, Kaleigh J.O. Norquay, James E. Paterson, Jan Zukal, Jiri Pikula, Craig K.R. Willis, Christopher J. Kyle
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:31d6d8da25d74487a9d892a80bc6c7ff2021-11-17T14:21:58ZTranscriptional host–pathogen responses of Pseudogymnoascus destructans and three species of bats with white-nose syndrome2150-55942150-560810.1080/21505594.2020.1768018https://doaj.org/article/31d6d8da25d74487a9d892a80bc6c7ff2020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2020.1768018https://doaj.org/toc/2150-5594https://doaj.org/toc/2150-5608Understanding how context (e.g., host species, environmental conditions) drives disease susceptibility is an essential goal of disease ecology. We hypothesized that in bat white-nose syndrome (WNS), species-specific host–pathogen interactions may partly explain varying disease outcomes among host species. We characterized bat and pathogen transcriptomes in paired samples of lesion-positive and lesion-negative wing tissue from bats infected with Pseudogymnoascus destructans in three parallel experiments. The first two experiments analyzed samples collected from the susceptible Nearctic Myotis lucifugus and the less-susceptible Nearctic Eptesicus fuscus, following experimental infection and hibernation in captivity under controlled conditions. The third experiment applied the same analyses to paired samples from infected, free-ranging Myotis myotis, a less susceptible, Palearctic species, following natural infection and hibernation (n = 8 sample pairs/species). Gene expression by P. destructans was similar among the three host species despite varying environmental conditions among the three experiments and was similar within each host species between saprophytic contexts (superficial growth on wings) and pathogenic contexts (growth in lesions on the same wings). In contrast, we observed qualitative variation in host response: M. lucifugus and M. myotis exhibited systemic responses to infection, while E. fuscus up-regulated a remarkably localized response. Our results suggest potential phylogenetic determinants of response to WNS and can inform further studies of context-dependent host–pathogen interactions.Christina M. DavyMichael E. DonaldsonHana BandouchovaAna M. BreitNicole A.S. DorvilleYvonne A. DzalVeronika KovacovaEmma L. KunkelNatália MartínkováKaleigh J.O. NorquayJames E. PatersonJan ZukalJiri PikulaCraig K.R. WillisChristopher J. KyleTaylor & Francis Grouparticledisease ecologyemerging infectious diseaseseptesicus fuscushost–pathogen interactionssusceptibilitymyotis lucifugusmyotis myotispseudogymnoascus destructansvirulenceInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216ENVirulence, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 781-794 (2020)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic disease ecology
emerging infectious diseases
eptesicus fuscus
host–pathogen interactions
susceptibility
myotis lucifugus
myotis myotis
pseudogymnoascus destructans
virulence
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
spellingShingle disease ecology
emerging infectious diseases
eptesicus fuscus
host–pathogen interactions
susceptibility
myotis lucifugus
myotis myotis
pseudogymnoascus destructans
virulence
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Christina M. Davy
Michael E. Donaldson
Hana Bandouchova
Ana M. Breit
Nicole A.S. Dorville
Yvonne A. Dzal
Veronika Kovacova
Emma L. Kunkel
Natália Martínková
Kaleigh J.O. Norquay
James E. Paterson
Jan Zukal
Jiri Pikula
Craig K.R. Willis
Christopher J. Kyle
Transcriptional host–pathogen responses of Pseudogymnoascus destructans and three species of bats with white-nose syndrome
description Understanding how context (e.g., host species, environmental conditions) drives disease susceptibility is an essential goal of disease ecology. We hypothesized that in bat white-nose syndrome (WNS), species-specific host–pathogen interactions may partly explain varying disease outcomes among host species. We characterized bat and pathogen transcriptomes in paired samples of lesion-positive and lesion-negative wing tissue from bats infected with Pseudogymnoascus destructans in three parallel experiments. The first two experiments analyzed samples collected from the susceptible Nearctic Myotis lucifugus and the less-susceptible Nearctic Eptesicus fuscus, following experimental infection and hibernation in captivity under controlled conditions. The third experiment applied the same analyses to paired samples from infected, free-ranging Myotis myotis, a less susceptible, Palearctic species, following natural infection and hibernation (n = 8 sample pairs/species). Gene expression by P. destructans was similar among the three host species despite varying environmental conditions among the three experiments and was similar within each host species between saprophytic contexts (superficial growth on wings) and pathogenic contexts (growth in lesions on the same wings). In contrast, we observed qualitative variation in host response: M. lucifugus and M. myotis exhibited systemic responses to infection, while E. fuscus up-regulated a remarkably localized response. Our results suggest potential phylogenetic determinants of response to WNS and can inform further studies of context-dependent host–pathogen interactions.
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author Christina M. Davy
Michael E. Donaldson
Hana Bandouchova
Ana M. Breit
Nicole A.S. Dorville
Yvonne A. Dzal
Veronika Kovacova
Emma L. Kunkel
Natália Martínková
Kaleigh J.O. Norquay
James E. Paterson
Jan Zukal
Jiri Pikula
Craig K.R. Willis
Christopher J. Kyle
author_facet Christina M. Davy
Michael E. Donaldson
Hana Bandouchova
Ana M. Breit
Nicole A.S. Dorville
Yvonne A. Dzal
Veronika Kovacova
Emma L. Kunkel
Natália Martínková
Kaleigh J.O. Norquay
James E. Paterson
Jan Zukal
Jiri Pikula
Craig K.R. Willis
Christopher J. Kyle
author_sort Christina M. Davy
title Transcriptional host–pathogen responses of Pseudogymnoascus destructans and three species of bats with white-nose syndrome
title_short Transcriptional host–pathogen responses of Pseudogymnoascus destructans and three species of bats with white-nose syndrome
title_full Transcriptional host–pathogen responses of Pseudogymnoascus destructans and three species of bats with white-nose syndrome
title_fullStr Transcriptional host–pathogen responses of Pseudogymnoascus destructans and three species of bats with white-nose syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Transcriptional host–pathogen responses of Pseudogymnoascus destructans and three species of bats with white-nose syndrome
title_sort transcriptional host–pathogen responses of pseudogymnoascus destructans and three species of bats with white-nose syndrome
publisher Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate 2020
url https://doaj.org/article/31d6d8da25d74487a9d892a80bc6c7ff
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