Frog-killing fungus paralyzes amphibian immune response
Thursday, October 17, 2013 - 18:00
in Biology & Nature
Poison dart frogs like this one, photographed by Louise Rollins-Smith during a trip to Panama in 2010, are threatened by fungal infections that paralyze their immune response. A fungus that is killing frogs and other amphibians around the world releases a toxic factor that disables the amphibian immune response, Vanderbilt University investigators report Oct. 18 in the journal Science.