Harnessing the Microbiome to Prevent Fungal Infections: Lessons from Amphibians

Direct and Indirect Horizontal Transmission of the Antifungal Probiotic Bacterium Janthinobacterium lividum on Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans) Tadpoles

(2016) Eria A. Rebollar et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Skin bacterial diversity of Panamanian frogs is associated with host susceptibility and presence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

(2016) Eria A Rebollar et al.   ISME Journal

Assessing Antibacterial Potential of Components of Phyllomedusa distincta Skin and its Associated Dermal Microbiota

(2016) Ananda Brito de Assis et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Vertebrate Hosts as Islands: Dynamics of Selection, Immigration, Loss, Persistence, and Potential Function of Bacteria on Salamander Skin

(2016) Andrew H. Loudon et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Using “Omics” and Integrated Multi-Omics Approaches to Guide Probiotic Selection to Mitigate Chytridiomycosis and Other Emerging Infectious Diseases

(2016) Eria A. Rebollar et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Amphibian Symbiotic Bacteria Do Not Show a Universal Ability To Inhibit Growth of the Global Panzootic Lineage of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

(2015) Rachael E. Antwis et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Antifungal isolates database of amphibian skin-associated bacteria and function against emerging fungal pathogens

(2015) Douglas C. Woodhams et al.   ECOLOGY

Inhibitory bacteria reduce fungi on early life stages of endangered Colorado boreal toads (Anaxyrus boreas)

(2015) Jordan G Kueneman et al.   ISME Journal

Characterization of the Skin Microbiota in Italian Stream Frogs (Rana italica) Infected and Uninfected by a Cutaneous Parasitic Disease

(2015) Ermanno Federici et al.   MICROBES AND ENVIRONMENTS

Composition of symbiotic bacteria predicts survival in Panamanian golden frogs infected with a lethal fungus

(2015) M. H. Becker et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Engineering Microbiomes to Improve Plant and Animal Health

(2015) U.G. Mueller et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Panamanian frog species host unique skin bacterial communities

(2015) Lisa K. Belden et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Seasonal and ontogenetic variation of skin microbial communities and relationships to natural disease dynamics in declining amphibians

(2015) Ana V. Longo et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Community Structure and Function of Amphibian Skin Microbes: An Experiment with Bullfrogs Exposed to a Chytrid Fungus

(2015) Jenifer B. Walke et al.   PLoS One

Amphibian skin may select for rare environmental microbes

(2014) Jenifer B Walke et al.   ISME Journal

Ex situ Diet Influences the Bacterial Community Associated with the Skin of Red-Eyed Tree Frogs (Agalychnis callidryas)

(2014) Rachael E. Antwis et al.   PLoS One

Interacting Symbionts and Immunity in the Amphibian Skin Mucosome Predict Disease Risk and Probiotic Effectiveness

(2014) Douglas C. Woodhams et al.   PLoS One

Impact of Plant Cover on Fitness and Behavioural Traits of Captive Red-Eyed Tree Frogs (Agalychnis callidryas)

(2014) Christopher J. Michaels et al.   PLoS One

Cool Temperatures Reduce Antifungal Activity of Symbiotic Bacteria of Threatened Amphibians – Implications for Disease Management and Patterns of Decline

(2014) Joshua H. Daskin et al.   PLoS One

The pathogenBatrachochytrium dendrobatidisdisturbs the frog skin microbiome during a natural epidemic and experimental infection

(2014) Andrea J. Jani et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Interactions between amphibians' symbiotic bacteria cause the production of emergent anti-fungal metabolites

(2014) Andrew H. Loudon et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Microbial community dynamics and effect of environmental microbial reservoirs on red-backed salamanders (Plethodon cinereus)

(2013) Andrew H Loudon et al.   ISME Journal

The amphibian skin-associated microbiome across species, space and life history stages

(2013) Jordan G. Kueneman et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Animals in a bacterial world, a new imperative for the life sciences

(2013) Margaret McFall-Ngai et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Restructuring of the amphibian gut microbiota through metamorphosis

(2013) Kevin D. Kohl et al.   Environmental Microbiology Reports

Soil bioaugmentation with amphibian cutaneous bacteria protects amphibian hosts from infection by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

(2012) Carly R. Muletz et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Fecal microbiota transplantation

(2012) Olga C. Aroniadis et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN GASTROENTEROLOGY

Screening bacterial metabolites for inhibitory effects against Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis using a spectrophotometric assay

(2012) SC Bell et al.   DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS

Towards a Better Understanding of the Use of Probiotics for Preventing Chytridiomycosis in Panamanian Golden Frogs

(2012) Matthew H. Becker et al.   EcoHealth

Emerging fungal threats to animal, plant and ecosystem health

(2012) Matthew C. Fisher et al.   NATURE

Context-dependent symbioses and their potential roles in wildlife diseases

(2012) J. H. Daskin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Unravelling the effects of the environment and host genotype on the gut microbiome

(2011) Aymé Spor et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

The Deadly Chytrid Fungus: A Story of an Emerging Pathogen

(2010) Erica Bree Rosenblum et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Proportion of individuals with anti- Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis skin bacteria is associated with population persistence in the frog Rana muscosa

(2009) Brianna A. Lam et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Skin microbes on frogs prevent morbidity and mortality caused by a lethal skin fungus

(2009) Reid N Harris et al.   ISME Journal

Amphibian Chemical Defense: Antifungal Metabolites of the Microsymbiont Janthinobacterium lividum on the Salamander Plethodon cinereus

(2008) Robert M. Brucker et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Antifungal skin bacteria, embryonic survival, and communal nesting in four-toed salamanders, Hemidactylium scutatum

(2008) Jenifer L. Banning et al.   OECOLOGIA