Lee Berger

Predicting in vivo absorption of chloramphenicol in frogs using in vitro percutaneous absorption data

Victoria K Llewelyn, Lee Berger, Beverley D Glass

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMC Veterinary Research

BACKGROUND: Infectious disease, particularly the fungal disease chytridiomycosis (caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis), is a ..

Haematological and serum biochemical reference intervals of free‐ranging Lumholtz's tree‐kangaroos (Dendrolagus lumholtzi)

AL Shima, L Berger, LF Skerratt

Journal article  |  2021  |  Australian Veterinary Journal

Background Reference intervals for haematology and serum biochemistry parameters were developed for free‐ranging Lumholtz's tree‐k..

Can models of percutaneous absorption based on in vitro data in frogs predict in vivo absorption?

Victoria K Llewelyn, Lee Berger, Beverley D Glass

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLOS ONE

A rapid and inexpensive viability assay for zoospores and zoosporangia of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (vol 165, 105688, 2019)

Rebecca J Webb, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt, Alexandra A Roberts

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Microbiological Methods

Connectivity over a disease risk gradient enables recovery of rainforest frogs

Sara C Bell, Geoffrey W Heard, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2020  |  Ecological Applications

Chytridiomycosis has been a key driver of global frog declines and extinctions, particularly for high-altitude populations across ..

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..

Percutaneous absorption between frog species: Variability in skin may influence delivery of therapeutics

Victoria K Llewelyn, Lee Berger, Beverley D Glass

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Frogs have permeable skin, so transdermal delivery provides a practical alternative to traditional dosing routes. However, little ..

A rapid and inexpensive viability assay for zoospores and zoosporangia of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Rebecca Jane Webb, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt, Alexandra A Roberts

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Microbiological Methods

The fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is causing global amphibian declines. Here we describe a simple, rapid and inexpensive m..

Airborne lead dust concentration in Townsville, Queensland is associated with port activity and may contribute to estuarine sediment contamination

Clive S Berger, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2019  |  Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science

Australia has a history of overlooking heavy metal contamination in towns and water bodies that can impact on human and environmen..

Susceptibility of frogs to chytridiomycosis correlates with increased levels of immunomodulatory serotonin in the skin

Sieara C Claytor, Joel PA Gummer, Laura F Grogan, Lee F Skerratt, Rebecca J Webb, Laura A Brannelly, Lee Berger, Alexandra A Roberts

Journal article  |  2019  |  Cellular Microbiology