@sisterratched.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy2/. Sadly no little frogs in labcoats etc @MarkAsser but the green and gold bell frogs are returning to test sites around Canberra after 50 yrs missing in action! They do have little saunas and saline plunge pools though, so there's that (the #chytrid fungus doesn't do heat or salt). We're […]
@microbesinfo.bsky.social🐸🦠 Beneficial #bacteria living on #frogs’ skin can provide a protective “armor” against deadly #Chytrid #Fungus, offering experimental evidence that the #skin #microbiome can help #amphibians survive #infection.
@microbesinfo.bsky.social🐸🍄 Some #toad populations are surviving deadly #Chytrid #Fungus #outbreaks by developing diverse #antimicrobial #peptide defenses earlier in life, before reaching adulthood.
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