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To test amphibians for Bd, the ventral skin surface was swabbed following the procedures of Hyatt et al. (2007), including single use of sterile gloves and storage of swabs dry (at room temperature, ca. 20 °C) until testing.
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Until now, direct tests with amphibians have not been required.
In addition, 570 samples from other captive amphibians were tested.
Bd can inhibit amphibian splenic T-cell proliferation and induce apoptosis in culture (Fites et al. 2013) and in vivo (Ellison et al. 2014).
We focus on commercial trade (listed with source-code 'T' in the database) in captive-bred (code 'C' and 'D') and wild-caught ('W') live reptiles and amphibians only, this being reported either by the importing country (Thailand) or exporting country.
"[T]his is the first study on amphibians that I am aware of where they have actually functionally tested the 'venom' secretions in terms of toxicity", said Nicholas Casewell, a Lecturer and NERC Research Fellow at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, who was not part of this study.
Now amphibians were out.
Batrachophobia- Fear of amphibians.
Amphibians live here.
'Fish or amphibians only' . . .
Dogs, cats, birds, then amphibians.
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