Joseph D. Madison

Prior infection of harlequin toads by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis alters their immune-microbial state and increases mortality upon re-infection

Abstract Strategies to improve survival of wildlife impacted by emerging infectious disease are needed for species of conservation concern. We investigated how prior infection by the skin fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), affected subsequent disease outcomes i...