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Taking the sponge plunge to enhance an important species in the Gulf

by Brad Buck
March 28, 2024

On a recent overcast day, University of Florida experts dove into the Gulf, hoping to increase sponge abundance in an area off Hernando Beach. It’s not a deep dive – about 10 feet. But the hard bottom is key: It’s where sponges live ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, NATURAL RESOURCES
Tags: Brittany Scharf, Don Behringer, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Enhancement, Hernando Beach, Hernando County, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Sponges, Tarpon Springs
Honey bees on honey comb

Immune-boosting therapy helps honey bees resist deadly viruses

by Samantha Murray
June 29, 2023

Scientists have successfully tested a novel way of boosting honey bees’ immune systems to help them fend off deadly viruses, which have contributed to the major losses of the critical pollinator globally. In a new study, the research team, ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Daniel Swale, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Entomology And Nematology, Honey Bees, News
bison grazing in prairie

Study: Where bison roam could spread microbes

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
June 21, 2023

A new study from University of Florida and Kansas State University researchers found that bison carry plant-associated fungi in their saliva, with the potential to spread fungi across the prairie. The study raises questions about ... READ MORE

Category: NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Bison, Department Of Plant Pathology, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Fungi, Karen Garrett, Microbes, Microbiome, Pathogen, Plant Pathology

Scientists discover cause of sea urchin die-offs in the Caribbean: a protozoan parasite

by Tory Moore
April 19, 2023

Highlights The long-spined sea urchin is an important species that helps keep coral reefs healthy. When long-spined sea urchins in the Caribbean began to die in large numbers in early 2022, scientists jumped in and discovered that a ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Caribbean, Conservation, Coral Reefs, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Florida Sea Grant, Keystone Species, Long-spined Sea Urchins, NOAA, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Sea Urchins

UF-led center continues fight against diseases spread by mosquitoes, ticks

by Samantha Murray
July 12, 2022

Established in 2016, the Southeast Regional Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Disease: The Gateway Program (SECVBD) will continue its work for another five years, thanks to renewed funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Center For Online Learning And Technology, Center For Public Issues Education, Chagas Disease, Dengue Virus, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Mosquitoes, Ticks, West Nile Virus, Zika

UF research finds genetic markers for cattle health, growth

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 1, 2021

By DeLene Beeland New University of Florida research findings could improve cattle breeding by giving ranchers desirable traits such as faster animal growth and greater resistance against disease. In their study, researchers uncovered links ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, Pests & Disease
Tags: Animal Sciences, Beef Cattle, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Gastrointestinal Tract, Genetic Markers, Gut Bacteria, KC Jeong, Livestock Productivity

New Website is All About Harmful Algal Blooms

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
January 13, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida has unveiled a new website to address the public’s confusion surrounding harmful algal blooms (HABs) – the causes of such events, effects and attempts to combat future blooms. Scientists from ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, College Of Veterinary Medicine, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Family, Fisheries And Aquatic Sciences, Florida Sea Grant, Food And Resource Economics, Harmful Algal Blooms, Soil And Water Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Water Institute, Website, Youth And Community Sciences

UF/IFAS Researcher Aims to Improve Bacteria Treatments for Cows, Humans

by Brad Buck
August 20, 2019

University of Florida scientists believe they can develop new antimicrobials that will benefit dairy cattle and, eventually, humans by treating bacteria that normally resist antibiotics. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria take a serious toll on ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, Pests & Disease
Tags: Animal Sciences Department, Antibiotics, Bacteria, Cattle, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Grant, KC Jeong

UF/IFAS Mosquito Expert: Literature Review Verifies Safety of Popular Repellent DEET, Counters Alarmist News Reports

by Tom Nordlie
August 6, 2019

As summer continues, many Florida residents find themselves targeted by mosquitoes, biting flies and ticks – and a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences entomologist says that when people reach for repellents, their ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, NATURAL RESOURCES
Tags: Biting Flies, DEET, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Entomology And Nematology, Jeffrey Bloomquist, Mosquito, News, Ticks

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