Genetically modifying skin microbe to produce violacein and augmenting microbiome did not defend Panamanian golden frogs from disease

Genetically modifying skin microbe to produce violacein and augmenting microbiome did not defend Panamanian golden frogs from disease

We designed two probiotic treatments to control chytridiomycosis caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) on infected Panamanian golden frogs (Atelopus zeteki), a species that is thought to be extinct in the wild due to Bd. The first approach disrupted the existing skin microbe community with a...

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Main Authors: Becker, Matthew H, Brophy, Jennifer AN, Barrett, Kevin, Bronikowski, Ed, Evans, Matthew, Glassey, Emerson, Kaganer, Alyssa W, Klocke, Blake, Lassiter, Elliot, Meyer, Adam J, Muletz-Wolz, Carly R, Fleischer, Robert C, Voigt, Christopher A, Gratwicke, Brian
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2023
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/147931

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