Presence of low virulence chytrid fungi could protect European amphibians from more deadly strains

Presence of low virulence chytrid fungi could protect European amphibians from more deadly strains

The pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (BD) associated with widespread amphibian declines is present in Europe but has not consistently caused disease-induced declines in that region. Here, the authors suggest that an endemic strain of BD with low virulence may protect the hosts upon co-infecti...

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Main Authors: Mark S. Greener, Elin Verbrugghe, Moira Kelly, Mark Blooi, Wouter Beukema, Stefano Canessa, Salvador Carranza, Siska Croubels, Niels De Troyer, Daniel Fernandez-Giberteau, Peter Goethals, Luc Lens, Zhimin Li, Gwij Stegen, Diederik Strubbe, Robby van Leeuwenberg, Sarah Van Praet, Mireia Vila-Escale, Muriel Vervaeke, Frank Pasmans, An Martel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19241-7

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19241-7

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