Nor climate nor human impact factors: Chytrid infection shapes the skin bacterial communities of an endemic amphibian in a biodiversity hotspot
Leonardo D. Bacigalupe,
Jaiber J. Solano‐Iguaran,
Ana V. Longo
et al.
Abstract:The bacterial communities of the amphibian skin (i.e., the bacteriome) are critical to the host's innate immune system. However, it is unclear how different drivers can alter this function by modulating the bacteriome's structure. Our aim was to assess the extent to which different host attributes and extrinsic factors influence the structure of the bacterial communities of the skin. Skin bacterial diversity was examined in 148 individuals of the four‐eyed frog (Pleurodema thaul) from 16 localities spanning al… Show more
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