Tiffany Kosch

Embryo mortality in a captive-bred, Critically Endangered amphibian

MJ Davidson, R Bushell, R Ploeg, M Marenda, C Halliday, D Goodall, D Gilbert, TA Kosch, LF Skerratt, L Berger

Journal article  |  2022  |  DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS

The Critically Endangered southern corroboree frog Pseudophryne corroboree is dependent upon captive assurance colonies for its co..

Genetic approaches for increasing fitness in endangered species

Tiffany A Kosch, Anthony W Waddle, Caitlin A Cooper, Kyall R Zenger, Dorian J Garrick, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2022  |  TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

The global rate of wildlife extinctions is accelerating, and the persistence of many species requires conservation breeding progra..

Non-detection of mycoviruses in amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) from Australia

Rebecca J Webb, Alexandra A Roberts, Stephen Wylie, Tiffany Kosch, Luis Felipe Toledo, Marcia Merces, Lee F Skerratt, Lee Berger

Journal article  |  2021  |  FUNGAL BIOLOGY

Mycoviruses may influence the pathogenicity of disease-causing fungi. Although mycoviruses have been found in some chytrid fungi, ..

Response to Comment on "Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity"

Ben C Scheele, Frank Pasmans, Lee F Skerratt, Lee Berger, An Martel, Wouter Beukema, Aldemar A Acevedo, Patricia A Burrowes, Tamilie Carvalho, Alessandro Catenazzi, Ignacio De la Riva, Matthew C Fisher, Sandra V Flechas, Claire N Foster, Patricia Frias-Alvarez, Trenton WJ Garner, Brian Gratwicke, Juan M Guayasamin, Mareike Hirschfeld, Jonathan E Kolby, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  SCIENCE

Lambert et al question our retrospective and holistic epidemiological assessment of the role of chytridiomycosis in amphibian decl..

Genetic potential for disease resistance in critically endangered amphibians decimated by chytridiomycosis

TA Kosch, CNS Silva, LA Brannelly, AA Roberts, Q Lau, G Marantelli, L Berger, LF Skerratt

Journal article  |  2019  |  ANIMAL CONSERVATION

Hundreds of amphibian species have declined worldwide after the emergence of the amphibian fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendro..

Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity

Ben C Scheele, Frank Pasmans, Lee F Skerratt, Lee Berger, An Martel, Wouter Beukema, Aldemar A Acevedo, Patricia A Burrowes, Tamilie Carvalho, Alessandro Catenazzi, Ignacio De la Riva, Matthew C Fisher, Sandra V Flechas, Claire N Foster, Patricia Frias-Alvarez, Trenton WJ Garner, Brian Gratwicke, Juan M Guayasamin, Mareike Hirschfeld, Jonathan E Kolby, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  SCIENCE

Anthropogenic trade and development have broken down dispersal barriers, facilitating the spread of diseases that threaten Earth's..

The efficacy and pharmacokinetics of terbinafine against the frog-killing fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis)

Alexandra A Roberts, Lee Berger, Sherryl G Robertson, Rebecca J Webb, Tiffany A Kosch, Michael McFadden, Lee F Skerratt, Beverley D Glass, Cherie A Motti, Laura A Brannelly

Journal article  |  2019  |  MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

Captive and wild amphibians are under threat of extinction from the deadly fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Th..

Microhabitat Temperatures and Prevalence of the Pathogenic Fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Lowland Amazonian Frogs

Rudolf von May, Alessandro Catenazzi, Roy Santa-Cruz, Tiffany A Kosch, Vance T Vredenburg

Journal article  |  2018  |  TROPICAL CONSERVATION SCIENCE

Until recently, it was assumed that the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) was not widely distributed in warm e..

Selective constraint acting on TLR2 and TLR4 genes of Japanese Rana frogs

Quintin Lau, Takeshi Igawa, Tiffany A Kosch, Yoko Satta

Journal article  |  2018  |  PEERJ

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are an important component of innate immunity, the first line of pathogen defence. One of the major rol..

Development and worldwide use of non-lethal, and minimal population-level impact, protocols for the isolation of amphibian chytrid fungi

Matthew C Fisher, Pria Ghosh, Jennifer MG Shelton, Kieran Bates, Lola Brookes, Claudia Wierzbicki, Goncalo M Rosa, Rhys A Farrer, David M Aanensen, Mario Alvarado-Rybak, Arnaud Bataille, Lee Berger, Susanne Boell, Jaime Bosch, Frances C Clare, Elodie A Courtois, Angelica Crottini, Andrew A Cunningham, Thomas M Doherty-Bone, Fikirte Gebresenbet, et al.

Journal article  |  2018  |  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Parasitic chytrid fungi have emerged as a significant threat to amphibian species worldwide, necessitating the development of tech..