Characterization of the Skin Microbiota in Italian Stream Frogs (Rana italica) Infected and Uninfected by a Cutaneous Parasitic Disease

In human and wildlife populations, the natural microbiota plays an important role in health maintenance and the prevention of emerging infectious diseases. In amphibians, infectious diseases have been closely associated with population decline and extinction worldwide. Skin symbiont communities have...

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Main Authors: Federici, Ermanno, Rossi, Roberta, Fidati, Laura, Paracucchi, Romina, Scargetta, Silvia, Montalbani, Elena, Franzetti, Andrea, La Porta, Gianandrea, Fagotti, Anna, Simonceli, Francesca, Cenci, Giovanni, Di Rosa, Ines
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: the Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology (JSME)/the Japanese Society of Soil Microbiology (JSSM)/the Taiwan Society of Microbial Ecology (TSME)/the Japanese Society of Plant Microbe Interactions (JSPMI) 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4567565/