Impact of antibiotic therapy on cutaneous and gut microbiota in Rana dybowskii amphibians: Insights and implications

X Long, W Dong, X Han, X Han, L Cui, Q Tong - Aquaculture, 2024 - Elsevier
Antibiotics are key in combating bacterial infections and halting disease spread, yet their
effects on amphibian gut microbiomes remain poorly understood. Amphibian survival …

Host-associated helminth diversity and microbiome composition contribute to anti-pathogen defences in tropical frogs impacted by forest fragmentation

WJ Neely, KMC Souza, RA Martins… - Royal Society …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Habitat fragmentation can negatively impact wildlife populations by simplification of
ecological interactions, but little is known about how these impacts extend to host …

Structure and assembly process of skin fungal communities among bat species in northern China

D Wang, F Wang, Z Huang, A Li, W Dai… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background The skin fungal communities of animals play a crucial role in maintaining host
health and defending against pathogens. Because fungal infections can affect the skin …

Linking microbiome and stress hormone responses in wild tropical treefrogs across continuous and fragmented forests

WJ Neely, RA Martins, CM Mendonça da Silva… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
The amphibian skin microbiome is an important component of anti-pathogen defense, but
the impact of environmental change on the link between microbiome composition and host …

Gene functions of the Ambystoma altamirani skin microbiome vary across space and time but potential antifungal genes are widespread and prevalent

E Martínez-Ugalde, V Ávila-Akerberg… - Microbial …, 2024 - microbiologyresearch.org
Amphibian skin microbiomes can play a critical role in host survival against emerging
diseases by protecting their host against pathogens. While a plethora of biotic and abiotic …

The commensal skin microbiome of amphibian mountain populations and its association with the pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

A Loyau, R Bouchali, H Sentenac… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial assemblages naturally living on the skin are an integral part of immunity. In
amphibians, this skin microbiota may hold a mitigation solution against the fungal pathogen …

Introduction to the special issue Amphibian immunity: stress, disease and ecoimmunology

VR Assis, J Robert, SCM Titon - … Transactions of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Amphibian populations have been declining worldwide, with global climate changes and
infectious diseases being among the primary causes of this scenario. Infectious diseases …

Importance, structure, cultivability, and resilience of the bacterial microbiota during infection of laboratory-grown Haematococcus spp. by the blastocladialean …

J Miebach, D Green, M Strittmatter… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Industrial production of the unicellular green alga Haematococcus lacustris is compromised
by outbreaks of the fungal pathogen Paraphysoderma sedebokerense (Blastocladiomycota) …

Efficacy of Bd metabolite prophylaxis dose and duration on host defence against the deadly chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

TA McMahon, AM Garcia, AJ Malinias… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), an aquatic pathogenic fungus, is responsible for the
decline of hundreds of amphibian species worldwide and negatively impacts biodiversity …

[BOK][B] Effects of Environmental Stressors on Amphibian Disease Dynamics and Microbiome Assemblages Across Diverse Species and Habitats

WJ Neely - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Anthropogenically-driven environmental changes like climate warming, habitat loss, and
habitat fragmentation are the largest threat to wildlife worldwide. In addition, rising cases of …