Jacoby Carter
Vinodh K. Chellamuthu
Baoling Ma
Azmy S. Ackleh
2016
<p><span>Chytridiomycosis is an emerging disease caused by the fungal pathogen </span><i>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis</i><span> (</span><i>Bd</i><span>) that poses a serious threat to frog populations worldwide. Several studies have shown that inoculation of bacterial species </span><i>Janthinobacterium lividum</i><span> (</span><i>Jl</i><span>) can mitigate the impact of the disease. However, there are many questions regarding this interaction. A mathematical model of a frog population infected with chytridiomycosis is developed to investigate how the inoculation of </span><i>Jl</i><span> could reduce the impact of </span><i>Bd</i><span> disease on frogs. The model also illustrates the important role of temperature in disease dynamics. The model simulation results suggest possible control strategies for </span><i>Jl</i><span> to limit the impact of </span><i>Bd</i><span> in various scenarios. However, a better knowledge of </span><i>Jl</i><span> life cycle is needed to fully understand the interaction of </span><i>Jl</i><span>, </span><i>Bd</i><span>, temperature and frogs.</span></p>
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10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2015.09.015
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Elsevier
A model for the interaction of frog population dynamics with <i>Batrachochytrium dendrobaties</i>, <i>Janthinobacterium lividium</i> and temperature and its implication for chytridiomycosis management
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