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Fungal Conspiracy threathening amphibian survival: the role of quorum sensing in chytridiomycosis

Worldwide, amphibians are being threatened by the chytrid fungal skin pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. During this project, we wil study the crosstalk between Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis cells. Then, we will study the quorum sensing (QS) mechanism by interfering with QS signaling. Finally, we will assess the role of QS molecules in Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection and disease dynamics.

Date:1 Oct 2015 →  30 Sep 2019
Keywords:Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, amphibians, chytridiomycosis, quorum sensing
Disciplines:Laboratory medicine, Systems biology, Microbiology