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Defects in Host Immune Function in Tree Frogs with Chronic Chytridiomycosis

The amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has caused mass mortality leading to population declines and extinctions in many frog species worldwide. The lack of host resistance may be due to fungal immunosuppressive effects that have been observed when Bd is incubated with cultu...

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Autores principales: Young, Sam, Whitehorn, Paul, Berger, Lee, Skerratt, Lee F., Speare, Rick, Garland, Stephen, Webb, Rebecca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4161418/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25211333
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107284