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Disease exposure and antifungal bacteria on skin of invasive Cane toads, Australia

Emerging Infectious Diseases, ISSN: 1080-6059, Vol: 25, Issue: 9, Page: 1770-1771
2019
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Cane toads, an invasive species in Australia, are resistant to fungal pathogens affecting frogs worldwide (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis). From toad skin swabs, we detected higher proportions of bacteria with antifungal properties in Queensland, where toad and pathogen distributions overlap, than in other sites. This finding suggests that site-specific pathogen pressures help shape skin microbial communities.

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