| experimental infection of native north carolina salamanders with batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. | chytridiomycosis is an often fatal fungal disease of amphibians caused by batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. this disease has been implicated in the worldwide decline of many anuran species, but studies of chytridiomycosis in wild salamanders are limited. between august 2006 and december 2006, we tested wild amphibians in north carolina, usa (n=212) by polymerase chain reaction (pcr). we identified three pcr-positive animals: one rana clamitans and two plethodontid salamanders. we experimentally in ... | 2009 | 19617473 |
| effects of host species and environment on the skin microbiome of plethodontid salamanders. | the amphibian skin microbiome is recognized for its role in defence against pathogens, including the deadly fungal pathogen batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (bd). yet, we have little understanding of evolutionary and ecological processes that structure these communities, especially for salamanders and closely related species. we investigated patterns in the distribution of bacterial communities on plethodon salamander skin across host species and environments. quantifying salamander skin microbiom ... | 2017 | 28682480 |