Review of the Amphibian Immune Response to Chytridiomycosis, and Future Directions

Review of the Amphibian Immune Response to Chytridiomycosis, and Future Directions

The fungal skin disease, chytridiomycosis (caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and B. salamandrivorans), has caused amphibian declines and extinctions globally since its emergence. Characterizing the host immune response to chytridiomycosis has been a focus of study with the aim of disease miti...

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Main Authors: Laura F. Grogan, Jacques Robert, Lee Berger, Lee F. Skerratt, Benjamin C. Scheele, J. Guy Castley, David A. Newell, Hamish I. McCallum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
chytridiomycosis
immune
innate
adaptive
frogs
declines
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.02536/full

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