Skin sloughing in susceptible and resistant amphibians regulates infection with a fungal pathogen

The fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has been implicated in amphibian population declines globally. Given that Bd infection is limited to the skin in post-metamorphic amphibians, routine skin sloughing may regulate infection. Skin sloughing has been shown to reduce the number of c...

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Autores principales: Ohmer, Michel E. B., Cramp, Rebecca L., Russo, Catherine J. M., White, Craig R., Franklin, Craig E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5471217/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28615642
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03605-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5471217/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28615642
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03605-z

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