Discovering that chytrid fungi cause chytridiomycosis in amphibians represented a paradigm
shift in our understanding of how emerging infectious diseases contribute to global patterns …

The importance of fungal infections in both human and animals has increased over the last
decades. This article represents an overview of the different categories of fungal infections …

Variation among animals in their host-associated microbial communities is increasingly
recognized as a key determinant of important life history traits including growth, metabolism …

Ranaviruses are pathogens of ectothermic vertebrates, including amphibians. We reviewed
patterns of host range and virulence of ranaviruses in the context of virus genotype and …

Parasites, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, protists, helminths, and arthropods, are
ubiquitous in the animal kingdom. Consequently, hosts are frequently infected with more …

The early detection and identification of pathogenic microorganisms is essential in order to
deploy appropriate mitigation measures. Viruses in the Iridoviridae family, such as those in …

Aquatic environmental DNA is increasingly used for biodiversity monitoring, such as
surveying threatened and invasive species. Mainstreaming these methods in practical …

The global trend of increasing environmental temperatures is often predicted to result in
more severe disease epidemics. However, unambiguous evidence that temperature is a …

Sudden disease outbreaks may not necessarily reflect a recent pathogen introduction but
may instead arise from the disruption of a host-pathogen equilibrium. Together with invasive …

Amphibians are the most highly threatened vertebrates, and emerging pathogens are a
serious threat to their conservation. Amphibian chytrid fungi and the viruses of the Ranavirus …