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The effect of captivity on the skin microbial symbionts in three Atelopus species from the lowlands of Colombia and Ecuador

Many amphibian species are at risk of extinction in their natural habitats due to the presence of the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). For the most highly endangered species, captive assurance colonies have been established as an emergency measure to avoid extinction. Experimenta...

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Autores principales: Flechas, Sandra V., Blasco-Zúñiga, Ailin, Merino-Viteri, Andrés, Ramírez-Castañeda, Valeria, Rivera, Miryan, Amézquita, Adolfo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5541920/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28785515
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3594