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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017 Global amphibian decline linked to fungal pathogens has galvanized research on applied amphibian conservation. Skin-associated bacterial communities of amphibians have been shown to mediate fungal skin infections and the development of probiotic ...
Jordan G. Kueneman +3 more
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Seasonal migrations, body temperature fluctuations, and infection dynamics in adult amphibians [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Risks of parasitism vary over time, with infection prevalence often fluctuating with seasonal changes in the annual cycle. Identifying the biological mechanisms underlying seasonality in infection can enable better prediction and prevention of future ...
David R. Daversa +3 more
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Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.In this study, the authors develop a new model to show that species contributions to parasite persistence can have strong, asynchronous temporal variability, often limiting the effectiveness of targeted seasonal parasite control. The model is broadly applicable for partitioning who, when, and what drive parasite persistence in multi‐host seasonal ...
Sarah A. R. Schrock +5 more
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Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2015 We present the first record of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) infecting endangered populations of the Tandilean Red-belly toad(Melanophryniscus aff. montevidensis). We obtained skin swab samples of 32 individuals.
María Gabriela Agostini +4 more
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Frogs vs fungus: the emergence of amphibian chytridiomycosis [PDF]
Microbiology Australia, 2022 By the late 1980s, widespread dramatic declines in amphibian populations were causing alarm. The culprit was identified as Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), a chytrid fungus that infects the skin of various amphibian hosts, particularly anurans (frogs)
Anthony W. Waddle, Rebecca J. Webb
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A molecular perspective: biology of the emerging pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis [PDF]
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 2009 Ten years after the first discovery of the chytrid pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), the catastrophic effect of Bd on wild amphibian populations is indisputable. However, a number of persistent questions remain about Bd's origin and mechanisms of pathogenicity.
Erica Bree, Rosenblum +6 more
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Effects of Timing of Microbial Exposure on Microbiome Assembly and Amphibian Immune Development
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.We used a novel amphibian gnotobiotic system to investigate how disruptions to the microbiome during critical developmental periods influence microbial assembly and the development of immunity. We found that antimicrobial treatments of embryos and subsequent introduction to microbes at different developmental stages altered microbiome assembly ...
Abigail J. Miller +5 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.This study examined how host genetics and larval food plant environment influence parasite infection outcomes in monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) infected with the protozoan Ophryocystis elektroscirrha. We tested for genotype × environment interactions on infection status, infection burden, lifespan, and wing size.
Ania A. Majewska +2 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.We investigated how seasonal shifts in precipitation and prey availability affect the distribution of arboreal pit vipers (Trimeresurus spp.) in northern Thailand. Trimeresurus were confined to streamside habitats during the dry season but expanded into hillsides during the wet season, mirroring amphibian movements.
Alexander H. Murray +5 more
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Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2013 A fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which can cause morbidity and death of anurans, has affected amphibian populations on a worldwide basis.
CA. Vieira +3 more
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