Presence of low virulence chytrid fungi could protect European amphibians from more deadly strains
oleh: Mark S. Greener, Elin Verbrugghe, Moira Kelly, Mark Blooi, Wouter Beukema, Stefano Canessa, Salvador Carranza, Siska Croubels, Niels De Troyer, Daniel Fernandez-Giberteau, Peter Goethals, Luc Lens, Zhimin Li, Gwij Stegen, Diederik Strubbe, Robby van Leeuwenberg, Sarah Van Praet, Mireia Vila-Escale, Muriel Vervaeke, Frank Pasmans, An Martel
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-10-01 |
Deskripsi
The pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (BD) associated with widespread amphibian declines is present in Europe but has not consistently caused disease-induced declines in that region. Here, the authors suggest that an endemic strain of BD with low virulence may protect the hosts upon co-infection with more virulent strains.