Together or Alone: Evaluating the Pathogen Inhibition Potential of Bacterial Cocktails against an Amphibian Pathogen
Alexandra Alexiev, Melissa Y. Chen, Timothy Korpita, Andrew M. Weier, Valerie J. McKenzie
Abstract
) and whether we can create two-strain probiotics that function better than do single-strain probiotics. In addition, we evaluate which types of interactions occur between two-strain combinations and what these results mean in the context of adding a probiotic to an existing amphibian skin microbiome.
Topics & Concepts
AmphibianPathogenBiologyChytridiomycosisBiodiversityEcologyBorealToadZoologyMicrobiologyAmphibian and Reptile BiologyAntimicrobial Peptides and ActivitiesVector-borne infectious diseases