Amphibian skin-associated Pigmentiphaga: Genome sequence and occurrence across geography and hosts.

The bacterial communities colonizing amphibian skin have been intensively studied due to their interactions with pathogenic chytrid fungi that are causing drastic amphibian population declines. Bacteria of the family Alcaligenaceae, and more specifically of the genus Pigmentiphaga, have been found t...

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Main Authors: Molly C Bletz, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, Peter Biwer, Silke Reiter, Falitiana C E Rabemananjara, Stefan Schulz, Jörg Overmann, Miguel Vences
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223747