Skin bacteria provide early protection for newly metamorphosed southern leopard frogs (Rana sphenocephala) against the frog-killing fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

  • Whitney M. Holden
  • , Shane M. Hanlon
  • , Douglas C. Woodhams
  • , Timothy M. Chappell
  • , Heather L. Wells
  • , Samantha M. Glisson
  • , Valerie J. McKenzie
  • , Rob Knight
  • , Matthew J. Parris
  • , Louise A. Rollins-Smith

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)91-102
Number of pages12
JournalBiological Conservation
Volume187
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2015

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

Keywords

  • Amphibian skin microbiome
  • Antibiotic depletion
  • Antimicrobial peptides
  • Chytridiomycosis
  • Skin defenses
  • Southern leopard frogs

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