In this paper we investigated how ambient temperature affects the viability and pathogenicity of Mycoplasma gallisepticum on bird feeders. The project was conducted in two parts, and we collected viability data using culture-based approaches, and pathogenicity data using a bioassay.
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Collaborative Research: Host ocular microbiome and pathogen dynamics: from individual to population-level effects in a songbird
[teemer_culture_110924.R] - R studio file for Experiment 1 (Culture Assay) in "Colder temperatures augment viability of an indirectly transmitted songbird pathogen on bird feeders", including associated code for Figure 1. All variables are defined within the file.
[max_ccu3.csv] - a .csv file containing data from Experiment 1 (Culture Assay) from "Colder temperatures augment viability of an indirectly transmitted songbird pathogen on bird feeders".
[teemer_bioassay_110924.R] - R studio file for Experiment 2 (Bioassay) in "Colder temperatures augment viability of an indirectly-transmitted songbird pathogen on bird feeders", including associated code for Figure 2, Figure 3, and Appendix S1: Figure S1. All variables are defined within the file.
[es_path_all.csv] - a .csv file containing data from Experiment 2 (Bioassay) from "Colder temperatures augment viability of an indirectly-transmitted songbird pathogen on bird feeders".