Evidence for acquisition of virulence effectors in pathogenic chytrids

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Authors

Tiffany A. Kosch · East Carolina University

Jinling Huang · East Carolina University

Abstract

We propose that the acquisition of virulence effectors, in combination with habitat disruption and climate change, may have driven the Bd epidemics and the decline in amphibian populations. This finding provides a starting point for biochemical investigations of chytridiomycosis.

Topics & Keywords

Amphibian and Reptile Biology Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Fungal Infections and Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Climate action

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Evolutionary Biology

Volume 11, Issue 1, pp. 195-195

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-195

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