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The complement system and its involvement in inhibition of Batrachochytriym dendrobatidis, a lethal fungal pathogen of amphibians

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science
The field of ecological immunology, or ecoimmunology, has provided valuable insights on the immune responses of diverse host organisms threatened by infectious diseases in many different environments.
Helen R. Pacheco, Jennifer Rodriguez Reynoso, Megha M. Tenneti, Keely M. Rodriguez, Jamie Voyles   +4 more
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Host and Aquatic Environment Shape the Amphibian Skin Microbiome but Effects on Downstream Resistance to the Pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Are Variable

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Symbiotic microbial communities play key roles in the health and development of their multicellular hosts. Understanding why microbial communities vary among different host species or individuals is an important step toward understanding the diversity ...
Andrea J. Jani, Cheryl J. Briggs
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Factors associated with the catastrophic decline of a cloudforest frog fauna in Guatemala

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2004
Comparison of recent and historical surveys of frog populations in cloudforest habitat in Sierra de las Minas,Guatemala,indicated population declines and local extirpation of several species.Pathological exams of diseased tadpoles indicated infection by ...
J.R Mendelson III, E.D Brodie,Jr, J.H Malone, M.E Acevedo, M.A Baker, N.J Smatresk, J.A Campbell   +6 more
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Host Genus and Habitat Use Shape the Distribution of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Lineages in a Hyper‐Diverse Tropical Amphibian Community

Ecology and Evolution
Pathogens often exploit ecological and evolutionary opportunities created by anthropogenic change, with profound consequences for host communities. In Brazil's Atlantic Forest, the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) exemplifies ...
Shannon Buttimer, Wesley J. Neely, Jack M. Boyette, Carolina Lambertini, Renato Martins, Karen A. Paniagua Torres, David Rodriguez, C. Guilherme Becker   +7 more
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Resistance to Chytridiomycosis in European Plethodontid Salamanders of the Genus Speleomantes

PLoS ONE, 2013
North America and the neotropics harbor nearly all species of plethodontid salamanders. In contrast, this family of caudate amphibians is represented in Europe and Asia by two genera, Speleomantes and Karsenia, which are confined to small geographic ranges.
Ilse D. Jacobsen, Frank Pasmans, Pascale Van Rooij, Mark Blooi, Giulia Tessa, Sergé Bogaerts, Giuseppe Sotgiu, Trenton W. J. Garner, Matthew C. Fisher, Benedikt R. Schmidt, Tonnie Woeltjes, Wouter Beukema, Stefano Bovero, Connie Adriaensen, Fabrizio Oneto, OTTONELLO, DARIO, An Martel, Sebastiano Salvidio   +17 more
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Environmental temperature and pathogen dose affect histologic lesion count and severity in Notophthalmus viridescens infected with Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science
IntroductionBatrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) was discovered a decade ago in Europe, where it is emerging and decimating salamander populations. North America, a global hotspot for salamander biodiversity, faces risk of Bsal introduction through ...
Wesley C. Sheley, Wesley C. Sheley, Mark Q. Wilber, Edward Davis Carter, Matthew J. Gray, Debra L. Miller, Debra L. Miller   +6 more
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Release trial of captive-bred variable harlequin frogs Atelopus varius shows that frogs disperse rapidly, are difficult to recapture and do not readily regain skin toxicity

Oryx
Variable harlequin frogs Atelopus varius have declined significantly throughout their range as a result of infection with the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd).
Blake Klocke, Orlando Garcés, Elliot Lassiter, Jorge Guerrel, Andreas Hertz, Estefany Illueca, Eric Klaphake, Luke Linhoff, Kevin Minbiole, Heidi Ross, Julia A. Tasca, Douglas C. Woodhams, Brian Gratwicke, Roberto Ibáñez   +13 more
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Dynamic effects of thermal acclimation on chytridiomycosis infection intensity and transmission potential in Xenopus laevis

Royal Society Open Science
The pandemic amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) can cause more severe infections with variable temperatures owing to delays in host thermal acclimation following temperature shifts.
James E. Noelker, Vitoria Abreu Ruozzi, Kyle D. Spengler, Hunter M. Craig, Thomas R. Raffel   +4 more
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Pesticides Could Alter Amphibian Skin Microbiomes and the Effects of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Krista A. McCoy, Ariane L. Peralta
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Glutathione Impacts Both Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Virulence and Amphibian Cellular Defense in a Chytridiomycosis Model. [PDF]

Microbiologyopen
Webb RJ, Roberts AA, Berger L, Robert J, Skerratt LF.   +4 more
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