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Some tropical frogs may be developing resistance to a deadly fungal disease – but now salamanders are at risk

  • Written by Louise Rollins-Smith, Associate Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University
Panamanian golden frogs (_Atelopus zeteki_) are listed as critically endangered, and may be extinct in the wild.Jeff Kubina, CC BY-SA

My office is filled with colorful images of frogs, toads and salamanders from around the world, some of which I have collected over 40 years as an immunologist and microbiologist, studying amphibian immunity and...

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