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Environmental detection of the amphibian chytrid fungus in water bodies is associated with host infection along a deforestation gradient

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 7, July 2026.
Linking environmental pathogen detection with host infection patterns can improve surveillance of diseases involving environmental transmission, particularly where direct host sampling is logistically challenging. This approach enables the identification of areas of elevated transmission risk and supports targeted monitoring and management under ...
Ananda Brito de Assis, David Rodriguez, Wesley J. Neely, Carla Martins Lopes, Paula R. Prist, Carlos Arturo Navas, Renato A. Martins, Shannon Buttimer, Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad, C. Guilherme Becker   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potential influence of plant chemicals on infectivity of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis [PDF]

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 2012
We explored whether extracts of trees frequently found associated with amphibian habitats in Australia and Arizona, USA, may be inhibitory to the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which has been associated with global amphibian declines. We used salamanders Ambystoma tigrinum as the model system.
Elizabeth W, Davidson, Andrew, Larsen, Crystal, Meins Palmer   +2 more
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Towards a food web based control strategy to mitigate an amphibian panzootic in agricultural landscapes

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020
While the emerging amphibian disease chytridiomycosis is causing dramatic and ongoing biodiversity losses worldwide, sustainable strategies to mitigate this global threat to amphibians are currently missing.
Arne Deknock, Peter Goethals, Siska Croubels, Luc Lens, An Martel, Frank Pasmans   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dear Influencers: Don't Disturb Amphibians and Reptiles for More Followers

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
José Guerrero‐Casado, Ricardo Reques
wiley   +1 more source

Replace, reduce, refine: A review of animal use in Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans research

Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 7, July 2026.
Abstract Animal experimentation is common in wildlife disease research. Understanding the impact of this often‐lethal approach is therefore a critical line of inquiry at the intersection of animal welfare and conservation biology. The discovery of the pathogenic salamander chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) in 2013 ignited a large ...
Alexandra Boren, David Lesbarrères, Allison Q. Byrne   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans is the predominant chytrid fungus in Vietnamese salamanders [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2017
AbstractThe amphibian chytrid fungi, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and B. salamandrivorans (Bsal), pose a major threat to amphibian biodiversity. Recent evidence suggests Southeast Asia as a potential cradle for both fungi, which likely resulted in widespread host-pathogen co-existence.
Laking, Alexandra, Ngo, Hai Ngoc, Pasmans, Frank, Martel, An, Nguyen, Tao Thien   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Environmental DNA detection of three threatened stream frog species suggests widespread presence of two species and widespread loss of one

Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 7, July 2026.
We conducted eDNA surveys of stream water for three Endangered frog species. The Critically Endangered Armoured Mistfrog was only detected in one catchment. The two other species were detected more widely, increasing the known populations. Abstract Amphibians face severe threats globally, with the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Cecilia Villacorta‐Rath, Conrad J. Hoskin, Damien Burrows   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differential Immune Responses Correlate With Chytridiomycosis Severity in Italian Crested Newts

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 13, July 2026.
ABSTRACT In the midst of the current biodiversity crisis, amphibians are severely threatened by emerging diseases such as chytridiomycosis. Characterizing the mechanisms that underlie susceptibility to this disease is fundamental to improve amphibian conservation.
Léa Fieschi‐Méric, Kevin P. Mulder, Eduardo Fernández Meléndez, Sarah Van Praet, Sofie De Bruyckere, Michael Fahrbach, Frank Pasmans, An Martel   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long‐term trends in parasite diversity and infection levels: approaches and patterns

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1120-1142, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Parasites exist in every ecosystem, affecting nearly all organisms and playing a complex role in human societies. On the one hand, they contribute substantially to biodiversity and support ecosystem stability by performing essential ecological functions.
Cyril Hammoud, Juan Antonio Balbuena, Isabel Blasco‐Costa, Katie O'Dwyer, Rachel A. Paterson, Tomáš Scholz, Christian Selbach, Bernd Sures, David W. Thieltges   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Probiotic colonization of Xenopus laevis skin causes short-term changes in skin microbiomes and gene expression

Infection and Immunity
Probiotic therapies have been suggested for amelioration efforts of wildlife disease such as chytridiomycosis caused by Batrachochytrium spp. in amphibians.
Joseph D. Madison, Owen G. Osborne, Amy Ellison, Christina N. Garvey Griffith, Lindsey Gentry, Harald Gross, Brian Gratwicke, Leon Grayfer, Carly R. Muletz-Wolz   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source