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Genetic transformation of the frog-killing chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
bioRxiv, 2023 Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), a causative agent of chytridiomycosis, is decimating amphibian populations around the world. Bd belongs to the chytrid lineage, a group of early-diverging fungi that are widely used to study fungal evolution. Like all
Erik Kalinka +4 more
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Novel parasitic chytrids infecting snow algae in an alpine snow ecosystem in Japan
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 IntroductionMicrobial communities are important components of glacier and snowpack ecosystems that influence biogeochemical cycles and snow/ice melt. Recent environmental DNA surveys have revealed that chytrids dominate the fungal communities in polar ...
Hiroaki Nakanishi +3 more
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2022 How host mucosal defenses interact, and influence disease outcome is critical in understanding host defenses against pathogens. A more detailed understanding is needed of the interactions between the host and the functioning of its mucosal defenses in ...
Randall R. Jiménez +8 more
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A guide to Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of the chytrid fungus Spizellomyces punctatus
Access Microbiology, 2023 Chytrid fungi play key ecological roles in aquatic ecosystems, and some species cause a devastating skin disease in frogs and salamanders. Additionally, chytrids occupy a unique phylogenetic position– sister to the well-studied Dikarya (the group ...
Sarah M. Prostak +3 more
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The effect of salt dosing for chytrid mitigation on tadpoles of a threatened frog, Litoria aurea
Journal of Comparative Physiology □ B, 2023 The novel fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (chytrid) is one of the greatest threats to amphibians worldwide. Small increases in water salinity (up to ca.
A. Callen +5 more
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bioRxiv, 2022 Chytrids are important drivers of aquatic ecosystems as phytoplankton parasites. The interaction between these parasites and their hosts are shaped by abiotic factors such as temperature and light.
Joren Wierenga +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Microplastics (MPs), a new class of pollutants that pose a threat to aquatic biodiversity, are of increasing global concern. In tandem, the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) causing the disease chytridiomycosis is emerging ...
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Amphibian mucus triggers a developmental transition in the frog-killing chytrid fungus
bioRxiv, 2022 The frog-killing fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) grows within the mucus-coated skin of amphibians. Each lifecycle, Bd transitions from its motile, dispersal form to its sessile growth form in a complex process called encystation.
Kristyn A. Robinson +3 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Arkansas populations of Ozark Hellbenders, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi have declined precipitously over the past few decades and are now limited to a single river.
Rebecca H. Hardman +3 more
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Amphibian survival compromised by long-term effects of chytrid fungus
Biodiversity and Conservation, 2022 Chytridiomycosis, the disease caused by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ( Bd ), has been unambiguously implicated in the decline of amphibian populations worldwide.
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