Longitudinal study of a rodent invasion reveals shifts in host pathogen interactions

Andrew McManus; Maxime Galan; Nathalie Charbonnel; Celia Holland; Vincent Sluydts; Annetta Zintl; Peter Stuart

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1014349

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Longitudinal study of a rodent invasion reveals shifts in host pathogen interactions

Andrew McManus,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Munster Technological University, Tralee, Ireland
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Maxime Galan,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation CBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, Institut Agro, IRD, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Nathalie Charbonnel,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation CBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, Institut Agro, IRD, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Celia Holland,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Zoology, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Vincent Sluydts,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biology, Evolutionary Ecology Group, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
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Annetta Zintl,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University College Dublin, School of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Science Centre, Belfield, Ireland
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Peter Stuart

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: peter.stuart@mtu.ie

Affiliation Department of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Munster Technological University, Tralee, Ireland

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2313-8849

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Longitudinal study of a rodent invasion reveals shifts in host pathogen interactions

Andrew McManus,
Maxime Galan,
Nathalie Charbonnel,
Celia Holland,
Vincent Sluydts,
Annetta Zintl,
Peter Stuart

Published: July 23, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1014349

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