Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an opportunistic pathogen of significant concern to
susceptible patient populations. This pathogen can cause nosocomial and community …

The skin constitutes the primary physical barrier between vertebrates and their external
environment. Characterization of skin microorganisms is essential for understanding how a …

Hellbenders (n= 97) were collected from the Little and Hiwassee Rivers in eastern
Tennessee, USA, during 2009 and 2010. Location and morphometrics for each animal were …

Recent worldwide declines and extinctions of amphibian populations have been attributed
to chytridiomycosis, a disease caused by the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium …

Variation in environmental conditions can result in disparate associations between hosts
and microbial symbionts. As such, it is imperative to evaluate how environmental variables …

The complex association between hosts and microbial symbionts requires the
implementation of multiple approaches to evaluate variation in host physiology. Within …

Pathogens currently threaten the existence of many amphibian species. In efforts to combat
global declines, researchers have characterized the amphibian cutaneous microbiome as a …

Ectothermic species living in temperate regions can experience rapid and potentially
stressful changes in body temperature driven by abrupt weather changes. Yet, among …

Andrias japonicus, the Japanese giant salamander, is the second largest amphibian species
in the world. The biology of this long-lived, fully aquatic salamander is still incompletely …

In the last several decades, amphibian populations have been declining worldwide. Many
factors have been linked to global amphibian decline, including habitat destruction …