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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Weitzman, Chava L. ; Kaestli, Mirjam ; Gibb, Karen ; Brown, Gregory P. ; Shine, Richard ; ... More +
Weitzman, Chava L. ; Kaestli, Mirjam ; Gibb, Karen ; Brown, Gregory P. ; Shine, Richard ; Christian, Keith Less -
Description:
Cane toads, an invasive species in Australia, are resistant to fungal pathogens affecting frogs worldwide (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis). From toad skin swabs, we detected higher proportions of bacteria with antifungal properties in Queensland, where toad and pathogen distributions overlap, than in other sites. This finding suggests that site-specific pathogen pressures help shape skin microbial communities.
Subject:
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Amphibians
Antifungal
Bacteria
Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis
Cane Toad
Chytridiomycosis
Fungi
Invasive Species
Microbiome
Research Letter
Rhinella Marina
Skin

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 25(9):1770-1771
Pubmed ID:
31441753
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC6711215
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Australia
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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