Disease Exposure and Antifungal Bacteria on Skin of Invasive Cane Toads, Australia

Disease Exposure and Antifungal Bacteria on Skin of Invasive Cane Toads, Australia

Cane toads, an invasive species in Australia, are resistant to fungal pathogens affecting frogs worldwide (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis). From toad skin swabs, we detected higher proportions of bacteria with antifungal properties in Queensland, where toad and pathogen distributions overlap, than i...

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Main Authors: Chava L. Weitzman, Mirjam Kaestli, Karen Gibb, Gregory P. Brown, Richard Shine, Keith Christian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Australia
cane toad
chytridiomycosis
antifungal
microbiome
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/9/19-0386_article

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