Mitigation of chytridiomycosis on <i>Bombina variegata</i> tadpoles with the antimicrobial metabolites of the bacterium <i>Xenorhabdus szentirmaii</i>.

ABSTRACT: Survival of amphibian assemblages is threatened by many factors. Among them, chytridiomycosis, the disease caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), has great importance, also threatening populations of the yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata), which has a scattered, isolated distribution in Hungary. Treatment with secondary metabolites of the entomopathogenic bacterium Xenorhabdus szentirmaii is a promising method in the mitigation of chytridiomycosis, as recently demonstrated. To assess whether it may also be effective for lowering infection intensities in B. variegata tadpoles, we extracted cell-free culture media (CFCM) from liquid cultures of X. szentirmaii and tested their antifungal efficacy at a dilution of 0.1% (v/v), w

SUBMITTER: Ujszegi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12403624 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature