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ArticleFrontiers in amphibian and reptile science2025

The impact of microbiome diversity and composition on host health and susceptibility to disease across amphibian life stages.

Abigail J Miller, Jamie Voyles

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Article in Frontiers in amphibian and reptile science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Abigail J MillerDepartment of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV, United States.
Jamie VoylesDepartment of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV, United States.

Funding

Biasing immunological development with early life microbial colonizationR15AI174147 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON · PI WOODHAMS, DOUGLAS C · 2023 to 2023
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NIAID NIH HHS R15 AI174147
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Germ-free (i.e., absence of all microbes) and gnotobiotic (i.e., specific known microbial communities) study systems have classically been used to investigate the critical role the microbiome plays in the development of the host immune system. To date, most systems that have been used to experimentally manipulate the microbiome have been developed in model organisms, such as mice and pigs. However, amphibians are rapidly emerging as a valuable model for studying host-microbiome interactions and their effects on health and immunity, especially in the context of infectious disease. Amphibians are a particularly compelling system because, unlike many current systems, they include many species that do not need direct parental care during development, and they undergo a complete reorganization of their immune system during metamorphosis. Amphibians are a group of particular conservation importance as they are currently affected by the infectious disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungal pathogen

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amphibianBatrachochytrium dendrobatidisdisease susceptibilitygnotobiotichealthmicrobiome

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PMID42751604
PMCPMC13580466

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