The microscopic world of fungi and bacteria have a significant effect on the organisms they grow on and can have either a beneficial or detrimental effect on said organism. Frogs are especially vulnerable to microbes due to their permeable skin, which leaves them susceptible to such pathogens as chytrid fungus. This project aims to discover the different types of fungal and bacterial morphologies found growing on frogs. In order to learn more about these microbes, I swabbed 34 frogs from nine species found at four different locations in the Monteverde area and cultured the swabs on two different types of agar: potato dextrose agar and tryptone soy agar. I found 84 different fungal morphologies and 61 different bacterial morphologies after 4...
Fungal diseases pose a serious threat to animal and plant health. The emergence of the disease chytr...
Research on the amphibian skin microbiota has focused on identifying bacterial taxa that deter a pat...
Rhinella marina is a toad native to South America that has been introduced in the Antilles, likely c...
The microscopic world of fungi and bacteria have a significant effect on the organisms they grow on ...
Frogs interact with their environment directly through their skin through activities that are necess...
Frogs interact with their environment directly through their skin through activities that are necess...
Many frog populations are currently threatened due to a variety of reasons, but a prevalent reason i...
<div><p>The cutaneous microbiota of amphibians can be defined as a biological component of protectio...
Emerging infectious disease is a growing threat to global health, and recent discoveries reveal that...
<p>Emerging infectious disease is a growing threat to global health, and recent discoveries reveal t...
Symbiotic microbial communities (microbiomes) are ubiquitous inhabitants of multicellular organisms ...
Symbiotic microbial communities (microbiomes) are ubiquitous inhabitants of multicellular organisms ...
Global amphibian decline linked to fungal pathogens has galvanized research on applied amphibian con...
Global amphibian decline linked to fungal pathogens has galvanized research on applied amphibian con...
The cutaneous microbiota of amphibians can be defined as a biological component of protection, since...
Fungal diseases pose a serious threat to animal and plant health. The emergence of the disease chytr...
Research on the amphibian skin microbiota has focused on identifying bacterial taxa that deter a pat...
Rhinella marina is a toad native to South America that has been introduced in the Antilles, likely c...
The microscopic world of fungi and bacteria have a significant effect on the organisms they grow on ...
Frogs interact with their environment directly through their skin through activities that are necess...
Frogs interact with their environment directly through their skin through activities that are necess...
Many frog populations are currently threatened due to a variety of reasons, but a prevalent reason i...
<div><p>The cutaneous microbiota of amphibians can be defined as a biological component of protectio...
Emerging infectious disease is a growing threat to global health, and recent discoveries reveal that...
<p>Emerging infectious disease is a growing threat to global health, and recent discoveries reveal t...
Symbiotic microbial communities (microbiomes) are ubiquitous inhabitants of multicellular organisms ...
Symbiotic microbial communities (microbiomes) are ubiquitous inhabitants of multicellular organisms ...
Global amphibian decline linked to fungal pathogens has galvanized research on applied amphibian con...
Global amphibian decline linked to fungal pathogens has galvanized research on applied amphibian con...
The cutaneous microbiota of amphibians can be defined as a biological component of protection, since...
Fungal diseases pose a serious threat to animal and plant health. The emergence of the disease chytr...
Research on the amphibian skin microbiota has focused on identifying bacterial taxa that deter a pat...
Rhinella marina is a toad native to South America that has been introduced in the Antilles, likely c...