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Harnessing the Microbiome to Prevent Fungal Infections: Lessons from Amphibians by Walke, Jenifer B, Belden, Lisa K

“…Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, and Proteobacteria [12]. [...]far, most of the focus on the amphibian skin microbiome has been on bacterial…”
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Amphibian skin may select for rare environmental microbes by Walke, Jenifer B, Becker, Matthew H, Loftus, Stephen C, House, Leanna L, Cormier, Guy, Jensen, Roderick V, Belden, Lisa K

“…Host-microbe symbioses rely on the successful transmission or acquisition of symbionts in each new generation. Amphibians host a diverse cutaneous microbiota,…”
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Skin microbes on frogs prevent morbidity and mortality caused by a lethal skin fungus by Harris, Reid N, Brucker, Robert M, Walke, Jenifer B, Becker, Matthew H, Schwantes, Christian R, Flaherty, Devon C, Lam, Brianna A, Woodhams, Douglas C, Briggs, Cheryl J, Vredenburg, Vance T, Minbiole, Kevin P C

“…Emerging infectious diseases threaten human and wildlife populations. Altered ecological interactions between mutualistic microbes and hosts can result in…”
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Community Structure and Function of Amphibian Skin Microbes: An Experiment with Bullfrogs Exposed to a Chytrid Fungus by Walke, Jenifer B, Becker, Matthew H, Loftus, Stephen C, House, Leanna L, Teotonio, Thais L, Minbiole, Kevin P C, Belden, Lisa K

“…The vertebrate microbiome contributes to disease resistance, but few experiments have examined the link between microbiome community structure and disease…”
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Cloacal bacterial communities of tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor): Similarity within a population, but not between pair-bonded social partners by Hernandez, Jessica, Escallón, Camilo, Medina, Daniel, Vernasco, Ben J, Walke, Jenifer B, Belden, Lisa K, Moore, Ignacio T

“…Host-associated microbial communities can influence the overall health of their animal hosts, and many factors, including behavior and physiology, can impact…”
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Geography, Climate, and Habitat Shape the Microbiome of the Endangered Rock Gnome Lichen (Cetradonia linearis) by Paulsen, Julianna, Allen, Jessica L, Morris, Nathan, Dorey, Jenna, Walke, Jenifer B, Alter, S. Elizabeth

“…Bacterial symbionts are essential components of healthy biological systems. They are increasingly recognized as important factors in the study and management…”
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Comparative genomics of bacteria from amphibian skin associated with inhibition of an amphibian fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis by Wax, Noah, Walke, Jenifer B, Haak, David C, Belden, Lisa K

“…Chytridiomycosis, caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is a skin disease associated with worldwide amphibian declines. Symbiotic microbes living on…”
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Panamanian frog species host unique skin bacterial communities by Belden, Lisa K, Hughey, Myra C, Rebollar, Eria A, Umile, Thomas P, Loftus, Stephen C, Burzynski, Elizabeth A, Minbiole, Kevin P C, House, Leanna L, Jensen, Roderick V, Becker, Matthew H, Walke, Jenifer B, Medina, Daniel, Ibáñez, Roberto, Harris, Reid N

“…Vertebrates, including amphibians, host diverse symbiotic microbes that contribute to host disease resistance. Globally, and especially in montane tropical…”
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The Skin Microbiome of the Neotropical Frog Craugastor fitzingeri : Inferring Potential Bacterial-Host-Pathogen Interactions From Metagenomic Data by Rebollar, Eria A, Gutiérrez-Preciado, Ana, Noecker, Cecilia, Eng, Alexander, Hughey, Myra C, Medina, Daniel, Walke, Jenifer B, Borenstein, Elhanan, Jensen, Roderick V, Belden, Lisa K, Harris, Reid N

“…Skin symbiotic bacteria on amphibians can play a role in protecting their host against pathogens. Chytridiomycosis, the disease caused by , Bd, has caused…”
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Culture Media and Individual Hosts Affect the Recovery of Culturable Bacterial Diversity from Amphibian Skin by Medina, Daniel, Walke, Jenifer B, Gajewski, Zachary, Becker, Matthew H, Swartwout, Meredith C, Belden, Lisa K

“…One current challenge in microbial ecology is elucidating the functional roles of the large diversity of free-living and host-associated bacteria identified by…”
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Low-level pathogen infection and geographic location correlate with the skin microbiomes of Columbia spotted frogs (Rana luteiventris) in a montane landscape by Campos, Philip M., Lucid, Michael K., Ehlers, Shannon, Walke, Jenifer B.

“…•Severe fungal infections are known to alter the skin microbiome of amphibians; however, little is known about microbiome interactions in amphibians with low…”
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Skin bacterial communities of neotropical treefrogs vary with local environmental conditions at the time of sampling by Estrada, Angie, Hughey, Myra C, Medina, Daniel, Rebollar, Eria A, Walke, Jenifer B, Harris, Reid N, Belden, Lisa K

“…The amphibian skin microbiome has been the focus of recent studies aiming to better understand the role of these microbial symbionts in host defense against…”
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The adaptive microbiome hypothesis and immune interactions in amphibian mucus by Woodhams, Douglas C., McCartney, Julia, Walke, Jenifer B., Whetstone, Ross

“…The microbiome is known to provide benefits to hosts, including extension of immune function. Amphibians are a powerful immunological model for examining…”
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Composition of symbiotic bacteria predicts survival in Panamanian golden frogs infected with a lethal fungus by Becker, Matthew H., Walke, Jenifer B., Cikanek, Shawna, Savage, Anna E., Mattheus, Nichole, Santiago, Celina N., Minbiole, Kevin P. C., Harris, Reid N., Belden, Lisa K., Gratwicke, Brian

“…Symbiotic microbes can dramatically impact host health and fitness, and recent research in a diversity of systems suggests that different symbiont community…”
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Harnessing the microbiome to prevent global biodiversity loss by Peixoto, Raquel S., Voolstra, Christian R., Sweet, Michael, Duarte, Carlos M., Carvalho, Susana, Villela, Helena, Lunshof, Jeantine E., Gram, Lone, Woodhams, Douglas C., Walter, Jens, Roik, Anna, Hentschel, Ute, Thurber, Rebecca Vega, Daisley, Brendan, Ushijima, Blake, Daffonchio, Daniele, Costa, Rodrigo, Keller-Costa, Tina, Bowman, Jeff S., Rosado, Alexandre S., Reid, Gregor, Mason, Christopher E., Walke, Jenifer B., Thomas, Torsten, Berg, Gabriele

“…Global biodiversity loss and mass extinction of species are two of the most critical environmental issues the world is currently facing, resulting in the…”
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Proportion of individuals with anti- Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis skin bacteria is associated with population persistence in the frog Rana muscosa by Lam, Brianna A., Walke, Jenifer B., Vredenburg, Vance T., Harris, Reid N.

“…The emergence of the infectious disease chytridiomycosis is a major factor responsible for amphibian extinctions in pristine habitats. However, some…”
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Amphibian skin fungal communities vary across host species and do not correlate with infection by a pathogenic fungus by Medina, Daniel, Hughey, Myra C., Walke, Jenifer B., Becker, Matthew H., Pontarelli, Katherine, Sun, Shan, Badgley, Brian, Belden, Lisa K.

“…Summary Amphibian population declines caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) have prompted studies on the bacterial community that resides on…”
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Phylogenetic distribution of symbiotic bacteria from Panamanian amphibians that inhibit growth of the lethal fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis by Becker, Matthew H., Walke, Jenifer B., Murrill, Lindsey, Woodhams, Douglas C., Reinert, Laura K., Rollins-Smith, Louise A., Burzynski, Elizabeth A., Umile, Thomas P., Minbiole, Kevin P. C., Belden, Lisa K.

“…The introduction of next‐generation sequencing has allowed for greater understanding of community composition of symbiotic microbial communities. However,…”
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Most of the Dominant Members of Amphibian Skin Bacterial Communities Can Be Readily Cultured by Walke, Jenifer B, Becker, Matthew H, Hughey, Myra C, Swartwout, Meredith C, Jensen, Roderick V, Belden, Lisa K

“…Currently, it is estimated that only 0.001% to 15% of bacteria in any given system can be cultured by use of commonly used techniques and media, yet culturing…”
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Seasonal changes and the unexpected impact of environmental disturbance on skin bacteria of individual amphibians in a natural habitat by Walke, Jenifer B, Becker, Matthew H, Krinos, Arianna, Chang, Elizabeth A B, Santiago, Celina, Umile, Thomas P, Minbiole, Kevin P C, Belden, Lisa K

“…ABSTRACT Amphibians host diverse skin bacteria that have a role in pathogen defense, but these skin communities could change over time and impact this…”
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