| Titre : | Symbiotic bacteria contribute to innate immune defenses of the threatened mountain yellow-legged frog, Rana muscosa |
| Auteurs : | Douglas C. Woodhams, Auteur ; Vance T. Vredenburg, Auteur ; Mary-Alice Simon, Auteur ; Dean Billheimer, Auteur ; Bashar Shakhtour, Auteur ; Yu Shyr, Auteur ; Cheryl J. Briggs, Auteur ; Louise A. Rollins-Smith, Auteur ; Reid N. Harris, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Biological Conservation (138(3-4) SEP 2007) |
| Article en page(s) : | 390-398 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Résumé : | Symbiotic microorganisms influence health and disease and may contribute to the innate immune defenses of amphibians. The mountain yellow-legged frog, Rana muscosa, is currently undergoing unprecedented population declines. One cause of recent declines is the pathogenic chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Skin swabs for detection of Bd, skin peptide secretions, and symbiotic skin bacteria were collected from |



