Amphibian declines and extinctions are emblematic for the current sixth mass extinction
event. Infectious drivers of these declines include the recently emerged fungal pathogens …

Amphibians across the planet face the threat of population decline and extirpation caused
by the disease chytridiomycosis. Despite consensus that the fungal pathogens responsible …

Host-associated microbes are vital for combatting infections and maintaining health. In
amphibians, certain skin-associated bacteria inhibit the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium …

Here we review the knowledge about skin microbiomes in amphibians accumulated over the
last two decades and the evidence regarding the protective role of skin bacteria. Amphibians …

Emerging infectious diseases in wildlife are responsible for massive population declines. In
amphibians, chytridiomycosis caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, Bd, has severely …

The symbiotic microbes that grow in and on many organisms can play important roles in
protecting their hosts from pathogen infection. While species diversity has been shown to …

Fluctuating environments can modulate host–pathogen interactions by providing a
temporary advantage to one of the interacting organisms. However, we know very little about …

Host-associated microbiomes are increasingly recognized to contribute to host disease
resistance; the temporal dynamics of their community structure and function, however, are …

All multicellular organisms are host to microbial symbionts that constitute the microbiome
and can have significant impacts on the host, including altering development, behavior, and …

The emerging fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) is responsible
for the catastrophic decline of European salamanders and poses a threat to amphibians …