Hotspot shelters stimulate frog resistance to chytridiomycosis

2024/06/26 by Anthony W. Waddle, Simon Clulow, Amy Aquilina +11 · 2 voices · 1 citation
Environmental Science · Immunology and Microbiology · #Amphibian and Reptile Biology #Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities

paper · doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07582-y

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• Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis gen. et sp. nov., a chytrid pathogenic to amphibians

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