Amphibians acquire resistance to live and dead fungus overcoming fungal immunosuppression

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. Civitello, Nicole Ortega, J. Scott Fites, Laura K. Reinert, Louise A. Rollins-Smith, Thomas R. Raffel and Jason R. Rohr ()
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Taegan A. McMahon: University of South Florida
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
Thomas R. Raffel: Oakland University
Jason R. Rohr: University of South Florida

Nature, 2014, vol. 511, issue 7508, 224-227

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.

Date: 2014
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