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Reservoir of Infection
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2026
Infectious diseases arise from intricate interactions between pathogens and their reservoirs. A reservoir of infection refers to the natural habitat where a pathogen lives, grows, and multiplies, serving as a continual source of infection. Reservoirs are broadly classified as either living or nonliving, and each plays a unique role in disease transmission, significantly influencing public health interventions and control strategies.Humans act as reservoirs for a wide array of pathogens,...
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Veins as Blood Reservoirs
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2024
Veins, while chiefly responsible for circulating blood back to the heart, also function as storage vessels for blood. They house approximately 64 percent of the body's total blood volume, a feat made possible by their high capacitance—the inherent ability to expand and accommodate large volumes of blood, even under low pressure. The large diameter and thin walls of veins augment their distensibility, significantly more so than arteries, due to their classification as capacitance vessels. When...
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Reservoir Condition Pore-scale Imaging of Multiple Fluid Phases Using X-ray Microtomography
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2015
We present a methodology for the imaging of multiple fluid phases at reservoir conditions by the use of x-ray microtomography. We show some representative results of capillary trapping in a carbonate rock sample.
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The Use of Chemostats in Microbial Systems Biology
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Cited by 67 •
2013
Cell growth rate is a regulated process and a primary determinant of cell physiology. Continuous culturing using chemostats enables extrinsic control of cell growth rate by nutrient limitation facilitating the study of molecular networks that control cell growth and how those networks evolve to optimize cell growth.
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Measurement of the Rheology of Crude Oil in Equilibrium with CO2 at Reservoir Conditions
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2017
A method for measuring the rheology of crude oil in equilibrium with carbon dioxide at reservoir conditions is presented.
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Maintenance may occur through colonization, replication, or protected persistence within a biological, environmental, or artificial setting. These pathways allow an agent to remain present until it is shed or released. The specific maintenance route matters because it indicates whether control should target persistence, replication, release, or movement between the reservoir and susceptible hosts.
Protected persistence can allow an infectious agent to remain present without requiring continuous, obvious transmission between hosts. When the agent later becomes active or is released, this pattern can resemble a new exposure. Recognizing persistence helps clinical investigators distinguish recurrence linked to an existing reservoir from infection caused by ongoing transmission.
The setting that maintains an agent shapes how investigators interpret its persistence and movement. Biological reservoirs may support colonization or replication, while environmental and artificial settings can provide conditions for continued presence outside a host. Considering all three categories prevents investigations from focusing only on patients when healthcare environments or broader ecosystems may also contribute.
Investigators use infection surveillance and outbreak investigation to trace possible sources, assess where an agent may persist, and examine how shedding or release could reach susceptible hosts. They then evaluate whether observed cases reflect ongoing transmission or reactivation. This approach connects the location of persistence with the pattern of clinical recurrence or spread.
Reservoir analysis compares evidence of continued movement between a maintaining setting and susceptible hosts with evidence that an agent persisted and later became active again. Ongoing transmission suggests repeated passage through hosts or environments, whereas reactivation points to an existing source of persistence. This distinction supports more targeted infection-control and prevention decisions.
Identifying the reservoir can guide antimicrobial and vaccination strategies by showing where pathogen maintenance or movement must be interrupted. Clinical teams and investigators can also use this information to strengthen surveillance, investigate recurrent cases, and address links among patients, healthcare environments, and broader ecosystems. The goal is to reduce persistence, release, or transmission.