Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a chytrid fungus that causes chytridiomycosis in
amphibians. Only named in 1999, Bd is a proximate driver of declines in global amphibian …

Population losses and extinctions of species are occurring at unprecedented rates, as
exemplified by declines and extinctions of amphibians worldwide. However, studies of …

Many scientists argue that we are either entering or in the midst of the sixth great mass
extinction. Intense human pressure, both direct and indirect, is having profound effects on …

The pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which causes the skin disease
chytridiomycosis, is one of the few highly virulent fungi in vertebrates and has been …

Epidemiological theory generally suggests that pathogens will not cause host extinctions
because the pathogen should fade out when the host population is driven below some …

Emerging infectious diseases threaten human and wildlife populations. Altered ecological
interactions between mutualistic microbes and hosts can result in disease, but an …

Emerging infectious diseases are increasingly recognized as key threats to wildlife.
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), the causative agent of chytridiomycosis, has been …

For over 350 million years, thousands of species of amphibians have lived on earth, but
since the 1990s they have been disappearing at an alarming rate, in many cases quite …

Eco-immunology is the field of study that attempts to understand the functions of the immune
system in the context of the host's environment. Amphibians are currently suffering …

Emerging infectious diseases have caused many species declines, changes in communities
and even extinctions. There are also many species that persist following devastating …