Intelectin (ITLN) is a new type of glycan‐binding lectin. It has been demonstrated to
agglutinate bacteria probably due to its carbohydrate‐binding capacity, suggesting its role in …

The Chinese giant salamander, belonging to an ancient amphibian lineage, is the largest
amphibian existing in the world, and is also an important animal for artificial cultivation in …

Since first outbreak of respiratory disease in China, the Coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19)
spread on a large scale, causing huge losses to individuals, families, communities and …

Many amphibian populations are declining worldwide, and infectious diseases are a leading
cause. Given the eminent threat infectious diseases pose to amphibian populations, there is …

The wood frog (Rana sylvatica) is widely distributed across North America and is the only
amphibian found north of the Arctic Circle due to its remarkable ability to tolerate whole-body …

Ranavirus cross-species infections have been documented, but the viral proteins involved in
the interaction with cell receptors have not yet been identified. Here, viral cell-binding …

Abstract Frog virus 3 (FV3) causes mortality in a range of amphibian species. Despite the
importance of the skin epithelium as a first line of defence against FV3, the interaction …

American bullfrogs are thought to be carriers of ranaviruses and contribute to their global
spread via trade. Bullfrog tadpoles succumb to ranaviral infection's more severe and deadly …

Post-transcriptional regulators such as microRNAs are emerging as conserved regulators of
innate antiviral immunity in vertebrates, yet their roles in amphibian antiviral responses …

Although reptiles have often been overlooked in research, information on viruses of reptiles
has been growing steadily in recent decades as has our understanding of the importance of …