Social Behavior, Community Composition, Pathogen Strain, and Host Symbionts Influence Fungal Disease Dynamics in Salamanders

Social Behavior, Community Composition, Pathogen Strain, and Host Symbionts Influence Fungal Disease Dynamics in Salamanders

The emerging fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which can cause a fatal disease called chytridiomycosis, is implicated in the collapse of hundreds of host amphibian species. We describe chytridiomycosis dynamics in two co-occurring terrestrial salamander species, the Santa Lucia M...

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Main Authors: Mae Cowgill, Andrew G. Zink, Wesley Sparagon, Tiffany A. Yap, Hasan Sulaeman, Michelle S. Koo, Vance T. Vredenburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
chytridiomycosis
sociality
symbiotic bacteria
historical prevalence
microbiome
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.742288/full

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