Immunological Aspects of Chytridiomycosis [PDF]
Journal of Fungi (Basel, Switzerland), 2020 Amphibians are currently the most threatened vertebrate class, with the disease chytridiomycosis being a major contributor to their global declines.
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Mitigation of chytridiomycosis on Bombina variegata tadpoles with the antimicrobial metabolites of the bacterium Xenorhabdus szentirmaii [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumSurvival of amphibian assemblages is threatened by many factors. Among them, chytridiomycosis, the disease caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), has great importance, also threatening populations of the yellow-bellied toad ...
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Amphibians After Disease-Induced Declines: Genetic Insights Into Population Recoveries. [PDF]
Mol EcolABSTRACT Infectious diseases can cause severe population declines, reducing genetic diversity, ecological function, and prospects for long‐term survival. Such declines often result in genetic bottlenecks, with small, isolated populations that are especially vulnerable to extinction due to genetic drift and inbreeding.
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Does Chytridiomycosis Affect Tree Frog Attachment? [PDF]
Diversity, 2021 The pandemic disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is a major threat to amphibian biodiversity. For most species, the exact mechanisms of chytridiomycosis that lead to negative population dynamics remain ...
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Intestinal Nematode Infection Confers a Benefit to a Non‐Declining Frog Species, While a Fungal Parasitic Infection Has Sublethal Impacts on Reproductive Investment [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionEmerging infectious disease is a major cause of wildlife decline around the world. Understanding the impacts of disease even in non‐declining populations is important for understanding population‐level health and resilience to other emerging threats.
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Review of the Amphibian Immune Response to Chytridiomycosis, and Future Directions
Frontiers in Immunology, 2018 The fungal skin disease, chytridiomycosis (caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and B. salamandrivorans), has caused amphibian declines and extinctions globally since its emergence. Characterizing the host immune response to chytridiomycosis has been
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Disease Refuge or Ecological Trap: Location‐Specific Performance of Amphibian Hotspot Shelters [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionMany terrestrial ectotherms (amphibians, reptiles) select warm retreat sites which may provide opportunities to escape the impacts of pathogens that cannot tolerate high temperatures.
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Co-Exposure with the Herbicide 2,4-D Does Not Exacerbate Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans Infection in the Italian Crested Newt (Triturus carnifex) [PDF]
AnimalsAmphibians face a multitude of threats and therefore make a prime example of the current biodiversity crisis. Multiple amphibian stressors in anthropogenic landscapes include infectious diseases and agrochemicals. Synergic effects between these stressors
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Pathophysiology in mountain yellow-legged frogs (Rana muscosa) during a chytridiomycosis outbreak. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The disease chytridiomycosis is responsible for declines and extirpations of amphibians worldwide. Chytridiomycosis is caused by a fungal pathogen (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) that infects amphibian skin. Although we have a basic understanding of the
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Cool temperatures reduce antifungal activity of symbiotic bacteria of threatened amphibians--implications for disease management and patterns of decline. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is a widespread disease of amphibians responsible for population declines and extinctions. Some bacteria from amphibians' skins produce antimicrobial substances active against Bd.
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