VeganPizza69 ⓋⒶRE: https://kolektiva.social/@Herbivore/116272626258378444
How the frog meat trade helped spread a deadly fungus worldwide https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260118233555.htm #chytrid #fungus #amphibian
Nikolas KozloffThe #global struggle against #chytrid
https://www.cnn.com/science/chytrid-fungus-frog-sauna-bath-spc-c2e
My take on these issues as well as #Darwin #frog from #Chile here
https://nkozphoto.com/index.php/2025/07/14/airlifting-darwins-wildlife-legacy-to-safety/ #Climate #frogs #wildlife #science #evolution #amphibians
https://www.cnn.com/science/chytrid-fungus-frog-sauna-bath-spc-c2e
My take on these issues as well as #Darwin #frog from #Chile here
https://nkozphoto.com/index.php/2025/07/14/airlifting-darwins-wildlife-legacy-to-safety/ #Climate #frogs #wildlife #science #evolution #amphibians
From frog saunas to medicated baths: Scientists battle a global amphibian plague
What may sound like a spa day for frogs is all part of a global effort to fight the chytrid fungus — the deadly pathogen responsible for what scientists have called the largest disease-driven loss of vertebrates in recorded history.
BlogorgonopsidChytridiomykóza - nemoc, která zabíjí obojživelníky ve velkých počtech. Čtvrteční příspěvek do Žabího týdne 2025 se celý zabýval touto smrtící infekcí.
#frogs #frogweek2025 #conservation #amphibians #chytridiomycosis #chytrid #fungus #disease #infection
https://blogorgonopsid.blogspot.com/2025/03/chytridiomykoza-velky-zabijak-zab-v.html
Chytridiomycosis - the disease that kills amphibians in large numbers. Thursday's contribution to Frog Week 2025 was all about this deadly infection.
#frogs #frogweek2025 #conservation #amphibians #chytridiomycosis #chytrid #fungus #disease #infection
https://blogorgonopsid.blogspot.com/2025/03/chytridiomykoza-velky-zabijak-zab-v.html
Teresita Porter 🙋🏻♀️Eukaryotic MAGs recovered from deep metagenomic sequencing of the seagrass, Zostera marina, include a novel chytrid in the order Lobulomycetales
Eukaryotic MAGs recovered from deep metagenomic sequencing of the seagrass, Zostera marina, include a novel chytrid in the order Lobulomycetales
Fungi play pivotal roles in terrestrial ecosystems as decomposers, pathogens, and endophytes, yet their significance in marine environments is often understudied. Seagrasses, as globally distributed marine flowering plants, have critical ecological functions, but knowledge about their associated fungal communities remains relatively limited. Previous amplicon surveys of the fungal community associated with the seagrass, Zostera marina have revealed an abundance of potentially novel chytrids. In this study, we employed deep metagenomic sequencing to extract metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) from these chytrids and other microbial eukaryotes associated with Z. marina leaves. Our efforts resulted in the recovery of five eukaryotic MAGs, including a single fungal MAG in the order Loubulomycetales (65% BUSCO completeness), three MAGs representing diatoms in the family Bacillariaceae (93%, 70% and 31% BUSCO completeness) and a single MAG representing a haptophyte algae in the genus Prymnesium (40% BUSCO completeness). Whole-genome phylogenomic assessment of these MAGs suggests they all largely represent under sequenced, and possibly novel eukaryotic lineages. Of particular interest, the chytrid MAG was placed within the order Lobulomycetales, consistent with the identity of the dominant chytrid from previous Z. marina amplicon survey results. Annotation of this MAG yielded 5,650 gene models of which 77% shared homology to current databases. With-in these gene models, we predicted 121 carbohydrate-active enzymes and 393 secreted proteins (103 cytoplasmic effectors, 30 apoplastic effectors). Exploration of orthologs between the Lobulomycetales MAG and existing Chytridiomycota genomes have revealed a landscape of high-copy gene families related to host recognition and interaction. Further machine learning analyses based on carbohydrate-active enzyme composition predict that this MAG is a symbiont. Overall, these five eukaryotic MAGs represent substantial genomic novelty and valuable community resources, contributing to a deeper understanding of the roles of fungi and other microbial eukaryotes in the larger seagrass ecosystem. ### Competing Interest Statement Jonathan A. Eisen is on the Scientific Advisory Board of Zymo Research, Inc. Jason E. Stajich is a scientific consultant for Michroma, Inc.
GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ SciComm 🇺🇦Watch: How A Frog Is Helping Scientists Understand A Deadly Amphibian Pandemic
"Recent field experiments focusing on a tiny, charismatic frog in southeastern Brazil are beginning to shed light on a disease that has decimated amphibian populations around the world"
by @grrlscientist via @medium
#ChytridFungus #chytrid #pandemic #Amphibian #frogs #toads #video #SciComm https://medium.com/gardening-birding-and-outdoor-adventure/watch-how-a-frog-is-helping-scientists-understand-a-deadly-amphibian-pandemic-b98cb902d5d9
Watch: How A Frog Is Helping Scientists Understand A Deadly Amphibian Pandemic
Recent field experiments focusing on a tiny, charismatic frog in southeastern Brazil are beginning to shed light on a disease that has decimated amphibian populations around the world. The diminutive…
DK MokFrog saunas! Simple, mini greenhouses keep frogs warm in winter and help them fight off deadly fungal infections. Bonus points for the researcher being called Dr Waddle.
#Frogs #Conservation #Environment #Wildlife #Science #Chytrid
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬#Frog 'saunas' help #endangered #frogs survive the devastating impacts of a deadly fungal disease
When frogs shifted to hotspot shelters, #chytrid infections were reduced significantly.
"The whole thing is like a mini med spa for frogs," says Dr. Waddle.
"In these simple little hotspots, frogs can go and heat up their bodies to a temperature that destroys the infections." https://phys.org/news/2024-06-frog-saunas-endangered-frogs-survive.html
When frogs shifted to hotspot shelters, #chytrid infections were reduced significantly.
"The whole thing is like a mini med spa for frogs," says Dr. Waddle.
"In these simple little hotspots, frogs can go and heat up their bodies to a temperature that destroys the infections." https://phys.org/news/2024-06-frog-saunas-endangered-frogs-survive.html
Kate 
‘Frog saunas’ could help save endangered species from the devastating chytrid fungus https://theconversation.com/our-frog-saunas-could-help-save-endangered-species-from-the-devastating-chytrid-fungus-231605
These “frog saunas” allow affected amphibians to warm up and bake off their infections and are so simple you can build one using supplies from the hardware store. 🐸 #Frogs #Amphibians #Chytrid #Extinction #Wildlife #Nature
GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ 
Frog ‘Saunas’ Help Endangered Frogs Survive A Deadly Fungal Pandemic, via Macquarie University + University of Melbourne, published by Nature
#amphibians🐸 #chytrid #mycology #ecology🌏 #conservation💉 #epidemiology🛟 #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/06/28/frog-saunas-help-endangered-frogs-survive-a-deadly-fungal-pandemic/
