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Genotyping and differential bacterial inhibition of in threatened amphibians in Costa Rica Free

Abstract

Amphibians have declined around the world in recent years, in parallel with the emergence of an epidermal disease called chytridiomycosis, caused by the chytrid fungus (). This disease has been associated with mass mortality in amphibians worldwide, including in Costa Rica, and is considered an important contributor to the disappearance of this group of vertebrates. While many species are susceptible to the disease, others show tolerance and manage to survive infection with the pathogen. We evaluated the pathogen circulating in Costa Rica and the capacity of amphibian skin bacteria to inhibit the growth of the pathogen . We isolated and characterized – genetically and morphologically – several isolates from areas with declining populations of amphibians. We determined that the circulating chytrid fungus in Costa Rica belongs to the virulent strain -GPL-2, which has been related to massive amphibian deaths worldwide; however, the isolates obtained showed genetic and morphological variation. Furthermore, we isolated epidermal bacteria from 12 amphibian species of surviving populations, some in danger of extinction, and evaluated their inhibitory activity against the collection of chytrid isolates. Through bioassays we confirmed the presence of chytrid-inhibitory bacterial genera in Costa Rican amphibians. However, we observed that the inhibition varied between different isolates of the same bacterial genus, and each bacterial isolation inhibited fungal isolation differently. In total, 14 bacterial isolates belonging to the genera , , , and showed inhibitory activity against all isolates. Given the observed variation both in the pathogen and in the bacterial inhibition capacity, it is highly relevant to include local isolates and to consider the origin of the microorganisms when performing infection tests aimed at developing and implementing mitigation strategies for chytridiomycosis.

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Keyword(s): amphibian , bacterial inhibition , Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis , endangered species and genotypes
Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • Ministerio de Ciencia Tecnología y Telecomunicaciones (CR) (Award 849-PINN-2015-I)
    • Principle Award Recipient: JuanG. Abarca
  • Universidad de Costa Rica (Award 810-B7-A46)
    • Principle Award Recipient: AdrianA Pinto-Tomás
  • Universidad de Costa Rica (Award 801-B2-029)
    • Principle Award Recipient: AdrianA Pinto-Tomás
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Award 46-6003541)
    • Principle Award Recipient: StevenM. Whitfield
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