Panamanian frog species host unique skin bacterial communities

Panamanian frog species host unique skin bacterial communities

Vertebrates, including amphibians, host diverse symbiotic microbes that contribute to host disease resistance. Globally, and especially in montane tropical systems, many amphibian species are threatened by a chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), that causes a lethal skin disease. Bd t...

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Main Authors: Belden, Lisa K., Hughey, Myra C., Rebollar, Eria A., Umile, Thomas P., Loftus, Stephen C., Burzynski, Elizabeth A., Minbiole, Kevin P. C., House, Leanna L., Jensen, Roderick V., Becker, Matthew H., Walke, Jenifer B., Medina, Daniel, Ibáñez, Roberto, Harris, Reid N.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4621460/

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