Skin bacteria provide early protection for newly metamorphosed southern leopard frogs ( Rana sphenocephala ) against the frog-killing fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Title
Skin bacteria provide early protection for newly metamorphosed southern leopard frogs ( Rana sphenocephala ) against the frog-killing fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Authors
Keywords
Amphibian skin microbiome, Antibiotic depletion, Antimicrobial peptides, Chytridiomycosis, Southern leopard frogs, Skin defenses
Journal
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
Volume 187, Issue -, Pages 91-102
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Online
2015-05-16
DOI
10.1016/j.biocon.2015.04.007

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