RCA 1-binding glycans as a marker of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans infection intensity at early stages of pathogenesis.

ABSTRACT: The fungal skin disease chytridiomycosis threatens global amphibian biodiversity. Among the two causative pathogens, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and B. salamandrivorans, the latter has decimated several European salamander populations. However, responses to exposure vary notably across species and individuals, suggesting that understanding the mechanisms behind these variations could enable successful mitigation in surviving populations. A recent study reported that the concentration of epidermal galactose predicts B. salamandrivorans susceptibility at the species level. Here, we used comparative lectin histochemistry with nine lectins to observe lectin staining brightness in the skin and examine its association with the susceptibility of four urodelan species with differential response

SUBMITTER: Yoon SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12568929 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature