The fungal skin disease, chytridiomycosis (caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and
B. salamandrivorans), has caused amphibian declines and extinctions globally since its …

Emerging infectious diseases in wildlife are responsible for massive population declines. In
amphibians, chytridiomycosis caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, Bd, has severely …

Anthropogenic habitat disturbance is fundamentally altering patterns of disease
transmission and immunity across the vertebrate tree of life. Most studies linking …

Numerous factors are contributing to the loss of biodiversity. These include complex effects
of multiple abiotic and biotic stressors that may drive population losses. These losses are …

Amphibians are at the forefront of bridging the evolutionary gap between mammals and
more ancient, jawed vertebrates. Currently, several diseases have targeted amphibians and …

Antibiotic resistance is a global health crisis increasing in prevalence every day. To combat
this crisis, alternative antimicrobial therapeutics are urgently needed. Antimicrobial peptides …

De novo assembly of a complete transcriptome without the need for a guiding reference
genome is attractive, particularly where the cost and complexity of generating a eukaryote …

Potentiating the evolution of immunity is a promising strategy for addressing biodiversity
diseases. Assisted selection for infection resistance may enable the recovery and …

Amphibians are currently the most threatened vertebrate class, with the disease
chytridiomycosis being a major contributor to their global declines. Chytridiomycosis is a …

Urbanisation leading to habitat change and fragmentation is a recognised global threat to
biodiversity. However, it may also offer opportunities for some species. Genetic diversity, one …