| skin microbiota in frogs from the brazilian atlantic forest: species, forest type, and potential against pathogens. | the cutaneous microbiota of amphibians can be defined as a biological component of protection, since it can be composed of bacteria that produce antimicrobial compounds. several factors influence skin microbial structure and it is possible that environmental variations are among one of these factors, perhaps through physical-chemical variations in the skin. this community, therefore, is likely modified in habitats in which some ecophysiological parameters are altered, as in fragmented forests. o ... | 2017 | 28678804 |