Assessment of Bacterial Communities Associated With the Skin of Costa Rican Amphibians at La Selva Biological Station

Assessment of Bacterial Communities Associated With the Skin of Costa Rican Amphibians at La Selva Biological Station

Amphibian skin is a suitable environment for rich communities of microorganisms, both beneficial and detrimental to the host. The amphibian cutaneous microbiota has been hypothesized to play an important role as symbionts, protecting their hosts against disease. Costa Rica has one of the most divers...

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Main Authors: Juan G. Abarca, Gabriel Vargas, Ibrahim Zuniga, Steven M. Whitfield, Douglas C. Woodhams, Jacob Kerby, Valerie J. McKenzie, Catalina Murillo-Cruz, Adrián A. Pinto-Tomás
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
amphibian
microbiota
La Selva Biological Station
bacterial communities
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02001/full

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