Interactions between Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and its amphibian hosts: a review of pathogenesis and immunity

Jamie Voyles; Erica B Rosenblum; Lee Berger

doi:10.1016/j.micinf.2010.09.015

Interactions between Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and its amphibian hosts: a review of pathogenesis and immunity

Microbes Infect. 2011 Jan;13(1):25-32. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2010.09.015. Epub 2010 Oct 14.

Authors

Jamie Voyles¹, Erica B Rosenblum, Lee Berger

Affiliation

¹ School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, Amphibian Disease Ecology Group, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia. jamie.voyles@gmail.com

PMID: 20951224
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2010.09.015

Abstract

The fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) causes a lethal skin disease of amphibians, chytridiomycosis, which has caused catastrophic amphibian die-offs around the world. This review provides a summary of host characteristics, pathogen characteristics and host-pathogen responses to infection that are important for understanding disease development.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Amphibians / immunology*
Amphibians / microbiology
Animals
Chytridiomycota / growth & development
Chytridiomycota / immunology*
Chytridiomycota / pathogenicity*
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Mycoses / immunology*
Mycoses / pathology*