Chytrid fungi and global amphibian declines
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Fisher, Matthew C
Garner, Trenton WJ
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Discovering that chytrid fungi cause chytridiomycosis in amphibians represented a paradigm shift in our understanding of how emerging infectious diseases contribute to global patterns of biodiversity loss. In this Review we describe how the use of multidisciplinary biological approaches has been essential to pinpointing the origins of amphibian-parasitizing chytrid fungi, including Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans, as well as to timing their emergence, tracking their cycles of expansion and identifying the core mechanisms that underpin their pathogenicity. We discuss the development of the experimental methods and bioinformatics toolkits that have provided a fuller understanding of batrachochytrid biology and informed policy and control measures.
Date Issued
2020-06-01
Date Acceptance
2020-01-31
Citation
Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2020, 18, pp.332-343
ISSN
1740-1526
Publisher
Nature Research (part of Springer Nature)
Start Page
332
End Page
343
Journal / Book Title
Nature Reviews Microbiology
Volume
18
Copyright Statement
© Springer Nature Limited 2020. The final publication is available at Springer via https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-020-0335-x
Sponsor
The Leverhulme Trust
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Identifier
http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000516331000002&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
Grant Number
RPG-2014-273
MR/R015600/1
NE/S000844/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Microbiology
BATRACHOCHYTRIUM-DENDROBATIDIS INFECTION
LETHAL CHYTRIDIOMYCOSIS
EPIDEMIC DISEASE
KILLING FUNGUS
CLIMATE-CHANGE
SP-NOV
PATHOGEN
PREVALENCE
DIVERSITY
DYNAMICS
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2020-02-25