Towards common ground in the biodiversity–disease debate
The disease ecology community has struggled to come to consensus on whether
biodiversity reduces or increases infectious disease risk, a question that directly affects …
biodiversity reduces or increases infectious disease risk, a question that directly affects …
Overview of chytrid emergence and impacts on amphibians
KR Lips - … Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Chytridiomycosis is an emerging infectious disease of amphibians that affects over 700
species on all continents where amphibians occur. The amphibian–chytridiomycosis system …
species on all continents where amphibians occur. The amphibian–chytridiomycosis system …
Frontiers in research on biodiversity and disease
Global losses of biodiversity have galvanised efforts to understand how changes to
communities affect ecological processes, including transmission of infectious pathogens …
communities affect ecological processes, including transmission of infectious pathogens …
Disentangling host, pathogen, and environmental determinants of a recently emerged wildlife disease: lessons from the first 15 years of amphibian chytridiomycosis …
The amphibian fungal disease chytridiomycosis, which affects species across all continents,
recently emerged as one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. Yet, many aspects of the …
recently emerged as one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. Yet, many aspects of the …
Susceptibility of amphibians to chytridiomycosis is associated with MHC class II conformation
A Bataille, SD Cashins, L Grogan… - … of the Royal …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The pathogenic chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) can cause precipitous
population declines in its amphibian hosts. Responses of individuals to infection vary greatly …
population declines in its amphibian hosts. Responses of individuals to infection vary greatly …
Why disease ecology needs life‐history theory: a host perspective
When facing an emerging infectious disease of conservation concern, we often have little
information on the nature of the host‐parasite interaction to inform management decisions …
information on the nature of the host‐parasite interaction to inform management decisions …
Diversity and extinction risk are inversely related at a global scale
Increases in biodiversity often lead to greater, and less variable, levels of ecosystem
functioning. However, whether species are less likely to go extinct in more diverse …
functioning. However, whether species are less likely to go extinct in more diverse …
Hybrids of amphibian chytrid show high virulence in native hosts
Hybridization of parasites can generate new genotypes with high virulence. The fungal
amphibian parasite Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) hybridizes in Brazil's Atlantic …
amphibian parasite Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) hybridizes in Brazil's Atlantic …
Greater Species Richness of Bacterial Skin Symbionts Better Suppresses the Amphibian Fungal Pathogen Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis
J Piovia-Scott, D Rejmanek, DC Woodhams, SJ Worth… - Microbial Ecology, 2017 - Springer
The symbiotic microbes that grow in and on many organisms can play important roles in
protecting their hosts from pathogen infection. While species diversity has been shown to …
protecting their hosts from pathogen infection. While species diversity has been shown to …
The diversity–disease relationship: evidence for and criticisms of the dilution effect
The dilution effect, that high host species diversity can reduce disease risk, has attracted
much attention in the context of global biodiversity decline and increasing disease …
much attention in the context of global biodiversity decline and increasing disease …