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Generally Credible
ScienceDaily
Scientists finally solved why some frogs survive a deadly fungus
Researchers found that survivors of the deadly chytrid fungus develop powerful immune defenses, including protective antimicrobial peptides, while still tadpoles, giving them immunity before the fungus attacks after metamorphosis.
EurekAlert
Fungus has decimated the populations of 501 amphibian species worldwide
A microscopic aquatic fungus caused the heaviest biodiversity loss from a single pathogen, declining populations of at least 501 species and causing 91 extinctions, though some animals in Brazil developed resistance.
Science
Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity
The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis caused global declines and extinctions, with evidence of limited recovery in some species.
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