Friday, February 16, 2018

Skin bacteria may predict vulnerability of amphibians to killer chytrid fungus

Bacterial communities that live on the skin of frogs and toads could provide vital clues to species' vulnerability to the lethal chytrid fungus. The fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis or (Bd)) is currently decimating amphibian populations worldwide, and has been linked with the decline and extinction of ...

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