Microplastics increase susceptibility of amphibian larvae to the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Abstract Microplastics (MPs), a new class of pollutants that pose a threat to aquatic biodiversity, are of increasing global concern. In tandem, the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) causing the disease chytridiomycosis is emerging worldwide as a major stressor to amphibia...

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Main Authors: Jaime Bosch, Barbora Thumsová, Naiara López-Rojo, Javier Pérez, Alberto Alonso, Matthew C. Fisher, Luz Boyero
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/76f3145d6e6249c78475d8b2226b6c6c
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