Skin microbiome correlates with bioclimate and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection intensity in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest treefrogs

Skin microbiome correlates with bioclimate and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection intensity in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest treefrogs

Abstract In Brazil’s Atlantic Forest (AF) biodiversity conservation is of key importance since the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has led to the rapid loss of amphibian populations here and worldwide. The impact of Bd on amphibians is determined by the host's immune system,...

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Main Authors: Katharina Ruthsatz, Mariana L. Lyra, Carolina Lambertini, Anat M. Belasen, Thomas S. Jenkinson, Domingos da Silva Leite, C. Guilherme Becker, Célio F. B. Haddad, Timothy Y. James, Kelly R. Zamudio, Luís Felipe Toledo, Miguel Vences
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79130-3

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79130-3

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