In this episode of Step Outside, David Carter and Adri Tompros discuss their research on Bsal, a recently discovered pathogen that eats away at amphibian skin. Bsal has been found…
Step Outside: Prevention and Mitigation of a Dangerous Amphibian Pathogen
Matt Gray, Deb Miller Work to Prevent Amphibian Pathogen Spread
Professors Matt Gray and Deb Miller’s work in the Amphibian Disease Lab centers on preventing the spread of an amphibian pathogen, Bsal, to the United States. Bsal is currently spreading across Europe, and many fear that international pet trade will bring pathogen here. With the Appalachian region being a hotspot for salamander diversity, the Miller-Gray Lab is focused on prevention, detection, and transmission pathways for the pathogen.
Professor Matt Gray receives UT Research and Creative Achievement Award
Congratulations to Professor Matthew Gray on winning the Research and Creative Achievement award from UT.
New Information on Transmission of Bsal
New research finds that host density and habitat structure influence host contact rates and Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans transmission
Chimeric Ranavirus Can Devastate Amphibians, Ecological Modelling
Members of the Amphibian Disease Lab recently published a paper on chimeric ranavirus and its effects on tadpole populations.
Conservation Risk of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans to Endemic Lungless Salamanders
Members of the Amphibian Disease Lab published a paper on Bsal’s threat to lungless salamander populations.
Amphibian Disease Lab Featured in Frogress Report
The latest Frogress Report from the Amphibian Survival Alliance is now available, featuring an article by Professor Matt Gray, “Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans: Building an Understanding of Invasion Threat in North America with Conservation Partners.”