Chytrid fungi and global amphibian declines
MC Fisher, TWJ Garner - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2020 - nature.com
Discovering that chytrid fungi cause chytridiomycosis in amphibians represented a paradigm
shift in our understanding of how emerging infectious diseases contribute to global patterns …
shift in our understanding of how emerging infectious diseases contribute to global patterns …
History and recent progress on chytridiomycosis in amphibians
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) emerged in the 1970s in Australia and the Americas,
causing rapid and catastrophic declines and extinctions of naïve amphibian populations as it …
causing rapid and catastrophic declines and extinctions of naïve amphibian populations as it …
Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity
Anthropogenic trade and development have broken down dispersal barriers, facilitating the
spread of diseases that threaten Earth's biodiversity. We present a global, quantitative …
spread of diseases that threaten Earth's biodiversity. We present a global, quantitative …
Disentangling host, pathogen, and environmental determinants of a recently emerged wildlife disease: lessons from the first 15 years of amphibian chytridiomycosis …
The amphibian fungal disease chytridiomycosis, which affects species across all continents,
recently emerged as one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. Yet, many aspects of the …
recently emerged as one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. Yet, many aspects of the …
Composition of symbiotic bacteria predicts survival in Panamanian golden frogs infected with a lethal fungus
Symbiotic microbes can dramatically impact host health and fitness, and recent research in a
diversity of systems suggests that different symbiont community structures may result in …
diversity of systems suggests that different symbiont community structures may result in …
Mechanisms underlying host persistence following amphibian disease emergence determine appropriate management strategies
Emerging infectious diseases have caused many species declines, changes in communities
and even extinctions. There are also many species that persist following devastating …
and even extinctions. There are also many species that persist following devastating …
More than skin deep: functional genomic basis for resistance to amphibian chytridiomycosis
AR Ellison, T Tunstall, GV DiRenzo… - Genome biology and …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The amphibian-killing chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is one of the most
generalist pathogens known, capable of infecting hundreds of species globally and causing …
generalist pathogens known, capable of infecting hundreds of species globally and causing …
Fighting a losing battle: vigorous immune response countered by pathogen suppression of host defenses in the chytridiomycosis-susceptible frog Atelopus zeteki
The emergence of the disease chytridiomycosis caused by the chytrid fungus
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has been implicated in dramatic global amphibian …
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has been implicated in dramatic global amphibian …
Amphibian decline and conservation in Central America
Central America hosts a diverse, unique, and imperiled amphibian fauna, and for decades
Central America been a major epicenter of research into amphibian decline and …
Central America been a major epicenter of research into amphibian decline and …
Amphibian‐killing chytrid in B razil comprises both locally endemic and globally expanding populations
TS Jenkinson, CM Betancourt Román… - Molecular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is the
emerging infectious disease implicated in recent population declines and extinctions of …
emerging infectious disease implicated in recent population declines and extinctions of …