Search Results - "Lam, Brianna A"
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Skin microbes on frogs prevent morbidity and mortality caused by a lethal skin fungus
Published in The ISME Journal (01-07-2009)“…Emerging infectious diseases threaten human and wildlife populations. Altered ecological interactions between mutualistic microbes and hosts can result in…”
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Amphibian Chemical Defense: Antifungal Metabolites of the Microsymbiont Janthinobacterium lividum on the Salamander Plethodon cinereus
Published in Journal of chemical ecology (01-11-2008)“…Disease has spurred declines in global amphibian populations. In particular, the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis has decimated amphibian…”
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A novel gain-of-function mutation of the proneural IRX1 and IRX2 genes disrupts axis elongation in the Araucana rumpless chicken
Published in PloS one (05-11-2014)“…Axis elongation of the vertebrate embryo involves the generation of cell lineages from posterior progenitor populations. We investigated the molecular…”
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Proportion of individuals with anti- Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis skin bacteria is associated with population persistence in the frog Rana muscosa
Published in Biological conservation (01-02-2010)“…The emergence of the infectious disease chytridiomycosis is a major factor responsible for amphibian extinctions in pristine habitats. However, some…”
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Diversity of cutaneous bacteria with antifungal activity isolated from female four-toed salamanders
Published in The ISME Journal (01-02-2008)“…Among the microbiota of amphibian skin are bacteria that produce antifungal compounds. We isolated cutaneous bacteria from the skins of three populations of…”
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Life history linked to immune investment in developing amphibians
Published in Conservation physiology (01-01-2016)“…Amphibian population declines are often associated with disease outbreaks at metamorphosis. We examine the ontogeny of innate immunity in a range of amphibians…”
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Motile Zoospores of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Move Away from Antifungal Metabolites Produced by Amphibian Skin Bacteria
Published in EcoHealth (01-03-2011)“…Chytridiomycosis is an amphibian skin disease that threatens amphibian biodiversity worldwide. The fungal agent of chytridiomycosis is Batrachochytrium…”
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A Novel Gain-Of-Function Mutation of the Proneural IRX1 and IRX2 Genes Disrupts Axis Elongation in the Araucana Rumpless Chicken: e112364
Published in PloS one (01-11-2014)“…Axis elongation of the vertebrate embryo involves the generation of cell lineages from posterior progenitor populations. We investigated the molecular…”
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