Nicholas P. Gould

Works (9)

Updated: April 24th, 2025 02:33

2023 journal article

Draft Genome Sequences of 158 Listeria monocytogenes Strains Isolated from Black Bears (Ursus americanus) in the United States

Microbiology Resource Announcements, 12(7).

By: P. Brown n , Y. Chen*, M. Ivanova *, P. Leekitcharoenphon *, C. Parsons n, J. Niedermeyer n, N. Gould n, J. Strules n ...

Contributors: P. Brown n , Y. Chen*, M. Ivanova *, P. Leekitcharoenphon *, C. Parsons n, J. Niedermeyer n, N. Gould n, J. Strules n ...

Ed(s): D. Rasko

topics (OpenAlex): Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety; Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity; Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
TL;DR: The draft genome sequences of 158 L. monocytogenes strains isolated from black bears (Ursus americanus) in the southeastern United States between 2014 and 2017 are reported. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: June 19, 2023

2023 journal article

Genetic architecture and evolution of color variation in American black bears

Current Biology, 33(1), 86–97.e10.

By: E. Puckett *, I. Davis*, D. Harper *, K. Wakamatsu *, G. Battu *, J. Belant *, D. Beyer *, C. Carpenter* ...

MeSH headings : Animals; Gene Flow; Genetic Variation; Genome; Genome-Wide Association Study; Ursidae / genetics
topics (OpenAlex): melanin and skin pigmentation; Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques; Skin Protection and Aging
TL;DR: A genome-wide association for hair color as a quantitative trait in 151 U. americanus individuals was used and a missense alteration in Tyrosinase-related protein 1 (TYRP1) that likely affects binding of the zinc cofactor, impairs protein localization, and results in decreased pigment production was identified. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: September 5, 2023

2023 journal article

Tetracycline resistance in Listeria monocytogenes and L. innocua from wild black bears (Ursus americanus) in the United States is mediated by novel transposable elements

Environmental Microbiology, 89(11).

By: P. Brown n , K. Hernandez n, C. Parsons n, Y. Chen *, N. Gould n, C. DePerno n , J. Niedermeyer n, S. Kathariou n

Contributors: P. Brown n , K. Hernandez n, C. Parsons n, Y. Chen *, N. Gould n, C. Deperno n , J. Niedermeyer n, S. Kathariou n

Ed(s): C. Dozois

author keywords: Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria; foodborne pathogens; antibiotic resistance; tetracyclines; bear; genome analysis; environmental microbiology; transposons
MeSH headings : Animals; Humans; United States; Listeria monocytogenes / genetics; Ursidae; DNA Transposable Elements; Tetracycline Resistance / genetics; Animals, Wild; Ecosystem; Listeria / genetics; Food Microbiology
topics (OpenAlex): Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety; Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology; Biosensors and Analytical Detection
TL;DR: The greater prevalence and diversity of tetracycline resistance elements among bear-derived non-pathogenic Listeria strains suggest the potential of the latter to serve as reservoirs for retention and diversification of AMR determinants in this wildlife host and warrant their further monitoring and study. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: November 27, 2023

2021 journal article

Growth and reproduction by young urban and rural black bears

Journal of Mammalogy, 102(4), 1165–1173.

By: N. Gould n, R. Powell n, C. Olfenbuttel * & C. DePerno n 

Ed(s): J. Hopkins

author keywords: black bears; litter size; mast production; primiparity; reproductive ecology; urban wildlife; Ursus americanus
topics (OpenAlex): Wildlife Ecology and Conservation; Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies; Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
TL;DR: It is hypothesize that reproduction by 2-year-old bears is linked to the availability of anthropogenic food sources associated with urban environments and urban bear populations may be source populations for surrounding, rural areas. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: September 7, 2021

2020 journal article

A Sheaf Theoretical Approach to Uncertainty Quantification of Heterogeneous Geolocation Information

Sensors, 20(12), 3418.

By: C. Joslyn *, L. Charles *, C. DePerno n , N. Gould n, K. Nowak*, B. Praggastis *, E. Purvine *, M. Robinson *, J. Strules n, P. Whitney*

author keywords: topological sheaves; information integration; consistency radius; wildlife management; stochastic linear model; Kalman filter
topics (OpenAlex): Landslides and related hazards; Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques; Topological and Geometric Data Analysis
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the theory of mathematical sheaves provides a unified answer to this need, supporting both quantitative and qualitative data and providing algorithms to globalize data across the network of deployed sensors, and to diagnose issues when the data do not globalize cleanly. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 17, 2020

2020 journal article

Listeria monocytogenes at the human–wildlife interface: black bears ( Ursus americanus ) as potential vehicles for Listeria

Microbial Biotechnology, 13(3), 706–721.

By: C. Parsons n, J. Niedermeyer n, N. Gould n, P. Brown n , J. Strules n, A. Parsons n, J. Bernardo Mesa‐Cruz*, M. Kelly * ...

Contributors: C. Parsons n, J. Niedermeyer n, N. Gould n, P. Brown n , J. Strules n, A. Parsons n, J. Mesa-Cruz*, M. Kelly * ...

Ed(s): P. Brown n 

MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Wild / microbiology; Listeria monocytogenes / isolation & purification; Listeria monocytogenes / physiology; Listeriosis / epidemiology; Listeriosis / microbiology; Listeriosis / transmission; Southeastern United States / epidemiology; Ursidae / microbiology
topics (OpenAlex): Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety; Microbial Inactivation Methods; Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
TL;DR: The results suggest that the ursine host may preferentially select for L. monocytogenes of clinically relevant lineages over the diverse listerial populations in the environment, and highlight the public health significance of the human–wildlife interface. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: November 25, 2019

2019 journal article

Detection and Prevalence of Babesia spp. in American Black Bears (Ursus americanus) from Eastern and Western North Carolina, USA

Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 55(3), 678.

By: L. Westmoreland n, M. Stoskopf n, E. Sheppard n, C. DePerno* , N. Gould n, C. Olfenbuttel *, R. Maggi n 

author keywords: American black bear; Babesia; North Carolina; PCR; piroplasms; Theileria; Ursus americanus
MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / classification; Babesia / genetics; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / epidemiology; Babesiosis / parasitology; North Carolina / epidemiology; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Prevalence; Ursidae / parasitology
topics (OpenAlex): Vector-borne infectious diseases; Viral Infections and Vectors; Study of Mite Species
TL;DR: The presence of the same Babesia species in black bears, raccoons, and a maned wolf suggests piroplasms may not be host specific. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: July 29, 2019

2019 journal article

LEPTOSPIROSIS IN URBAN AND SUBURBAN AMERICAN BLACK BEARS (URSUS AMERICANUS) IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, USA

JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES, 55(1), 74–83.

By: I. Sasmal n, N. Gould n, K. Schuler *, Y. Chang *, A. Thachil*, J. Strules n, C. Olfenbuttel *, S. Datta, C. DePerno n 

author keywords: Black bears; carnivores; Leptospira spp.; leptospirosis; reservoir host; urban and suburban areas; Ursus americanus; zoonotic disease
MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies, Bacterial / blood; Female; Leptospira / immunology; Leptospirosis / blood; Leptospirosis / epidemiology; Leptospirosis / veterinary; Male; North Carolina / epidemiology; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Ursidae / microbiology
topics (OpenAlex): Leptospirosis research and findings; Viral Infections and Vectors
TL;DR: The presence of Leptospira spp. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: January 28, 2019

2016 journal article

Adaptive divergence despite strong genetic drift: genomic analysis of the evolutionary mechanisms causing genetic differentiation in the island fox (Urocyon littoralis)

MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 25(10), 2176–2194.

By: W. Funk *, R. Lovich*, P. Hohenlohe *, C. Hofman *, S. Morrison *, T. Sillett *, C. Ghalambor *, J. Maldonado * ...

author keywords: conservation genomics; divergent selection; effective population size; genetic drift; population divergence
MeSH headings : Animals; California; Evolution, Molecular; Foxes / genetics; Genetic Drift; Genetic Variation; Genetics, Population; Genotyping Techniques; Islands; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Sequence Analysis, DNA
topics (OpenAlex): Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock; Genetic diversity and population structure; Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
TL;DR: Analysis of 5293 SNP loci generated using Restriction‐site Associated DNA (RAD) sequencing found support for genetic drift as the dominant evolutionary mechanism driving population divergence among island fox populations, and patterns of similarity among populations based on high FST outliers mirrored patterns based on morphology, providing additional evidence that outliers reflect adaptive divergence. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

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