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HaplotypeTools: a toolkit for accurately identifying recombination and recombinant genotypes

BMC Bioinformatics, 2021
Background Identifying haplotypes is central to sequence analysis in diploid or polyploid genomes. Despite this, there remains a lack of research and tools designed for physical phasing and its downstream analysis. Results HaplotypeTools is a new toolset
Rhys A. Farrer
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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
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Emerging Chytrid Fungal Pathogen, Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis, in Zoo Amphibians in Thailand

Acta Veterinaria, 2017
Chytridiomycosis, a disease in amphibians caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), has led to a population decline and extinction of frog species since 1996.
Techangamsuwan Somporn, Sommanustweechai Angkana, Kamolnorranart Sumate, Siriaroonrat Boripat, Khonsue Wichase, Pirarat Nopadon   +5 more
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Dear Influencers: Don't Disturb Amphibians and Reptiles for More Followers

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
José Guerrero‐Casado, Ricardo Reques
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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
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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
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No detection of chytrid in first systematic screening of Bombina variegata pachypus (Anura: Bombinatoridae) in Liguria, northern Italy

Acta Herpetologica, 2013
The Apennine Yellow-bellied toad Bombina variegata pachypus, a small anuran endemic to peninsular Italy, has been declining throughout its range over the last 30 years.
Stefano Canessa, An Martel, Frank Pasmans   +2 more
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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
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Immune evasion by a chytrid fungus includes inhibition of macrophage phagocytosis

Infection and Immunity
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis continues to cause declines in amphibian populations worldwide, and it remains unclear why skin defenses often fail to control the infection.
Louise A. Rollins-Smith, Mitchell Le Sage, Chelsea Roach Simoneau, Somya Singh, Muhammad Riadul Haque Hossainey, Carlos Henrique Serezani, Leon Grayfer   +6 more
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Antibacterial therapeutics for the treatment of chytrid infection in amphibians: Columbus’s egg?

BMC Veterinary Research, 2012
Background The establishment of safe and effective protocols to treat chytridiomycosis in amphibians is urgently required. In this study, the usefulness of antibacterial agents to clear chytridiomycosis from infected amphibians was evaluated.
Muijsers Mariska, Martel An, Van Rooij Pascale, Baert Kris, Vercauteren Griet, Ducatelle Richard, De Backer Patrick, Vercammen Francis, Haesebrouck Freddy, Pasmans Frank   +9 more
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