Earth Week 2022: Wildlife research at Jasper Ridge: The wild side of E. coli and Jasper Ridge’s web of life
The wild side of E. coli: Investigating the distribution and diversity of Escherichia coli in wild animals at Jasper Ridge
Katherine Lagerstrom, PhD Candidate, Hadly Lab, Biology, Stanford University
April 19, 2022 at 4:30 PM (PT)
Escherichia coli is a well-known and important species of bacteria to humans, but is understudied in wild animals. E. coli residing in the guts of wild vertebrates is gene- tically diverse, sometimes hu- man-derived and includes pathogenic strains and those carrying resistances to antibiotics. Therefore, E. coli in wildlife have implications for conservation and public health.
Connecting the dots in Jasper Ridge’s web of life through diet DNA
Jordana Meyer, PhD Candidate, Hadly Lab, Biology, Stanford University
April 19, 2022 at 4:30 PM (PT)
Global biodiversity is threatened by the anthropogenic restructuring of animal communities, rewiring species interaction networks in real-time as individuals are extirpa- ted or introduced. In Jasper Ridge, we developed a way to non-invasively measure and monitor the direct and indirect impact of these species interactions, providing a promising toolkit for biodiversity and ecosystem management.
Event will be on zoom, please contact jorge.ramos @ stanford.edu for the link.
