Chytrid fungi and global amphibian declines
Discovering that chytrid fungi cause chytridiomycosis in amphibians represented a paradigm
shift in our understanding of how emerging infectious diseases contribute to global patterns …
shift in our understanding of how emerging infectious diseases contribute to global patterns …
Cheating evolution: engineering gene drives to manipulate the fate of wild populations
Engineered gene drives—the process of stimulating the biased inheritance of specific genes—
have the potential to enable the spread of desirable genes throughout wild populations or to …
have the potential to enable the spread of desirable genes throughout wild populations or to …
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans sp. nov. causes lethal chytridiomycosis in amphibians
A Martel, A Spitzen-van der Sluijs… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
The current biodiversity crisis encompasses a sixth mass extinction event affecting the entire
class of amphibians. The infectious disease chytridiomycosis is considered one of the major …
class of amphibians. The infectious disease chytridiomycosis is considered one of the major …
Diploid-dominant life cycles characterize the early evolution of Fungi
Most of the described species in kingdom Fungi are contained in two phyla, the Ascomycota
and the Basidiomycota (subkingdom Dikarya). As a result, our understanding of the biology …
and the Basidiomycota (subkingdom Dikarya). As a result, our understanding of the biology …
[LIVRE][B] Emergent ecologies
E Kirksey - 2015 - books.google.com
In an era of global warming, natural disasters, endangered species, and devastating
pollution, contemporary writing on the environment largely focuses on doomsday scenarios …
pollution, contemporary writing on the environment largely focuses on doomsday scenarios …
Overview of chytrid emergence and impacts on amphibians
KR Lips - … Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Chytridiomycosis is an emerging infectious disease of amphibians that affects over 700
species on all continents where amphibians occur. The amphibian–chytridiomycosis system …
species on all continents where amphibians occur. The amphibian–chytridiomycosis system …
Cellular stress associated with aneuploidy
Aneuploidy, chromosome stoichiometry that deviates from exact multiples of the haploid
compliment of an organism, exists in eukaryotic microbes, several normal human tissues …
compliment of an organism, exists in eukaryotic microbes, several normal human tissues …
Assemblathon 2: evaluating de novo methods of genome assembly in three vertebrate species
Background The process of generating raw genome sequence data continues to become
cheaper, faster, and more accurate. However, assembly of such data into high-quality …
cheaper, faster, and more accurate. However, assembly of such data into high-quality …
Disentangling host, pathogen, and environmental determinants of a recently emerged wildlife disease: lessons from the first 15 years of amphibian chytridiomycosis …
The amphibian fungal disease chytridiomycosis, which affects species across all continents,
recently emerged as one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. Yet, many aspects of the …
recently emerged as one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. Yet, many aspects of the …
Recent Asian origin of chytrid fungi causing global amphibian declines
Globalized infectious diseases are causing species declines worldwide, but their source
often remains elusive. We used whole-genome sequencing to solve the spatiotemporal …
often remains elusive. We used whole-genome sequencing to solve the spatiotemporal …