2019
The global distribution of Bacillus anthracis and associated anthrax risk to humans, livestock and wildlife
Carlson C, Kracalik I, Ross N, Alexander K, Hugh-Jones M, Fegan M, Elkin B, Epp T, Shury T, Zhang W, Bagirova M, Getz W, Blackburn J. The global distribution of Bacillus anthracis and associated anthrax risk to humans, livestock and wildlife. Nature Microbiology 2019, 4: 1337-1343. PMID: 31086311, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-019-0435-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnthrax riskWild ungulatesDistribution of B. anthracisInadequate surveillance systemsGlobal distributionOccurrence datasetConservation effortsLivestock vulnerabilityTemperate landsGrazing livestockHuman healthGeographic extentGlobal totalRegression treesWildlifeUngulatesVulnerable regionsLivestockAnthrax outbreaksNorth AmericaRainfed systemsBillion peopleLandscapeLandTemperate
2018
Spores and soil from six sides: interdisciplinarity and the environmental biology of anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)
Carlson C, Getz W, Kausrud K, Cizauskas C, Blackburn J, Carrillo F, Colwell R, Easterday W, Ganz H, Kamath P, Økstad O, Turner W, Kolstø A, Stenseth N. Spores and soil from six sides: interdisciplinarity and the environmental biology of anthrax (Bacillus anthracis). Biological Reviews 2018, 93: 1813-1831. PMID: 29732670, DOI: 10.1111/brv.12420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental persistenceLong Term Ecological Research siteBiology of Bacillus anthracisBacillus cereus biovar anthracisPatterns of vegetationEtosha National ParkEcological Research siteEnvironmentally transmitted diseasesLong-term persistenceAnthrax riskAnthrax seasonalityHerbivorous hostsDecades of surveillanceHerbivore communitiesAnthrax dynamicsEcosystem structureConservation effortsCarcass depositionNational ParkEcological roleSpore banksDisease ecologyGreen-upHerbivoresSoil