Interactions between Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and its amphibian hosts: a review of pathogenesis and immunity

The fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ( Bd) causes a lethal skin disease of amphibians, chytridiomycosis, which has caused catastrophic amphibian die-offs around the world. This review provides a summary of host characteristics, pathogen characteristics and host-pathogen responses to infection t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Microbes and infection 2011, Vol.13 (1), p.25-32
Hauptverfasser:	Voyles, Jamie, Rosenblum, Erica B., Berger, Lee
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amphibian declines Amphibian immunity Amphibians - immunology Amphibians - microbiology Animals Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Biological and medical sciences Chytridiomycosis Chytridiomycota - growth & development Chytridiomycota - immunology Chytridiomycota - pathogenicity Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Host-Pathogen Interactions Microbiology Mycoses - immunology Mycoses - pathology Pathogenesis
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Zusammenfassung:	The fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ( Bd) causes a lethal skin disease of amphibians, chytridiomycosis, which has caused catastrophic amphibian die-offs around the world. This review provides a summary of host characteristics, pathogen characteristics and host-pathogen responses to infection that are important for understanding disease development.
ISSN:	1286-4579 1769-714X
DOI:	10.1016/j.micinf.2010.09.015