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population trends associated with skin peptide defenses against chytridiomycosis in australian frogs.many species of amphibians in the wet tropics of australia have experienced population declines linked with the emergence of a skin-invasive chytrid fungus, batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. an innate defense, antimicrobial peptides produced by granular glands in the skin, may protect some species from disease. here we present evidence that supports this hypothesis. we tested ten synthesized peptides produced by australian species, and natural peptide mixtures from five queensland rainforest speci ...200616205955
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