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Microbiome diversity differs between amphibian skin regions: Implications for chytridiomycosis mitigation efforts

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Bataille A., Lee-Cruz L., Tripathi B., Kim H., Waldman B.
2016

Cutaneous bacteria may play an important role in the resistance of amphibians to the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Microbial communities resident on hosts' skin show topographical diversity mapping to skin features, as demonstrated by studies of the human microbiome. We examined skin microbiomes of wild and captive fire-bellied toads (Bombina orientalis) for differences ...

Physiologie et biochimie animales; Maladies des animaux

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