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Amphibian skin defences show variation in ability to inhibit growth of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis isolates from the Global Panzootic Lineage by Antwis, Rachael Ellen, Weldon, Ché

“…The fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis has caused declines and extinctions in hundreds of amphibian species across the world. Virulence varies…”
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Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity by Scheele, Ben C, Pasmans, Frank, Skerratt, Lee F, Berger, Lee, Martel, An, Beukema, Wouter, Acevedo, Aldemar A, Burrowes, Patricia A, Carvalho, Tamilie, Catenazzi, Alessandro, De la Riva, Ignacio, Fisher, Matthew C, Flechas, Sandra V, Foster, Claire N, Frías-Álvarez, Patricia, Garner, Trenton W J, Gratwicke, Brian, Guayasamin, Juan M, Hirschfeld, Mareike, Kolby, Jonathan E, Kosch, Tiffany A, La Marca, Enrique, Lindenmayer, David B, Lips, Karen R, Longo, Ana V, Maneyro, Raúl, McDonald, Cait A, Mendelson, 3rd, Joseph, Palacios-Rodriguez, Pablo, Parra-Olea, Gabriela, Richards-Zawacki, Corinne L, Rödel, Mark-Oliver, Rovito, Sean M, Soto-Azat, Claudio, Toledo, Luís Felipe, Voyles, Jamie, Weldon, Ché, Whitfield, Steven M, Wilkinson, Mark, Zamudio, Kelly R, Canessa, Stefano

“…Anthropogenic trade and development have broken down dispersal barriers, facilitating the spread of diseases that threaten Earth's biodiversity. We present a…”
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Testing the link between perceived and actual risk of predation: mosquito oviposition site selection and egg predation by native and introduced fish by Segev, Ori, Verster, Ruhan, Weldon, Ché

“…1. According to the threat-sensitivity hypothesis, prey avoidance behaviour should reflect the magnitude of predation risk. Since predation can strongly affect…”
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Capsaicin and Piperine as Functional Excipients for Improved Drug Delivery across Nasal Epithelial Models by Gerber, Werner, Steyn, Dewald, Kotzé, Awie, Svitina, Hanna, Weldon, Ché, Hamman, Josias

“…The fruit from various pepper plants has been employed for the seasoning of food, as perfuming agents, and also as traditional medicines. Phytochemicals…”
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Genetic variability and ontogeny predict microbiome structure in a disease-challenged montane amphibian by Griffiths, Sarah M., Harrison, Xavier A., Weldon, Ché, Wood, Michael D., Pretorius, Abigail, Hopkins, Kevin, Fox, Graeme, Preziosi, Richard F., Antwis, Rachael E.

“…Amphibian populations worldwide are at risk of extinction from infectious diseases, including chytridiomycosis caused by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium…”
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Origin of the amphibian chytrid fungus by Weldon, Ché, du Preez, Louis H, Hyatt, Alex D, Muller, Reinhold, Spears, Rick

“…The sudden appearance of chytridiomycosis, the cause of amphibian deaths and population declines in several continents, suggests that its etiologic agent, the…”
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Comparison of RPMI 2650 cell layers and excised sheep nasal epithelial tissues in terms of nasal drug delivery and immunocytochemistry properties by Gerber, Werner, Svitina, Hanna, Steyn, Dewald, Peterson, Bianca, Kotzé, Awie, Weldon, Ché, Hamman, Josias H.

“…Nasal drug administration has been identified as a potential alternative to oral drug administration, especially for systemic delivery of large molecular…”
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Archival mitogenomes identify invasion by the Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis CAPE lineage caused an African amphibian extinction in the wild by Sewell, Thomas R, van Dorp, Lucy, Ghosh, Pria N, Wierzbicki, Claudia, Caroe, Christian, Lyakurwa, John V, Tonelli, Elena, Bowkett, Andrew E, Marsden, Stuart, Cunningham, Andrew A, Garner, Trenton W J, Gilbert, Tom P, Moyer, David, Weldon, Ché, Fisher, Matthew C

“…Outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases are influenced by local biotic and abiotic factors, with host declines occurring when conditions favour the pathogen…”
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Rapid global expansion of the fungal disease chytridiomycosis into declining and healthy amphibian populations by James, Timothy Y, Litvintseva, Anastasia P, Vilgalys, Rytas, Morgan, Jess A T, Taylor, John W, Fisher, Matthew C, Berger, Lee, Weldon, Ché, du Preez, Louis, Longcore, Joyce E

“…The fungal disease chytridiomycosis, caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, is enigmatic because it occurs globally in both declining and apparently healthy…”
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Environment predicts Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis lineage distribution and zones of recombination in South Africa by Verster, Ruhan, Ghosh, Pria N., Sewell, Tom R., Garner, Trenton W. J., Fisher, Matthew C., Muller, Wynand, Cilliers, Dirk, Weldon, Ché

“…The amphibian‐infecting chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is widespread throughout Africa and is linked to declines of populations and…”
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Disease driven extinction in the wild of the Kihansi spray toad, Nectophrynoides asperginis by Weldon, Ché, Channing, Alan, Misinzo, Gerald, Cunningham, Andrew A

“…The Kihansi spray toad, Nectophrynoides asperginis, became extinct in the wild despite population monitoring and conservation management of its habitat in the…”
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Discriminating lineages of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis using quantitative PCR by Ghosh, Pria N., Verster, Ruhan, Sewell, Thomas R., O’Hanlon, Simon J., Brookes, Lola M., Rieux, Adrien, Garner, Trenton W. J., Weldon, Ché, Fisher, Matthew C.

“…The ability to detect and monitor infectious disease in a phylogenetically informative manner is critical for their management. Phylogenetically informative…”
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Widespread presence of the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in wild amphibian communities in Madagascar by Bletz, Molly C., Rosa, Gonçalo M., Andreone, Franco, Courtois, Elodie A., Schmeller, Dirk S., Rabibisoa, Nirhy H. C., Rabemananjara, Falitiana C. E., Raharivololoniaina, Liliane, Vences, Miguel, Weldon, Ché, Edmonds, Devin, Raxworthy, Christopher J., Harris, Reid N., Fisher, Matthew C., Crottini, Angelica

“…Amphibian chytridiomycosis, an emerging infectious disease caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ( Bd ), has been a significant driver of…”
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Spatial assessment of amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in South Africa confirms endemic and widespread infection by Tarrant, Jeanne, Cilliers, Dirk, du Preez, Louis H, Weldon, Ché

“…Chytridiomycosis has been identified as a major cause of global amphibian declines. Despite widespread evidence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection in…”
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West Africa - a safe haven for frogs? A sub-continental assessment of the chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) by Penner, Johannes, Adum, Gilbert B, McElroy, Matthew T, Doherty-Bone, Thomas, Hirschfeld, Mareike, Sandberger, Laura, Weldon, Ché, Cunningham, Andrew A, Ohst, Torsten, Wombwell, Emma, Portik, Daniel M, Reid, Duncan, Hillers, Annika, Ofori-Boateng, Caleb, Oduro, William, Plötner, Jörg, Ohler, Annemarie, Leaché, Adam D, Rödel, Mark-Oliver

“…A putative driver of global amphibian decline is the panzootic chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). While Bd has been documented across…”
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Permeation enhancement effects of leaf materials from different aloe species on in vitro and ex vivo nasal epithelial models by Gerber, Werner, Steyn, Dewald, Kotzé, Awie, Svitina, Hanna, Weldon, Ché, Hamman, Josias

“…Introduction: The nasal route of drug administration offers an alternative way for oral drug delivery and has the benefit of avoiding first-pass metabolism…”
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Consistency of Published Results on the Pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Madagascar: Formal Comment on Kolby et al. Rapid Response to Evaluate the Presence of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and Ranavirus in Wild Amphibian Populations in Madagascar by Bletz, Molly C, Rosa, Gonçalo M, Andreone, Franco, Courtois, Elodie A, Schmeller, Dirk S, Rabibisoa, Nirhy H C, Rabemananjara, Falitiana C E, Raharivololoniaina, Liliane, Vences, Miguel, Weldon, Ché, Edmonds, Devin, Raxworthy, Christopher J, Harris, Reid N, Fisher, Matthew C, Crottini, Angelica

“…A recent paper by Kolby et al., surveying for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and ranavirus in Madagascar, presents results for 508 amphibian specimens and…”
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The challenge of conserving amphibian megadiversity in Madagascar by Andreone, Franco, Carpenter, Angus I, Cox, Neil, du Preez, Louis, Freeman, Karen, Furrer, Samuel, Garcia, Gerardo, Glaw, Frank, Glos, Julian, Knox, David, Köhler, Jörn, Mendelson, 3rd, Joseph R, Mercurio, Vincenzo, Mittermeier, Russell A, Moore, Robin D, Rabibisoa, Nirhy H C, Randriamahazo, Herilala, Randrianasolo, Harison, Raminosoa, Noromalala Rasoamampionona, Ramilijaona, Olga Ravoahangimalala, Raxworthy, Christopher J, Vallan, Denis, Vences, Miguel, Vieites, David R, Weldon, Ché

“…According to the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA), Madagascar ranks as the country with the 12th highest amphibian species richness [2,3] (see also…”
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Pre-emptive National Monitoring Plan for Detecting the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus in Madagascar by Weldon, Ché, Crottini, Angelica, Bollen, An, Rabemananjara, Falitiana C. E., Copsey, Jamie, Garcia, Gerardo, Andreone, Franco

“…Monitoring wild frog populations for Bd infection was formally recognized as a strategic action that could significantly contribute toward the conservation of…”
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Morphology of the elygium and developing umbraculum in the eye of Amietia vertebralis tadpoles by Kruger, Donnavan J.D., Weldon, Ché, Minter, Les R., Du Preez, Louis H.

“…The elygium is a darkly pigmented projection over the pupil of the tadpoles of certain species that live mostly at high altitudes. It has been suggested that…”
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