Panamanian frog species host unique skin bacterial communities

Panamanian frog species host unique skin bacterial communities

Vertebrates, including amphibians, host diverse symbiotic microbes that contribute to host disease resistance. Globally, and especially in montane tropical systems, many amphibian species are threatened by a chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), that causes a lethal skin disease. Bd t...

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Main Authors: Lisa K. Belden, Myra C. Hughey, Eria A. Rebollar, Thomas P. Umile, Stephen C. Loftus, Elizabeth A. Burzynski, Kevin P.C. Minbiole, Leanna L. House, Roderick V. Jensen, Matthew H. Becker, Jenifer B. Walke, Daniel eMedina, Roberto eIbáñez, Reid N. Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
microbiota
microbiome
amphibian
Structure-Function Relationship
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Chytrid fungus
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01171/full

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