Understanding the temporal variability of skin-associated bacterial communities for the conservation of threatened amphibian species
Amphibians harbor beneficial skin bacteria that can contribute to host defense against chytridiomycosis, an infectious disease caused by the lethal fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). However, while skin-associated microbial communities may alter host infection risk, the structure o...
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Virginia Tech
2019
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/95987 |