Coevolution of a generalist pathogen with many hosts: the case of the amphibian chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

T Carvalho, AM Belasen, LF Toledo… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Generalist pathogens maintain infectivity in numerous hosts; how this broad ecological
niche impacts host–pathogen coevolution remains to be widely explored. Batrachochytrium …

Amphibian Hymenochirus boettgeri as an experimental model for infection studies with the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

T Carvalho, C Si, RA Clemons, E Faust, TY James - Virulence, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Model organisms are crucial in research as they can provide key insights applicable to other
species. This study proposes the use of the amphibian species Hymenochirus boettgeri …

The dominance of coinfecting parasites' indirect genetic effects on host traits

DI Bolnick, S Arruda, C Polania… - The American …, 2024 - journals.uchicago.edu
Indirect genetic effects (IGEs) exist when there is heritable variation in one organism's ability
to alter a second organism's traits. For example, parasites have antigens that can induce a …

Coinfection accelerates transmission to new hosts despite no effects on virulence and parasite growth

DP Godinho, LR Rodrigues… - Philosophical …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
One of the fundamental aims of ecological, epidemiological and evolutionary studies of host–
parasite interactions is to unravel which factors affect parasite virulence. Theory predicts that …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis isolate and dose on infection outcomes in a critically endangered Australian amphibian

MJ Davidson, TA Kosch, A Aquilina, RJ Webb… - Fungal Ecology, 2025 - Elsevier
The amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd)) is a continuing threat
globally, causing widespread declines. Corroboree frogs (Pseudophryne corroboree) are …

Lineage-specific trait variation generates widespread, contemporaneous coexistence and competitive exclusion dynamics in an invasive, multihost wildlife parasite

TWJ Garner, XA Harrison, A Fenton, PN Ghosh… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Invasive and highly virulent parasites are emerging worldwide, transported to new locations
and into novel hosts by anthropogenic activities. Multiple introduction events lead to …