Screening bacterial metabolites for inhibitory effects against Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis using a spectrophotometric assay

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 77-85

  Bell, Sara C ^a   Alford, Ross A ^a   Garland, Stephen ^a   Padilla, Gabriel ^b   Thomas, Annette D ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibian disease; Bacterial metabolite; Bioaugmentation; Challenge assay; Chytridiomycosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FROG; FUNGAL DISEASE; GROWTH RATE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INHIBITION; INHIBITOR; METABOLITE; PATHOGENICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RANIDAE;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; RANIDAE;

AUSTRALIA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI; HYLIDAE; LITORIA SERRATA;

EID: 84875531225     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02560     Document Type: Article

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