Augustin Clessin

The paper screens seabird species for antibodies against avian cholera bacteria to assess spatial distribution and identify potential sentinels for disease monitoring.

This study tracks the spread and evolution of H5N1 in the sub-Antarctic and Antarctica, revealing long-distance dispersal and mammalian-adaptive mutations.

This study identifies drivers of infectious agent communities in seabirds by analyzing factors like host species, island location, and transmission traits across multiple islands.

This study confirms the first H5N1 infection in Antarctic ice-dependent seals and identifies multiple introductions of the virus in the region.

This study shows that GC-biased gene conversion (gBGC) evolves under weak stabilising selection and can increase population load, suggesting it may have been positively selected in humans.

This study reports the arrival of HPAI H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b in sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean islands, causing mass mortality in seals and birds, and identifies independent introductions from South Georgia.

The paper investigates the delayed incursion of H5N1 avian influenza in Antarctica by analyzing surveillance data from before confirmed cases.

The paper genomes 16 Erysipelothrix isolates from albatross carcasses, identifies them as a novel species, and proposes the name Erysipelothrix amsterdamensis.