Pathogens Active
Ecosystem biodiversity includes pathogens, which are microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi, that can cause disease in animals and humans. USGS science enhances our understanding of the ecology of these pathogen species, including those that significantly affect the health and fitness of wildlife. Some of these pathogens also affect public health, domestic animals, and the agricultural economy. USGS develops decision-support tools and technologies to detect, monitor, assess risk, and control wildlife diseases.
Diseases Causing Pathogens
Water Borne Pathogens and Other Microorganisms
Pathogens in the Environment
USGS Pathogen Science
Bacteriological Research Core Technology Team
Pathogens
Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Science Team
U.S. Geological Survey Microbiologist Selected as an American Society for Microbiology Distinguished Lecturer
Interaction of Environmental Stressors and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) Pathogen Loads on Survival of Green Frogs (Lithobates clamitans)
Michigan Bacteriological Research Laboratory
Occurrence of Avian Influenza Virus in Groundwater—Study Provides Baseline Data and Informs Future Studies
USGS Scientists Receive Award for Pioneering Work on White-Nose Syndrome in Bats
Frequent Fliers—Web-Based Tool Aids in Understanding the Role of Wild Birds in Transmission of Avian Influenza
Swine Manure Application as a Source of Hepatitis E Virus and other Livestock-Related Pathogens
Nutrients in Dust from the Sahara Desert cause Microbial Blooms on the East Coast of the United States
New Hepatitis B Virus Discovered in White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii)
Ecosystem biodiversity includes pathogens, which are microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi, that can cause disease in animals and humans. USGS science enhances our understanding of the ecology of these pathogen species, including those that significantly affect the health and fitness of wildlife. Some of these pathogens also affect public health, domestic animals, and the agricultural economy. USGS develops decision-support tools and technologies to detect, monitor, assess risk, and control wildlife diseases.