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

Chava L. Weitzman; Mirjam Kaestli; Karen Gibb; Gregory P. Brown; Richard Shine; Keith Christian

doi:10.3201/eid2509.190386

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

Chava L. Weitzman^*
, Mirjam Kaestli
, Karen Gibb
, Gregory P. Brown
, Richard Shine
, Keith Christian

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1770-1771
Number of pages	2
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	25
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2509.190386
Publication status	Published - Sept 2019

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