Comparative study of host response to chytridiomycosis in susceptible and resistant toad species

ABSTRACT: In the past century, recently emerged infectious diseases have become major drivers of species decline and extinction. Amphibian declines have occurred due to the fungal disease chytridiomycosis, which has exacerbated the conservation crisis of this taxonomic group. Biologists are beginning to understand what traits are important for susceptibility to this disease, but more work is needed to determine why some species succumb to disease while others do not. We conducted a laboratory experiment to examine how two toad species respond to infection in controlled environment. We selected two related species thought to differ in susceptibility â?? Bufo marinus (an invasive and putatively resistant species) and B. boreas (an endangered and putatively susceptible species). We measured infection i

ORGANISM(S): Anaxyrus boreas

SUBMITTER: Thomas Poorten 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-74788 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress