Coevolution of a generalist pathogen with many hosts: the case of the amphibian chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

T Carvalho, AM Belasen, LF Toledo… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Generalist pathogens maintain infectivity in numerous hosts; how this broad ecological
niche impacts host–pathogen coevolution remains to be widely explored. Batrachochytrium …

The role of Culex territans mosquitoes in the transmission of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis to amphibian hosts

JM Reinhold, E Halbert, M Roark, SN Smith… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Mosquitoes are the deadliest organisms in the world, killing an estimated
750,000 people per year due to the pathogens they can transmit. Mosquitoes also pose a …

Chytrid in the clouds: an alternative passive transport of a lethal pathogen for amphibians

JS Prado, JR Ernetti, MR Pontes, LF Toledo - Hydrobiologia, 2023 - Springer
Fog is an important water input in ecosystems and a carrier of microorganisms, including
unicellular pathogens. The aquatic amphibian-killing fungus, Batrachochytrium …

Midges not only sucks, but may carry lethal pathogens to wild amphibians

LF Toledo, J Ruggeri, L Leite Ferraz de Campos… - Biotropica, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The chytrid fungus (Bd) is one of the main causes of recent amphibian population declines
and extinctions. However, one possible disease transmission pathway remained …

Amphibian crisis and the impact of emerging pathogens

B Thumsová, J Bosch, GM Rosa - Evolutionary ecology of …, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Over two decades of unprecedented research investment at a global scale, illustrate the
paradigm shift in the way we perceive emerging diseases and their impact on wildlife …

Drosophila melanogaster as a model arthropod carrier for the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

AM Byer, KM Nguyen, TS Katz, R Chen, CJ Briggs - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) causes the disease amphibian
chytridiomycosis, which has contributed to population declines in many species of …

Seasonal variation of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in a threatened anuran species from Uruguay

MR Pontes, C Bardier, D Medina, G Pereira… - Diseases of Aquatic …, 2021 - int-res.com
Chytridiomycosis, an emergent infectious disease caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium
dendrobatidis (Bd), is considered one of the drivers of the current amphibian biodiversity …

Climatic drivers of chytrid prevalence in the critically endangered Admirable Redbelly Toad

MR Pontes, M Abadie, L Ribeiro, G Augusto-Alves… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Global warming is driving shifts in rainfall and temperature patterns, and projections indicate
an increase in frequency and intensity of climate anomalies. These changes influence …

Detecção do Fungo Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis em Anuros no estado do Ceará, Brasil

MS Mendes - 2021 - repositorio.ufc.br
O Brasil possui uma vasta diversidade de animais e plantas, sendo o país com maior
riqueza de espécies de anfíbios do planeta (SEGALLA et al., 2019). No entanto, a …

[PDF][PDF] CAROLINA LAMBERTINI

VFDAT DEFENDIDA - repositorio.unicamp.br
Doenças infecciosas emergentes são consideradas uma das principais ameaças à
biodiversidade mundial, e sua ocorrência é determinada através da influência do ambiente …