Skin mucosome activity as an indicator of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans susceptibility in salamanders.

ABSTRACT: Recently emerged fungal diseases, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) are an increasing threat to amphibians worldwide. In Europe, the threat of Bsal to salamander populations is demonstrated by the rapid decline of fire salamander populations in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. Although most European urodelans are susceptible to infection in infection trials, recent evidence suggests marked interspecific differences in the course of infection, with potentially far reaching implications for salamander conservation. As a salamander's skin is the first line of defense against such pathogens, interspecific differences in innate immune function of the skin may explain differential susceptibility. Here we investigate if compounds present on a sa

SUBMITTER: Smith HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6051575 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature