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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Social insect colonies have evolved many collectively performed adaptations
that reduce the impact of infectious disease and that are expected to maximize
their fitness. This colony-level protection is termed social immunity, and it
enhances the health and survival of the colony. In this review, we address how
social immunity emerges from its mechanistic components to produce colony-level
disease avoidance, resistance, and tolerance. To understand the evolutionary causes
and consequences of social immunity, we highlight the need for studies that evaluate
the effects of social immunity on colony fitness. We discuss the role that host
life history and ecology have on predicted eco-evolutionary dynamics, which differ
among the social insect lineages. Throughout the review, we highlight current
gaps in our knowledge and promising avenues for future research, which we hope
will bring us closer to an integrated understanding of socio-eco-evo-immunology.
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- first_name: Christopher
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last_name: Pull
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- first_name: Matthias
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last_name: Fürst
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citation:
ama: 'Cremer S, Pull C, Fürst M. Social immunity: Emergence and evolution of colony-level
disease protection. Annual Review of Entomology. 2018;63:105-123. doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-020117-043110'
apa: 'Cremer, S., Pull, C., & Fürst, M. (2018). Social immunity: Emergence and
evolution of colony-level disease protection. Annual Review of Entomology.
Annual Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ento-020117-043110'
chicago: 'Cremer, Sylvia, Christopher Pull, and Matthias Fürst. “Social Immunity:
Emergence and Evolution of Colony-Level Disease Protection.” Annual Review
of Entomology. Annual Reviews, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ento-020117-043110.'
ieee: 'S. Cremer, C. Pull, and M. Fürst, “Social immunity: Emergence and evolution
of colony-level disease protection,” Annual Review of Entomology, vol.
63. Annual Reviews, pp. 105–123, 2018.'
ista: 'Cremer S, Pull C, Fürst M. 2018. Social immunity: Emergence and evolution
of colony-level disease protection. Annual Review of Entomology. 63, 105–123.'
mla: 'Cremer, Sylvia, et al. “Social Immunity: Emergence and Evolution of Colony-Level
Disease Protection.” Annual Review of Entomology, vol. 63, Annual Reviews,
2018, pp. 105–23, doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-020117-043110.'
short: S. Cremer, C. Pull, M. Fürst, Annual Review of Entomology 63 (2018) 105–123.
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abstract:
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text: Animal social networks are shaped by multiple selection pressures, including
the need to ensure efficient communication and functioning while simultaneously
limiting disease transmission. Social animals could potentially further reduce
epidemic risk by altering their social networks in the presence of pathogens,
yet there is currently no evidence for such pathogen-triggered responses. We tested
this hypothesis experimentally in the ant Lasius niger using a combination of
automated tracking, controlled pathogen exposure, transmission quantification,
and temporally explicit simulations. Pathogen exposure induced behavioral changes
in both exposed ants and their nestmates, which helped contain the disease by
reinforcing key transmission-inhibitory properties of the colony's contact network.
This suggests that social network plasticity in response to pathogens is an effective
strategy for mitigating the effects of disease in social groups.
acknowledgement: This project was funded by two European Research Council Advanced
Grants (Social Life, 249375, and resiliANT, 741491) and two Swiss National Science
Foundation grants (CR32I3_141063 and 310030_156732) to L.K. and a European Research
Council Starting Grant (SocialVaccines, 243071) to S.C.
article_processing_charge: No
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last_name: Grasse
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last_name: Crespi
- first_name: Danielle
full_name: Mersch, Danielle
last_name: Mersch
- first_name: Sylvia
full_name: Cremer, Sylvia
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- first_name: Laurent
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citation:
ama: Stroeymeyt N, Grasse AV, Crespi A, Mersch D, Cremer S, Keller L. Social network
plasticity decreases disease transmission in a eusocial insect. Science.
2018;362(6417):941-945. doi:10.1126/science.aat4793
apa: Stroeymeyt, N., Grasse, A. V., Crespi, A., Mersch, D., Cremer, S., & Keller,
L. (2018). Social network plasticity decreases disease transmission in a eusocial
insect. Science. AAAS. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aat4793
chicago: Stroeymeyt, Nathalie, Anna V Grasse, Alessandro Crespi, Danielle Mersch,
Sylvia Cremer, and Laurent Keller. “Social Network Plasticity Decreases Disease
Transmission in a Eusocial Insect.” Science. AAAS, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aat4793.
ieee: N. Stroeymeyt, A. V. Grasse, A. Crespi, D. Mersch, S. Cremer, and L. Keller,
“Social network plasticity decreases disease transmission in a eusocial insect,”
Science, vol. 362, no. 6417. AAAS, pp. 941–945, 2018.
ista: Stroeymeyt N, Grasse AV, Crespi A, Mersch D, Cremer S, Keller L. 2018. Social
network plasticity decreases disease transmission in a eusocial insect. Science.
362(6417), 941–945.
mla: Stroeymeyt, Nathalie, et al. “Social Network Plasticity Decreases Disease Transmission
in a Eusocial Insect.” Science, vol. 362, no. 6417, AAAS, 2018, pp. 941–45,
doi:10.1126/science.aat4793.
short: N. Stroeymeyt, A.V. Grasse, A. Crespi, D. Mersch, S. Cremer, L. Keller, Science
362 (2018) 941–945.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:44:07Z
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apa: Stroeymeyt, N., Grasse, A. V., Crespi, A., Mersch, D., Cremer, S., & Keller,
L. (2018). Social network plasticity decreases disease transmission in a eusocial
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chicago: Stroeymeyt, Nathalie, Anna V Grasse, Alessandro Crespi, Danielle Mersch,
Sylvia Cremer, and Laurent Keller. “Social Network Plasticity Decreases Disease
Transmission in a Eusocial Insect.” Zenodo, 2018. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.1322669.
ieee: N. Stroeymeyt, A. V. Grasse, A. Crespi, D. Mersch, S. Cremer, and L. Keller,
“Social network plasticity decreases disease transmission in a eusocial insect.”
Zenodo, 2018.
ista: Stroeymeyt N, Grasse AV, Crespi A, Mersch D, Cremer S, Keller L. 2018. Social
network plasticity decreases disease transmission in a eusocial insect, Zenodo,
10.5281/ZENODO.1322669.
mla: Stroeymeyt, Nathalie, et al. Social Network Plasticity Decreases Disease
Transmission in a Eusocial Insect. Zenodo, 2018, doi:10.5281/ZENODO.1322669.
short: N. Stroeymeyt, A.V. Grasse, A. Crespi, D. Mersch, S. Cremer, L. Keller, (2018).
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abstract:
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text: 'Background: The phenomenon of immune priming, i.e. enhanced protection following
a secondary exposure to a pathogen, has now been demonstrated in a wide range
of invertebrate species. Despite accumulating phenotypic evidence, knowledge of
its mechanistic underpinnings is currently very limited. Here we used the system
of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum and the insect pathogen Bacillus
thuringiensis (Bt) to further our molecular understanding of the oral immune priming
phenomenon. We addressed how ingestion of bacterial cues (derived from spore supernatants)
of an orally pathogenic and non-pathogenic Bt strain affects gene expression upon
later challenge exposure, using a whole-transcriptome sequencing approach. Results:
Whereas gene expression of individuals primed with the orally non-pathogenic strain
showed minor changes to controls, we found that priming with the pathogenic strain
induced regulation of a large set of distinct genes, many of which are known immune
candidates. Intriguingly, the immune repertoire activated upon priming and subsequent
challenge qualitatively differed from the one mounted upon infection with Bt without
previous priming. Moreover, a large subset of priming-specific genes showed an
inverse regulation compared to their regulation upon challenge only. Conclusions:
Our data demonstrate that gene expression upon infection is strongly affected
by previous immune priming. We hypothesise that this shift in gene expression
indicates activation of a more targeted and efficient response towards a previously
encountered pathogen, in anticipation of potential secondary encounter.'
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Jenny
full_name: Greenwood, Jenny
last_name: Greenwood
- first_name: Barbara
full_name: Milutinovic, Barbara
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last_name: Milutinovic
orcid: 0000-0002-8214-4758
- first_name: Robert
full_name: Peuß, Robert
last_name: Peuß
- first_name: Sarah
full_name: Behrens, Sarah
last_name: Behrens
- first_name: Daniela
full_name: Essar, Daniela
last_name: Essar
- first_name: Philip
full_name: Rosenstiel, Philip
last_name: Rosenstiel
- first_name: Hinrich
full_name: Schulenburg, Hinrich
last_name: Schulenburg
- first_name: Joachim
full_name: Kurtz, Joachim
last_name: Kurtz
citation:
ama: Greenwood J, Milutinovic B, Peuß R, et al. Oral immune priming with Bacillus
thuringiensis induces a shift in the gene expression of Tribolium castaneum larvae.
BMC Genomics. 2017;18(1):329. doi:10.1186/s12864-017-3705-7
apa: Greenwood, J., Milutinovic, B., Peuß, R., Behrens, S., Essar, D., Rosenstiel,
P., … Kurtz, J. (2017). Oral immune priming with Bacillus thuringiensis induces
a shift in the gene expression of Tribolium castaneum larvae. BMC Genomics.
BioMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-3705-7
chicago: Greenwood, Jenny, Barbara Milutinovic, Robert Peuß, Sarah Behrens, Daniela
Essar, Philip Rosenstiel, Hinrich Schulenburg, and Joachim Kurtz. “Oral Immune
Priming with Bacillus Thuringiensis Induces a Shift in the Gene Expression of
Tribolium Castaneum Larvae.” BMC Genomics. BioMed Central, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-3705-7.
ieee: J. Greenwood et al., “Oral immune priming with Bacillus thuringiensis
induces a shift in the gene expression of Tribolium castaneum larvae,” BMC
Genomics, vol. 18, no. 1. BioMed Central, p. 329, 2017.
ista: Greenwood J, Milutinovic B, Peuß R, Behrens S, Essar D, Rosenstiel P, Schulenburg
H, Kurtz J. 2017. Oral immune priming with Bacillus thuringiensis induces a shift
in the gene expression of Tribolium castaneum larvae. BMC Genomics. 18(1), 329.
mla: Greenwood, Jenny, et al. “Oral Immune Priming with Bacillus Thuringiensis Induces
a Shift in the Gene Expression of Tribolium Castaneum Larvae.” BMC Genomics,
vol. 18, no. 1, BioMed Central, 2017, p. 329, doi:10.1186/s12864-017-3705-7.
short: J. Greenwood, B. Milutinovic, R. Peuß, S. Behrens, D. Essar, P. Rosenstiel,
H. Schulenburg, J. Kurtz, BMC Genomics 18 (2017) 329.
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text: 'Lists of all differentially expressed genes in the different priming-challenge
treatments (compared to the fully naïve control; xlsx file). Relevant columns
include the following: sample_1 and sample_2 – treatment groups being compared;
Normalised FPKM sample_1 and sample_2 – FPKM of samples being compared; log2(fold_change)
– log2(FPKM sample 2/FPKM sample 1), i.e. negative means sample 1 upregulated
compared with sample 2, positive means sample 2 upregulated compared with sample
1; cuffdiff test_statistic – test statistic of differential expression test; p_value
– p-value of differential expression test; q_value (FDR correction) – adjusted
P-value of differential expression test. (XLSX 598 kb)'
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- first_name: Barbara
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last_name: Milutinovic
orcid: 0000-0002-8214-4758
- first_name: Robert
full_name: Peuß, Robert
last_name: Peuß
- first_name: Sarah
full_name: Behrens, Sarah
last_name: Behrens
- first_name: Daniela
full_name: Essar, Daniela
last_name: Essar
- first_name: Philip
full_name: Rosenstiel, Philip
last_name: Rosenstiel
- first_name: Hinrich
full_name: Schulenburg, Hinrich
last_name: Schulenburg
- first_name: Joachim
full_name: Kurtz, Joachim
last_name: Kurtz
citation:
ama: 'Greenwood J, Milutinovic B, Peuß R, et al. Additional file 1: Table S1. of
Oral immune priming with Bacillus thuringiensis induces a shift in the gene expression
of Tribolium castaneum larvae. 2017. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3756974_d1.v1'
apa: 'Greenwood, J., Milutinovic, B., Peuß, R., Behrens, S., Essar, D., Rosenstiel,
P., … Kurtz, J. (2017). Additional file 1: Table S1. of Oral immune priming with
Bacillus thuringiensis induces a shift in the gene expression of Tribolium castaneum
larvae. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3756974_d1.v1'
chicago: 'Greenwood, Jenny, Barbara Milutinovic, Robert Peuß, Sarah Behrens, Daniela
Essar, Philip Rosenstiel, Hinrich Schulenburg, and Joachim Kurtz. “Additional
File 1: Table S1. of Oral Immune Priming with Bacillus Thuringiensis Induces a
Shift in the Gene Expression of Tribolium Castaneum Larvae.” Springer Nature,
2017. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3756974_d1.v1.'
ieee: 'J. Greenwood et al., “Additional file 1: Table S1. of Oral immune
priming with Bacillus thuringiensis induces a shift in the gene expression of
Tribolium castaneum larvae.” Springer Nature, 2017.'
ista: 'Greenwood J, Milutinovic B, Peuß R, Behrens S, Essar D, Rosenstiel P, Schulenburg
H, Kurtz J. 2017. Additional file 1: Table S1. of Oral immune priming with Bacillus
thuringiensis induces a shift in the gene expression of Tribolium castaneum larvae,
Springer Nature, 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3756974_d1.v1.'
mla: 'Greenwood, Jenny, et al. Additional File 1: Table S1. of Oral Immune Priming
with Bacillus Thuringiensis Induces a Shift in the Gene Expression of Tribolium
Castaneum Larvae. Springer Nature, 2017, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3756974_d1.v1.'
short: J. Greenwood, B. Milutinovic, R. Peuß, S. Behrens, D. Essar, P. Rosenstiel,
H. Schulenburg, J. Kurtz, (2017).
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