All Stories

  1. Identification of chironomid species as natural reservoirs of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae strains with pandemic potential

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, December 2020, PLOS

    Malka Halpern

  2. Accumulating evidence suggests that some waterbird species are potential vectors of Vibrio cholerae

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, August 2019, PLOS

    Malka Halpern

  3. Extended phenotype in action. Two possible roles for silica needles in plants: not just injuring herbivores but also inserting pathogens into their tissues

    Article • Plant Signaling & Behavior, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Malka Halpern

  4. Wild waterfowl as potential vectors of Vibrio cholerae and Aeromonas species

    Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, May 2018, Wiley

    Malka Halpern

  5. Cascading effects on bacterial communities: cattle grazing causes a shift in the microbiome of a herbivorous caterpillar

    Article • The ISME Journal, April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Malka Halpern

  6. Virulence Traits of Environmental and Clinical Legionella pneumophila Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis (MLVA) Genotypes

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, March 2018, ASM Journals

    Malka Halpern

  7. Great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) as potential vectors for the dispersal of Vibrio cholerae

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Malka Halpern

  8. Fish as Hosts of Vibrio cholerae

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, February 2017, Frontiers

    Malka Halpern

  9. Temperature-Dependent Growth Modeling of Environmental and Clinical Legionella pneumophila Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis (MLVA) Genotypes

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, February 2017, ASM Journals

    Malka Halpern

  10. Chironomids’ Relationship with Aeromonas Species

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, May 2016, Frontiers

    Malka Halpern

  11. Chironomid Microbiome

    Article • Microbial Ecology, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Malka Halpern

  12. Bacterial Community Composition Associated with Chironomid Egg Masses

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, December 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Malka Halpern

  13. Variability of Bacterial Community Composition on Leaves Between and Within Plant Species

    Article • Current Microbiology, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ido Izhaki, Dr Yoram Gerchman, Malka Halpern

  14. Chironomid egg masses harbour the clinical speciesAeromonas taiwanensisandAeromonas sanarellii

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, October 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Malka Halpern

  15. Chironomids and Vibrio cholerae

    Article • August 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Malka Halpern

  16. Molecular analysis of bacterial communities in raw cow milk and the impact of refrigeration on its structure and dynamics

    Article • Food Microbiology, May 2011, Elsevier

    Malka Halpern

  17. Biological Warfare of the Spiny Plant

    Article • January 2011, Elsevier

    Malka Halpern

  18. Novel insights into Haemagglutinin Protease (HAP) gene regulation in Vibrio cholerae

    Article • Molecular Ecology, September 2010, Wiley

    Malka Halpern

  19. Fish as Reservoirs and Vectors of Vibrio cholerae

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2010, PLOS

    Professor Ido Izhaki, Malka Halpern

  20. Waterfowl—The Missing Link in Epidemic and Pandemic Cholera Dissemination?

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, October 2008, PLOS

    Professor Ido Izhaki, Malka Halpern

  21. Vibrio cholerae and Aeromonas: do they share a mutual host?

    Article • The ISME Journal, February 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Malka Halpern

  22. The Potential Anti-Herbivory Role of Microorganisms on Plant Thorns

    Article • Plant Signaling & Behavior, November 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Malka Halpern

  23. Plant biological warfare: thorns inject pathogenic bacteria into herbivores

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, March 2007, Wiley

    Malka Halpern

  24. Culturable and VBNC Vibrio cholerae: Interactions with Chironomid Egg Masses and Their Bacterial Population

    Article • Microbial Ecology, December 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Malka Halpern

  25. Pathogen reservoirs: Chironomid egg masses and Vibrio cholerae

    Article • Nature, July 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Malka Halpern