308119/2022-3]), and Pro-Reitoria de Pesquisa da UNESP (Edital 12/2022-Projeto 4293). G.S.S. received a post-doctoral fellowship from Pro-Reitoria de Pesquisa da UNESP. Publisher Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.; Bats and their ectoparasites play a crucial role in understanding the ecology and transmission of vector-borne pathogens, yet these dynamics remain poorly studied in Portugal. This study aimed to inve...
Funding Information: This research was funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (PTDC/MEC-MET/29314/2017, and 2022.05764.PTDC), by the European Comission CORDIS Pas Gras Project (101080329) and by the European Union EVCA Twining Project (Horizon GA n° 101079264). Publisher Copyright: © 2024 by the authors.; Obesity entails metabolic alterations across multiple organs, highlighting the role of inter-orga...
The 19th ISCB Student Council Symposium (SCS2023) organized by ISCB-SC adopted a hybrid format for the first time, allowing participants to engage in-person in Lyon, France, and virtually via an interactive online platform. The symposium prioritized inclusivity, featuring on-site sessions, poster presentations, and social activities for in-person attendees, while virtual participants accessed live sessions, int...
Funding Information: We thank UniMS–Mass Spectrometry Unit from ITQB/iBET (Oeiras, Portugal) for MS data acquisition, and particular to Patrícia Alves, Ana Guerreiro and Catarina Correia for discussions and technical support on mass spectrometry. We thank Pedro Lamosa for discussions and technical support on NMR. We also thank Joerg Bomke, Pedro Sousa, Carolina Cassona, Inês Isidro and Inês Carrondo for fruitfu...
Bartonella spp. comprises emergent and re-emergent fastidious Gram-negative bacteria with worldwide distribution. Cats are the main reservoir hosts for Bartonella henselae and dogs represent opportunistic hosts for the bacteria. Even though ticks may also play a role in transmission, their competence as vectors for Bartonella spp. has not been totally understood. Considering only a few studies had a focus on sc...