A red fox with a pine vole in its mouth looking at the camera at the Central tract of the FWS Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD.
Serguei Drovetski, Ph.D.
Serguei Drovetski is a Biologist at the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center, in Beltsville, MD since 2019, where he is the member of the Molecular Toxicology Laboratory. Serguei's research is focused on avian microbiome and the effects of environmental stressors on wildlife and its microbiome at the molecular and biochemical levels.
Serguei's current research focuses on the identification and application of novel “omics” approaches for understanding toxicological responses in wildlife and especially in its microbiome. Serguei enjoys research that ties together these diverse fields, and combines analytical, laboratory, and fieldwork.
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Wild Prairie Grouse Diet and Microbiomes Vary Between Cropland and Grassland Habitats
Wild prairie grouse residing in croplands had altered diets and gut microbiome imbalances characterized by a greater abundance of pathogenic bacteria and antibiotic-resistance genes in comparison to those residing in grasslands. Similar gut microbiome imbalances are rarely associated with lethal outcomes, but rather linked to sublethal health effects including growth, development, behavior, immune...
Review of Wildlife Health Outcomes and Potentially Toxic Algal Blooms in the Chesapeake Bay
Scientists provide resources that review algal toxin data, explore links between avian mortality and toxin exposure, and identify future research needs to predict algal toxin health hazards and risks for birds and other wildlife in the Chesapeake Bay.
Dysbiosis, immunomodulation, and health effects of agricultural pesticides in wild prairie grouse
Agrochemical pollution poses a severe threat to biodiversity. Agrochemicals can detrimentally affect wildlife growth, development, survival, reproduction, and immune responses, which facilitates emergence and spread of infectious diseases that may cause unusually high mortality. Animal microbiota plays a fundamental role in host’s food detoxification and defense against pathogens, regulates...
Red fox at the road
A red fox with a pine vole in its mouth looking at the camera at the Central tract of the FWS Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD.
American Mink on a bridge
Neogale vison, American Mink crossing the Duval bridge at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD
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Neogale vison, American Mink crossing the Duval bridge at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD
.
Virginia Opossum with the Giant Leopard Moth caterpillar
Didelphis virginiana, Virginia Opossum eating the caterpillar of the Giant Leopard Moth, Hypercompe scribonia
Didelphis virginiana, Virginia Opossum eating the caterpillar of the Giant Leopard Moth, Hypercompe scribonia
Science and Products
Wild Prairie Grouse Diet and Microbiomes Vary Between Cropland and Grassland Habitats
Wild prairie grouse residing in croplands had altered diets and gut microbiome imbalances characterized by a greater abundance of pathogenic bacteria and antibiotic-resistance genes in comparison to those residing in grasslands. Similar gut microbiome imbalances are rarely associated with lethal outcomes, but rather linked to sublethal health effects including growth, development, behavior, immune...
Review of Wildlife Health Outcomes and Potentially Toxic Algal Blooms in the Chesapeake Bay
Scientists provide resources that review algal toxin data, explore links between avian mortality and toxin exposure, and identify future research needs to predict algal toxin health hazards and risks for birds and other wildlife in the Chesapeake Bay.
Dysbiosis, immunomodulation, and health effects of agricultural pesticides in wild prairie grouse
Agrochemical pollution poses a severe threat to biodiversity. Agrochemicals can detrimentally affect wildlife growth, development, survival, reproduction, and immune responses, which facilitates emergence and spread of infectious diseases that may cause unusually high mortality. Animal microbiota plays a fundamental role in host’s food detoxification and defense against pathogens, regulates...
Red fox at the road
A red fox with a pine vole in its mouth looking at the camera at the Central tract of the FWS Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD.
A red fox with a pine vole in its mouth looking at the camera at the Central tract of the FWS Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD.
American Mink on a bridge
Neogale vison, American Mink crossing the Duval bridge at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD
.
Neogale vison, American Mink crossing the Duval bridge at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD
.
Virginia Opossum with the Giant Leopard Moth caterpillar
Didelphis virginiana, Virginia Opossum eating the caterpillar of the Giant Leopard Moth, Hypercompe scribonia
Didelphis virginiana, Virginia Opossum eating the caterpillar of the Giant Leopard Moth, Hypercompe scribonia