Amphibian Pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Is Inhibited by the Cutaneous Bacteria of Amphibian Species

By R. Harris, Timothy Y. James, A. Lauer, M. A. Simon, Amit H. Patel. EcoHealth, 2006

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Subfields: Global and Planetary Change, Infectious Diseases, Social Psychology

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In Global and Planetary Change

1. R. Harris
2. V. Vredenburg
3. Jenifer B. Walke
4. Cheryl J. Briggs
5. L. Belden
6. Douglas C. Woodhams
7. B. Gratwicke
8. R. D. Moore

In Infectious Diseases

1. R. Harris

In Social Psychology

1. R. Harris
2. Cheryl J. Briggs

Citations in the corpus

• Social Immunity in Amphibians: Evidence for Vertical Transmission of Innate Defenses (2011, background): “Amphibian skin is not a sterile environment, and all studies to date have detected microbial communities on the skin (i.e., Bettin & Greven 1986, Harris et al. 2006, Culp et al. 2007, Woodhams et al. 2007b).”
• The effect of captivity on the cutaneous bacterial community of the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki) (2014, background): “Species of Pedobacter are commonly found on the skin of amphibians (Harris et al., 2006; Lam et al., 2010; Lauer et al., 2008).”
• Resistance to chytridiomycosis varies among amphibian species and is correlated with skin peptide defenses (2007, background): “dendrobatidis, innate defenses such as epithelial barriers, competitive microbiota (Harris et al., 2006), phagocytic cells and antimicrobial peptides may be central to effective protection.”
• Infectious diseases in wildlife: the community ecology context (2007, background): “For amphibians, there is evidence that maintenance of antifungal skin bacteria is important for the prevention of chytridiomycosis (Harris et al. 2006).”
• IDENTIFICATION OF THE NATURAL BACTERIAL MICROFLORA ON THE SKIN OF EASTERN NEWTS, BULLFROG TADPOLES AND REDBACK SALAMANDERS (2007, background): “In similar work, Harris et al. (2006) have demonstrated that eight bacterial genera that are part of the natural flora of Plethodon cinereus and Hemidactylium scutatum can inhibit growth in vitro of Bactrachocytrium dendrobatidis, the chytrid fungus associated with amphibian declines.”
• Amphibian Conservation Action Plan (2007, background): “dendrobatidis in vitro (Harris et al. 2006) suggests that biological control of the pathogen”
• Symbiotic bacteria contribute to innate immune defenses of the threatened mountain yellow-legged frog, Rana muscosa (2007, methodology): “Innate skin defenses including antimicrobial peptides and symbiotic microbial barriers may be crucial for defending amphibians against the skin-invasive fungus, Bd (Harris et al., 2006; Woodhams et al., 2006a,b; Lauer et al., in press).”
• Proportion of individuals with anti-Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis skin bacteria is associated with population persistence in the frog Rana muscosa (2010, methodology): “The morphology and color of each isolate was described and each isolate was tested for ability to inhibit the growth of Bd. Bd-challenge assays were performed as previously published (Harris et al., 2006; Woodhams et al., 2007).”