Frog Skin Microbiota Vary With Host Species and Environment but Not Chytrid Infection
Describing the structure and function of the amphibian cutaneous microbiome has gained importance with the spread of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), the fungal pathogen that can cause the skin disease chytridiomycosis.Sampling amphibian skin microbiota is needed to characterize current infection status and to help predict future susceptibility