The microbiome is known to provide benefits to hosts, including extension of immune
function. Amphibians are a powerful immunological model for examining mucosal defenses …

Parasites, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, protists, helminths, and arthropods, are
ubiquitous in the animal kingdom. Consequently, hosts are frequently infected with more …

Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) is a fungal pathogen of amphibians that is
emerging in Europe and could be introduced to North America through international trade or …

Sick animals may act, look, sound, taste, and smell different than healthy animals. Similarly,
habitats harboring infectious agents, or infectious agents themselves, may leave …

Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans is an emerging fungus that is causing salamander
declines in Europe. We evaluated whether an invasive frog species (Cuban treefrog …

Understanding wildlife responses to novel threats is vital in counteracting biodiversity loss.
The emerging pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) causes dramatic …

Transmission is the fundamental process whereby pathogens infect their hosts and spread
through populations, and can be characterized using mathematical functions. The functional …

Emergent infectious disease caused by the fungal pathogens Batrachochytrium
dendrobatidis (Bd) and Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) represents one of the …

The recent introduction of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans into
northeastern Spain threatens salamander diversity on the Iberian Peninsula. We assessed …

One of the most devastating emerging pathogens of wildlife is the chytrid fungus,
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which affects hundreds of amphibian species around …