Cool Temperatures Reduce Antifungal Activity of Symbiotic Bacteria of Threatened Amphibians – Implications for Disease Management and Patterns of Decline

Joshua H. Daskin; Sara C. Bell; Lin Schwarzkopf; Ross A. Alford

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100378

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Cool Temperatures Reduce Antifungal Activity of Symbiotic Bacteria of Threatened Amphibians – Implications for Disease Management and Patterns of Decline

Joshua H. Daskin ,

* E-mail: daskin@princeton.edu

Current address: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America

Affiliation School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Sara C. Bell,

Affiliation School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Lin Schwarzkopf,

Affiliation School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Ross A. Alford

Affiliation School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Cool Temperatures Reduce Antifungal Activity of Symbiotic Bacteria of Threatened Amphibians – Implications for Disease Management and Patterns of Decline

Joshua H. Daskin,
Sara C. Bell,
Lin Schwarzkopf,
Ross A. Alford

Published: June 18, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100378

About the Authors

Joshua H. Daskin

* E-mail: daskin@princeton.edu

Current address: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America

Affiliation School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Sara C. Bell

Affiliation School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Lin Schwarzkopf

Affiliation School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Ross A. Alford

Affiliation School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JHD SCB RAA. Performed the experiments: JHD SCB. Analyzed the data: JHD SCB LS RAA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RAA. Wrote the paper: JHD SCB LS RAA.

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