Natural history collections as windows on evolutionary processes
Natural history collections provide an immense record of biodiversity on Earth. These
repositories have traditionally been used to address fundamental questions in …
repositories have traditionally been used to address fundamental questions in …
Amphibian chytridiomycosis: a review with focus on fungus-host interactions
P Van Rooij, A Martel, F Haesebrouck, F Pasmans - Veterinary research, 2015 - Springer
Amphibian declines and extinctions are emblematic for the current sixth mass extinction
event. Infectious drivers of these declines include the recently emerged fungal pathogens …
event. Infectious drivers of these declines include the recently emerged fungal 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 …
Early-life disruption of amphibian microbiota decreases later-life resistance to parasites
Abstract Changes in the early-life microbiota of hosts might affect infectious disease risk
throughout life, if such disruptions during formative times alter immune system development …
throughout life, if such disruptions during formative times alter immune system development …
State of the world's amphibians
A Catenazzi - Annual review of environment and resources, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The Anthropocene is characterized by a widespread biodiversity crisis that is rivaling
prehistoric mass extinctions. Amphibians are the most threatened class of vertebrates. In …
prehistoric mass extinctions. Amphibians are the most threatened class of vertebrates. In …
Review of the amphibian immune response to chytridiomycosis, and future directions
The fungal skin disease, chytridiomycosis (caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and
B. salamandrivorans), has caused amphibian declines and extinctions globally since its …
B. salamandrivorans), has caused amphibian declines and extinctions globally since its …
History and recent progress on chytridiomycosis in amphibians
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) emerged in the 1970s in Australia and the Americas,
causing rapid and catastrophic declines and extinctions of naïve amphibian populations as it …
causing rapid and catastrophic declines and extinctions of naïve amphibian populations as it …
Adaptive tolerance to a pathogenic fungus drives major histocompatibility complex evolution in natural amphibian populations
AE Savage, KR Zamudio - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Amphibians have been affected globally by the disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the
fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), and we are just now beginning to understand …
fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), and we are just now beginning to understand …
Habitat split as a driver of disease in amphibians
CG Becker, SE Greenspan, RA Martins… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic habitat disturbance is fundamentally altering patterns of disease
transmission and immunity across the vertebrate tree of life. Most studies linking …
transmission and immunity across the vertebrate tree of life. Most studies linking …
More than skin deep: functional genomic basis for resistance to amphibian chytridiomycosis
AR Ellison, T Tunstall, GV DiRenzo… - Genome biology and …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The amphibian-killing chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is one of the most
generalist pathogens known, capable of infecting hundreds of species globally and causing …
generalist pathogens known, capable of infecting hundreds of species globally and causing …