In this study, we explored the efficacy of Bd vaccination on hellbender salamanders and functionally characterized host, host-associated microbiome, and pathogen throughout immunization and infection.
Skin microbiome samples collected from salamanders (Pseudoeurycea and Bolitoglossa) and frogs (Plectrohyla) in Guatemala and southern Mexico. Paired-end Illumina reads. 16S V3-V4 region.
Meningitis-like infectious disease (MID) (also known as frog cataract and torticollis) is a disease prone to occur in amphibians and reptiles. It is highly contagious and has a high mortality rate. In
