Nature Communications (Oct 2020)
Presence of low virulence chytrid fungi could protect European amphibians from more deadly strains
- 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
Affiliations
- Mark S. Greener
- Wildlife Health Ghent, Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
- Elin Verbrugghe
- Wildlife Health Ghent, Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
- Moira Kelly
- Wildlife Health Ghent, Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
- Mark Blooi
- Wildlife Health Ghent, Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
- Wouter Beukema
- Wildlife Health Ghent, Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
- Stefano Canessa
- Wildlife Health Ghent, Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
- Salvador Carranza
- Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC-UPF)
- Siska Croubels
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
- Niels De Troyer
- Department Animal Science and Aquatic Ecology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University
- Daniel Fernandez-Giberteau
- Centre de Recerca i Educacio Ambiental de Calafell (GRENP - Ajuntament de Calafell)
- Peter Goethals
- Department Animal Science and Aquatic Ecology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University
- Luc Lens
- Terrestrial Ecology Unit, Department of Biology, Ghent University
- Zhimin Li
- Wildlife Health Ghent, Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
- Gwij Stegen
- Wildlife Health Ghent, Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
- Diederik Strubbe
- Terrestrial Ecology Unit, Department of Biology, Ghent University
- Robby van Leeuwenberg
- Wildlife Health Ghent, Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
- Sarah Van Praet
- Wildlife Health Ghent, Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
- Mireia Vila-Escale
- Oficina Tècnica de Parcs Naturals, Diputació de Barcelona
- Muriel Vervaeke
- Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
- Frank Pasmans
- Wildlife Health Ghent, Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
- An Martel
- Wildlife Health Ghent, Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19241-7
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 11
Abstract
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.
