Fight Fungi with Fungi: Antifungal Properties of the Amphibian Mycobiome

Fight Fungi with Fungi: Antifungal Properties of the Amphibian Mycobiome

Emerging infectious diseases caused by fungal taxa are increasing and are placing a substantial burden on economies and ecosystems worldwide. Of the emerging fungal diseases, chytridomycosis caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (hereafter Bd) is linked to global amphibian declines. Am...

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Main Authors: Patrick J. Kearns, Sarah Fischer, Saioa Fernández-Beaskoetxea, Caitlin R. Gabor, Jaime Bosch, Jennifer L. Bowen, Michael F. Tlusty, Douglas C. Woodhams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
disease ecology
mycobiome
microbiome
chytrid
ITS
16S rRNA
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02494/full

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