Estimating Herd Immunity to Amphibian Chytridiomycosis in Madagascar Based on the Defensive Function of Amphibian Skin Bacteria

Estimating Herd Immunity to Amphibian Chytridiomycosis in Madagascar Based on the Defensive Function of Amphibian Skin Bacteria

For decades, Amphibians have been globally threatened by the still expanding infectious disease, chytridiomycosis. Madagascar is an amphibian biodiversity hotspot where Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has only recently been detected. While no Bd-associated population declines have been reported,...

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Main Authors: Molly C. Bletz, Jillian Myers, Douglas C. Woodhams, Falitiana C. E. Rabemananjara, Angela Rakotonirina, Che Weldon, Devin Edmonds, Miguel Vences, Reid N. Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
anti-Bd bacteria
chytridiomycosis
amphibians
skin bacteria
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01751/full

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