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Amphibians acquire resistance to live and dead fungus overcoming fungal immunosuppression

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  • Taegan A. McMahon

    (University of South Florida
    University of Tampa)

  • Brittany F. Sears

    (University of South Florida)

  • Matthew D. Venesky

    (Allegheny College)

  • Scott M. Bessler

    (University of South Florida)

  • Jenise M. Brown

    (University of South Florida)

  • Kaitlin Deutsch

    (University of South Florida)

  • Neal T. Halstead

    (University of South Florida)

  • Garrett Lentz

    (University of South Florida)

  • Nadia Tenouri

    (University of South Florida)

  • Suzanne Young

    (University of South Florida)

  • David J. Civitello

    (University of South Florida)

  • Nicole Ortega

    (University of South Florida)

  • J. Scott Fites

    (Vanderbilt University)

  • Laura K. Reinert

    (Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology and Pediatrics, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA)

  • Louise A. Rollins-Smith

    (Vanderbilt University
    Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology and Pediatrics, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA)

  • Thomas R. Raffel

    (Oakland University)

  • Jason R. Rohr

    (University of South Florida)

Abstract

The fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis has been implicated in the decline of a large number of amphibian species; here it is shown that frogs can learn to avoid the pathogen, acquire resistance to it and be immunized against it using dead pathogen, findings that potentially offer a way in which resistant populations could be reintroduced into areas that have seen catastrophic declines.

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  • Taegan A. McMahon & Brittany F. Sears & Matthew D. Venesky & Scott M. Bessler & Jenise M. Brown & Kaitlin Deutsch & Neal T. Halstead & Garrett Lentz & Nadia Tenouri & Suzanne Young & David J. Civitell, 2014. "Amphibians acquire resistance to live and dead fungus overcoming fungal immunosuppression," Nature, Nature, vol. 511(7508), pages 224-227, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:511:y:2014:i:7508:d:10.1038_nature13491
    DOI: 10.1038/nature13491
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