Lee Berger

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  |  2020  |  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

Island of opportunity: can New Guinea protect amphibians from a globally emerging pathogen?

Deborah S Bower, Karen R Lips, Yolarnie Amepou, Stephen Richards, Chris Dahl, Elizah Nagombi, Miriam Supuma, Lisa Dabek, Ross A Alford, Lin Schwarzkopf, Mark Ziembicki, Jeffrey N Noro, Amir Hamidy, Graeme R Gillespie, Lee Berger, Carla Eisemberg, Yiming Li, Xuan Liu, Charlotte K Jennings, Burhan Tjaturadi, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Permeability of frog skin to chemicals: effect of penetration enhancers

VK Llewelyn, L Berger, BD Glass

Journal article  |  2019  |  Heliyon

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

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

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

Effects of skin region and relative lipophilicity on percutaneous absorption in the toad Rhinella marina.

Victoria K Llewelyn, Lee Berger, Beverley D Glass

Journal article  |  2019  |  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Owing to the dynamic interaction between frog skin and the environment, xenobiotics in frog habitats are of particular concern, an..

Conservation and health of Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi)

Amy L Shima, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2019  |  Australian Mammalogy

Health and zoonotic Infections of snow leopards Panthera unica in the South Gobi desert of Mongolia.

Carol Esson, Lee F Skerratt, Lee Berger, Jonas Malmsten, Tanja Strand, Åke Lundkvist, Josef D Järhult, Johan Michaux, Tserennadmid Nadia Mijiddorj, Rana Bayrakçısmith, Charudutt Mishra, Örjan Johansson

Journal article  |  2019  |  Infection Ecology & Epidemiology

Background: Snow leopards, Panthera uncia, are a threatened apex predator, scattered across the mountains of Central and South Asi..

Review of the Amphibian Immune Response to Chytridiomycosis, and Future Directions

Laura F Grogan, Jacques Robert, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt, Benjamin C Scheele, J Guy Castley, David A Newell, Hamish I McCallum

Journal article  |  2018  |  Front Immunol

Age- and size-dependent resistance to chytridiomycosis in the invasive cane toad Rhinella marina

Laura A Brannelly, Gerardo Martin, John Llewelyn, Lee F Skerratt, Lee Berger

Journal article  |  2018  |  Dis Aquat Organ

Factors affecting the mortality of Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) by vehicle strike

Amy L Shima, David S Gillieson, Gabriel M Crowley, Ross G Dwyer, Lee Berger

Journal article  |  2018  |  Wildlife Research

Chytridiomycosis

A Martel, F Pasmans, MC Fisher, LF Grogan, LF Skerratt, L Berger

Book Chapter  |  2018

Regional variation in percutaneous absorption in the tree frog Litoria caerulea.

Victoria K Llewelyn, Lee Berger, Beverley D Glass

Journal article  |  2018  |  Environ Toxicol Pharmacol

Frog skin structure and physiology differs between skin regions, however little is known about how these differences affect transd..

Chytridiomycosis causes catastrophic organism-wide metabolic dysregulation including profound failure of cellular energy pathways

Laura F Grogan, Lee F Skerratt, Lee Berger, Scott D Cashins, Robert D Trengove, Joel PA Gummer

Journal article  |  2018  |  Scientific Reports

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  |  Sci Rep

Recent Asian origin of chytrid fungi causing global amphibian declines

Simon J O'Hanlon, Adrien Rieux, Rhys A Farrer, Goncalo M Rosa, Bruce Waldman, Arnaud Bataille, Tiffany A Kosch, Kris A Murray, Balazs Brankovics, Matteo Fumagalli, Michael D Martin, Nathan Wales, Mario Alvarado-Rybak, Kieran A Bates, Lee Berger, Susanne Boell, Lola Brookes, Frances Clare, Elodie A Courtois, Andrew A Cunningham, et al.

Journal article  |  2018  |  Science

Using Terminal Transferase-mediated dUTP Nick End-labelling (TUNEL) and Caspase 3/7 Assays to Measure Epidermal Cell Death in Frogs with Chytridiomycosis

Laura A Brannelly, Alexandra A Roberts, Lee F Skerratt, Lee Berger

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Visualized Experiments

Non-declining amphibians can be important reservoir hosts for amphibian chytrid fungus

LA Brannelly, RJ Webb, DA Hunter, N Clemann, K Howard, LF Skerratt, L Berger, BC Scheele

Journal article  |  2018  |  Animal Conservation

Investigating community disease dynamics can lead to more effective conservation efforts

LA Brannelly, N Clemann, LF Skerratt, RJ Webb, L Berger, BC Scheele

Journal article  |  2018  |  Animal Conservation

Survival, gene and metabolite responses of Litoria verreauxii alpina frogs to fungal disease chytridiomycosis

Laura F Grogan, Jason Mulvenna, Joel PA Gummer, Ben C Scheele, Lee Berger, Scott D Cashins, Michael S McFadden, Peter Harlow, David A Hunter, Robert D Trengove, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2018  |  SCIENTIFIC DATA

Evolution of resistance to chytridiomycosis is associated with a robust early immune response

Laura F Grogan, Scott D Cashins, Lee F Skerratt, Lee Berger, Michael S McFadden, Peter Harlow, David A Hunter, Ben C Scheele, Jason Mulvenna

Journal article  |  2018  |  Molecular Ecology

Naive rainforest frogs on Cape York, Australia, are at risk of the introduction of amphibian chytridiomycosis disease

Conrad J Hoskin, Harry B Hines, Rebecca J Webb, Lee F Skerratt, Lee Berger

Journal article  |  2018  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

White blood cell profiles in amphibians help to explain disease susceptibility following temperature shifts

Sasha E Greenspan, Deborah S Bower, Rebecca J Webb, Lee Berger, Donna Rudd, Lin Schwarzkopf, Ross A Alford

Journal article  |  2017  |  Dev Comp Immunol

Realistic heat pulses protect frogs from disease under simulated rainforest frog thermal regimes

SE Greenspan, DS Bower, RJ Webb, EA Roznik, LA Stevenson, L Berger, G Marantelli, DA Pike, L Schwarzkopf, RA Alford

Journal article  |  2017  |  Functional Ecology

A guide for ecologists: Detecting the role of disease in faunal declines and managing population recovery

Noel D Preece, Sandra E Abell, Laura Grogan, Adrian Wayne, Lee F Skerratt, Penny Van Oosterzee, Amy L Shima, Daszak Peter, Hume Field, Andrea Reiss, Lee Berger, Tasmin L Rymer, Diana O Fisher, Michael J Lawes, Susan G Laurance, Hamish McCallum, Carol Esson, Jon H Epstein

Journal article  |  2017  |  Biological Conservation

Disease-associated change in an amphibian life-history trait

Benjamin C Scheele, Lee F Skerratt, David A Hunter, Sam C Banks, Jennifer C Pierson, Don A Driscoll, Philip G Byrne, Lee Berger

Journal article  |  2017  |  Oecologia

Using decision analysis to support proactive management of emerging infectious wildlife diseases

EHC Grant, E Muths, RA Katz, S Canessa, MJ Adams, JR Ballard, L Berger, CJ Briggs, JTH Coleman, MJ Gray, MC Harris, RN Harris, B Hossack, KP Huyvaert, J Kolby, KR Lips, RE Lovich, HI McCallum, JR Mendelson, P Nanjappa, et al.

Journal article  |  2017  |  Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Adenomatous hyperplasia of the mucous glands in captive Archey's frogs (Leiopelma archeyi).

SD Shaw, L Berger, C Harvey, MR Alley, PJ Bishop, R Speare

Journal article  |  2017  |  N Z Vet J

AIMS: To describe the gross and light microscopic characteristics of skin lesions observed on the ventral skin of captive Archey's..

Characterization of MHC class IA in the endangered southern corroboree frog

Tiffany A Kosch, John A Eimes, Chelsea Didinger, Laura A Brannelly, Bruce Waldman, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2017  |  Immunogenetics

After the epidemic: Ongoing declines, stabilizations and recoveries in amphibians afflicted by chytridiomycosis

Ben C Scheele, Lee F Skerratt, Laura F Grogan, David A Hunter, Nick Clemann, Michael McFadden, David Newell, Conrad J Hoskin, Graeme R Gillespie, Geoffrey W Heard, Laura Brannelly, Alexandra A Roberts, Lee Berger

Journal article  |  2017  |  Biological Conservation

Epidermal cell death in frogs with chytridiomycosis

Laura A Brannelly, Alexandra A Roberts, Lee F Skerratt, Lee Berger

Journal article  |  2017  |  PEERJ

Comment on chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis fungal infection in freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man)-a new report

Allan P Pessier, Maria J Forzan, Joyce E Longcore, Lee Berger, Louise Rollins-Smith, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2017  |  Aquaculture

Effects of chytridiomycosis on hematopoietic tissue in the spleen, kidney and bone marrow in three diverse amphibian species

Laura A Brannelly, Rebecca J Webb, Lee F Skerratt, Lee Berger

Journal article  |  2016  |  Pathog Dis

In Memory of Rick Speare

Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt, Ian Beveridge, David M Spratt

Journal article  |  2016  |  Ecohealth

Amphibians with infectious disease increase their reproductive effort: evidence for the terminal investment hypothesis

Laura A Brannelly, Rebecca Webb, Lee F Skerratt, Lee Berger

Journal article  |  2016  |  OPEN BIOLOGY

Endemicity of chytridiomycosis features pathogen overdispersion

Laura F Grogan, Andrea D Phillott, Benjamin C Scheele, Lee Berger, Scott D Cashins, Sara C Bell, Robert Puschendorf, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2016  |  J Anim Ecol

Percutaneous absorption of chemicals: developing an understanding for the treatment of disease in frogs

VK Llewelyn, L Berger, BD Glass

Journal article  |  2016  |  J Vet Pharmacol Ther

Chytrid infection and post-release fitness in the reintroduction of an endangered alpine tree frog

LA Brannelly, DA Hunter, LF Skerratt, BC Scheele, D Lenger, MS McFadden, PS Harlow, L Berger

Journal article  |  2016  |  Animal Conservation

History and recent progress on chytridiomycosis in amphibians

Lee Berger, Alexandra A Roberts, Jamie Voyles, Joyce E Longcore, Kris A Murray, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2016  |  Fungal Ecology

Priorities for management of chytridiomycosis in Australia: saving frogs from extinction

Lee F Skerratt, Lee Berger, Nick Clemann, Dave A Hunter, Gerry Marantelli, David A Newell, Annie Philips, Michael McFadden, Harry B Hines, Ben C Scheele, Laura A Brannelly, Rick Speare, Stephanie Versteegen, Scott D Cashins, Matt West

Journal article  |  2016  |  Wildlife Research

Dynamics of Chytridiomycosis during the Breeding Season in an Australian Alpine Amphibian

Laura A Brannelly, David A Hunter, Daniel Lenger, Ben C Scheele, Lee F Skerratt, Lee Berger

Journal article  |  2015  |  PLOS ONE

Presence of amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in rainwater suggests aerial dispersal is possible

Jonathan E Kolby, Sara D Ramirez, Lee Berger, Dale W Griffin, Merlijn Jocque, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2015  |  Aerobiologia

Treatment trial of clinically ill corroboree frogs with chytridiomycosis with two triazole antifungals and electrolyte therapy

Laura A Brannelly, Lee F Skerratt, Lee Berger

Journal article  |  2015  |  Vet Res Commun

Rapid Response to Evaluate the Presence of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and Ranavirus in Wild Amphibian Populations in Madagascar (vol 10, e0125330, 2015)

Jonathan E Kolby, Kristine M Smith, Sara D Ramirez, Falitiana Rabemananjara, Allan P Pessier, Jesse L Brunner, Caren S Goldberg, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2015  |  Plos One

Rapid Response to Evaluate the Presence of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and Ranavirus in Wild Amphibian Populations in Madagascar

Jonathan E Kolby, Kristine M Smith, Sara D Ramirez, Falitiana Rabemananjara, Allan P Pessier, Jesse L Brunner, Caren S Goldberg, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2015  |  Plos One

Rapid decline and extinction of a montane frog population in southern Australia follows detection of the amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

GR Gillespie, D Hunter, L Berger, G Marantelli

Journal article  |  2015  |  Animal Conservation

Terrestrial Dispersal and Potential Environmental Transmission of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis)

Jonathan E Kolby, Sara D Ramirez, Lee Berger, Kathryn L Richards-Hrdlicka, Merlijn Jocque, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2015  |  Plos One

Susceptibility of amphibians to chytridiomycosis is associated with MHC class II conformation

Arnaud Bataille, Scott D Cashins, Laura Grogan, Lee F Skerratt, David Hunter, Michael McFadden, Benjamin Scheele, Laura A Brannelly, Amy Macris, Peter S Harlow, Sara Bell, Lee Berger, Bruce Waldman

Journal article  |  2015  |  Proc Biol Sci

Low humidity is a failed treatment option for chytridiomycosis in the critically endangered southern corroboree frog

Laura A Brannelly, Lee Berger, Gerry Marrantelli, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2015  |  Wildlife Research

COMPARISON OF THREE WIDELY USED MARKING TECHNIQUES FOR ADULT ANURAN SPECIES LITORIA VERREAUXII ALPINA

Laura A Brannelly, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2014  |  Herpetological Conservation and Biology

BASELINE CUTANEOUS BACTERIA OF FREE-LIVING NEW ZEALAND NATIVE FROGS (LEIOPELMA ARCHEYI AND LEIOPELMA HOCHSTETTERI) AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THEIR ROLE IN DEFENSE AGAINST THE AMPHIBIAN CHYTRID (BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS)

Stephanie D Shaw, Lee Berger, Sara Bell, Sarah Dodd, Tim Y James, Lee F Skerratt, Phillip J Bishop, Rick Speare

Journal article  |  2014  |  J Wildl Dis

Interventions for Reducing Extinction Risk in Chytridiomycosis-Threatened Amphibians

Ben C Scheele, David A Hunter, Laura F Grogan, Lee Berger, Jon E Kolby, Michael S Mcfadden, Gerry Marantelli, Lee F Skerratt, Don A Driscoll

Journal article  |  2014  |  Conserv Biol

In vitro sensitivity of the amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis to antifungal therapeutics

A Woodward, L Berger, LF Skerratt

Journal article  |  2014  |  Res Vet Sci

Defects in Host Immune Function in Tree Frogs with Chronic Chytridiomycosis

Sam Young, Paul Whitehorn, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt, Rick Speare, Stephen Garland, Rebecca Webb

Journal article  |  2014  |  Plos One

Experimental evolution alters the rate and temporal pattern of population growth in Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a lethal fungal pathogen of amphibians

Jamie Voyles, Leah R Johnson, Cheryl J Briggs, Scott D Cashins, Ross A Alford, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt, Rick Speare, Erica Bree Rosenblum

Journal article  |  2014  |  Ecol Evol

INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY AND PATHOGEN VIRULENCE FOR CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF TASMANIAN AMPHIBIANS

Jamie Voyles, Annie Phillips, Michael Dreiessen, Matthew Webb, Lee Berger, Douglas C Woodhams, Kris Murray, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2014  |  Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Surveillance for Emerging Biodiversity Diseases of Wildlife

Laura F Grogan, Lee Berger, Karrie Rose, Victoria Grillo, Scott D Cashins, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2014  |  Plos Pathog

First Evidence of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and Ranavirus in Hong Kong Amphibian Trade

Jonathan E Kolby, Kristine M Smith, Lee Berger, William B Karesh, Asa Preston, Allan P Pessier, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2014  |  Plos One

Chytridiomycosis and Seasonal Mortality of Tropical Stream-Associated Frogs 15 Years after Introduction of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Andrea D Phillott, Laura F Grogan, Scott D Cashins, Keith R Mcdonald, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2013  |  Conserv Biol

Variation in Thermal Performance of a Widespread Pathogen, the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Lisa A Stevenson, Ross A Alford, Sara C Bell, Elizabeth A Roznik, Lee Berger, David A Pike

Journal article  |  2013  |  Plos One

Complex history of the amphibian-killing chytrid fungus revealed with genome resequencing data

Erica Bree Rosenblum, Timothy Y James, Kelly R Zamudio, Thomas J Poorten, Dan Ilut, David Rodriguez, Jonathan M Eastman, Katy Richards-Hrdlicka, Suzanne Joneson, Thomas S Jenkinson, Joyce E Longcore, Gabriela Parra Olea, Lus Felipe Toledo, Maria Luz Arellano, Edgar M Medina, Silvia Restrepo, Sandra Victoria Flechas, Lee Berger, Cheryl J Briggs, Jason E Stajich

Journal article  |  2013  |  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Prior Infection Does Not Improve Survival against the Amphibian Disease Chytridiomycosis

Scott D Cashins, Laura F Grogan, Michael McFadden, David Hunter, Peter S Harlow, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2013  |  Plos One

Hematologic and plasma biochemical reference intervals for health monitoring of wild Australian tree frogs

Sam Young, Jeff Warner, Rick Speare, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt, Reinhold Muller

Journal article  |  2012  |  Vet Clin Pathol

Temperature alters reproductive life history patterns in Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a lethal pathogen associated with the global loss of amphibians

Jamie Voyles, Leah R Johnson, Cheryl J Briggs, Scott D Cashins, Ross A Alford, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt, Rick Speare, Erica Bree Rosenblum

Journal article  |  2012  |  Ecol Evol

FLUOROSIS AS A PROBABLE FACTOR IN METABOLIC BONE DISEASE IN CAPTIVE NEW ZEALAND NATIVE FROGS (LEIOPELMA SPECIES)

Stephanie D Shaw, Phillip J Bishop, Catherine Harvey, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt, Karen Callon, Maureen Watson, John Potter, Richard Jakob-Hoff, Mike Goold, Nicole Kunzmann, Peter West, Rick Speare

Journal article  |  2012  |  J Zoo Wildl Med

Controlling wildlife fungal disease spread: in vitro efficacy of disinfectants against Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Mucor amphibiorum

Rebecca Webb, Annie Philips, Rick Speare, Joanne Connolly, Lee Berger

Journal article  |  2012  |  Dis Aquat Organ

CHLORAMPHENICOL WITH FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE THERAPY CURES TERMINALLY ILL GREEN TREE FROGS (LITORIA CAERULEA) WITH CHYTRIDIOMYCOSIS

Sam Young, Rick Speare, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2012  |  J Zoo Wildl Med

Using community surveillance data to differentiate between emerging and endemic amphibian diseases

Sam Young, Lee F Skerratt, Diana Mendez, Rick Speare, Lee Berger, Mike Steele

Journal article  |  2012  |  Dis Aquat Organ

Validation of Diagnostic Tests in Wildlife: The Case of Chytridiomycosis in Wild Amphibians

Lee F Skerratt, Diana Mendez, Keith R McDonald, Stephen Garland, James Livingstone, Lee Berger, Richard Speare

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Herpetology

Polymorphic repetitive loci of the amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Stephen Garland, Timothy Y James, David Blair, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2011  |  Dis Aquat Organ

NEMATODE AND CILIATE NASAL INFECTION IN CAPTIVE ARCHEY'S FROGS (LEIOPELMA ARCHEYI)

Stephanie Shaw, Richard Speare, Denis H Lynn, Gregor Yeates, Zeng Zhao, Lee Berger, Richard Jakob-Hoff

Journal article  |  2011  |  J Zoo Wildl Med

Issues with modelling the current and future distribution of invasive pathogens

Kris A Murray, Richard WR Retallick, Robert Puschendorf, Lee F Skerratt, Dan Rosauer, Hamish I McCallum, Lee Berger, Rick Speare, Jeremy VanDerWal

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Applied Ecology

Assessing spatial patterns of disease risk to biodiversity: implications for the management of the amphibian pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Kris A Murray, Richard WR Retallick, Robert Puschendorf, Lee F Skerratt, Dan Rosauer, Hamish I McCallum, Lee Berger, Rick Speare, Jeremy VanDerWal

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Applied Ecology

Interactions between Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and its amphibian hosts: a review of pathogenesis and immunity

Jamie Voyles, Erica B Rosenblum, Lee Berger

Journal article  |  2011  |  Microbes Infect

Treatment of chytridiomycosis requires urgent clinical trials

Lee Berger, Rick Speare, Allan Pessier, Jamie Voyles, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2010  |  Dis Aquat Organ

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis: requirement for further isolate collection and archiving

Jamie Voyles, Katy Richards-Hrdlicka, Scott D Cashins, Erica B Rosenblum, Alex D Hyatt, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2010  |  Dis Aquat Organ

Application of the survey protocol for chytridiomycosis to Queensland, Australia

Lee F Skerratt, Keith R McDonald, Harry B Hines, Lee Berger, Diana Mendez, Andrea D Phillott, Scott D Cashins, Kris A Murray, Richard Speare

Journal article  |  2010  |  Dis Aquat Organ

Minimising exposure of amphibians to pathogens during field studies

AD Phillott, R Speare, HB Hines, LF Skerratt, E Meyer, KR McDonald, SD Cashins, D Mendez, L Berger

Journal article  |  2010  |  Dis Aquat Organ

Experimental infection of self-cured Leiopelma archeyi with the amphibian chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Stephanie D Shaw, Phillip J Bishop, Lee Berger, Lee Francis Skerratt, Stephen Garland, Dianne M Gleeson, Amanda Haigh, Sarah Herbert, Rick Speare

Journal article  |  2010  |  Dis Aquat Organ

Pathogenesis of Chytridiomycosis, a Cause of Catastrophic Amphibian Declines

Jamie Voyles, Sam Young, Lee Berger, Craig Campbell, Wyatt F Voyles, Anuwat Dinudom, David Cook, Rebecca Webb, Ross A Alford, Lee F Skerratt, Rick Speare

Journal article  |  2009  |  Science

SEVERE SPARGANOSIS IN AUSTRALIAN TREE FROGS

Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt, Xing-Quan Zhu, Sam Young, Rick Speare

Journal article  |  2009  |  J Wildl Dis

A zoospore inhibition technique to evaluate the activity of antifungal compounds against Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and unsuccessful treatment of experimentally infected green tree frogs (Litoria caerulea) by fluconazole and benzalkonium chloride

Lee Berger, Rick Speare, Gerry Marantelli, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2009  |  Res Vet Sci

Rapid Global Expansion of the Fungal Disease Chytridiomycosis into Declining and Healthy Amphibian Populations

Timothy Y James, Anastasia P Litvintseva, Rytas Vilgalys, Jess AT Morgan, John W Taylor, Matthew C Fisher, Lee Berger, Che Weldon, Louis du Preez, Joyce E Longcore

Journal article  |  2009  |  PLoS Pathog

Chytridiomycosis in frogs of Mount Gede Pangrango, Indonesia

MD Kusrini, LF Skerratt, S Garland, L Berger, W Endarwin

Journal article  |  2008  |  Dis Aquat Organ

Survival of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on bare hands and gloves: hygiene implications for amphibian handling

Diana Mendez, Rebecca Webb, Lee Berger, Rick Speare

Journal article  |  2008  |  Dis Aquat Organ

Survey protocol for detecting chytridiomycosis in all Australian frog populations

Lee F Skerratt, Lee Berger, Harry B Hines, Keith R McDonald, Diana Mendez, Richard Speare

Journal article  |  2008  |  Dis Aquat Organ

Electrolyte depletion and osmotic imbalance in amphibians with chytridiomycosis

Jamie Voyles, Lee Berger, Sam Young, Rick Speare, Rebecca Webb, Jeffrey Warner, Donna Rudd, Ruth Campbell, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2007  |  Dis Aquat Organ

Amphibian chytridiomycosis: Strategies for captive management and conservation

S Young, L Berger, R Speare

Journal article  |  2007  |  International Zoo Yearbook

Spread of chytridiomycosis has caused the rapid global decline and extinction of frogs

Lee Francis Skerratt, Lee Berger, Richard Speare, Scott Cashins, Keith Raymond McDonald, Andrea Dawn Phillott, Harry Bryan Hines, Nicole Kenyon

Journal article  |  2007  |  Ecohealth

Additional disinfectants effective against the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

R Webb, D Mendez, L Berger, R Speare

Journal article  |  2007  |  Dis Aquat Organ

Diagnostic assays and sampling protocols for the detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

AD Hyatt, DG Boyle, V Olsen, DB Boyle, L Berger, D Obendorf, A Dalton, K Kriger, M Hero, H Hines, R Phillott, R Campbell, G Marantelli, F Gleason, A Colling

Journal article  |  2007  |  Dis Aquat Organ

Erratum: The decline of the sharp-snouted day frog (Taudactylus acutirostris): The first documented case extinction by infection in a free-ranging wildlife species? (EcoHealth (March 2006) 3, 1 (35-40) (DOI: 10.1007/s10393-005-0012-6))

LM Schloegel, JM Hero, L Berger, R Speare, K McDonald, P Daszak

Journal article  |  2006  |  EcoHealth

The decline of the sharp-snouted day frog (Taudactylus acutirostris): The first documented case of extinction by infection in a free-ranging wildlife species?

Lisa M Schloegel, Jean-Marc Hero, Lee Berger, Rick Speare, Keith McDonald, Peter Daszak

Journal article  |  2006  |  EcoHealth

Distribution of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and pathology in the skin of green tree frogs Litoria caerulea with severe chytridiomycosis

L Berger, R Speare, LF Skerratt

Journal article  |  2005  |  Dis Aquat Organ

Virulence of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis varies with the strain

L Berger, G Marantelli, LL Skerratt, R Speare

Journal article  |  2005  |  Dis Aquat Organ

Life cycle stages of the amphibian chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

L Berger, AD Hyatt, R Speare, JE Longcore

Journal article  |  2005  |  Dis Aquat Organ

MS-222 (tricaine methane sulfonate) does not kill the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

R Webb, L Berger, D Mendez, R Speare

Journal article  |  2005  |  Dis Aquat Organ

Distribution of the amphibian chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and keratin during tadpole development

G Marantelli, L Berger, R Speare, L Keegan

Journal article  |  2004  |  Pacific Conservation Biology

A large outbreak of chytridiomycosis occurred in captive metamorphs of Mixophyes fasciolatus that died between 9 and 25 days post ..

Effect of season and temperature on mortality in amphibians due to chytridiomycosis

L Berger, R Speare, HB Hines, G Marantelli, AD Hyatt, KR McDonald, LF Skerratt, V Olsen, JM Clarke, G Gillespie, M Mahony, N Sheppard, C Williams, MJ Tyler

Journal article  |  2004  |  Australian Veterinary Journal

Toxic effects of mebendazole at high dose on the haematology of red-legged pademelons (Thylogale stigmatica)

R Speare, LF Skerratt, L Berger, PM Johnson

Journal article  |  2004  |  Australian Veterinary Journal

A squamous cell carcinoma and an adenocarcinoma in Australian treefrogs

L Berger, R Speare, D Middleton

Journal article  |  2004  |  Aust Vet J

Fungicidal effects of chemical disinfectants, UV light, desiccation and heat on the amphibian chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

ML Johnson, L Berger, L Philips, R Speare

Journal article  |  2003  |  Dis Aquat Organ

Cryo-archiving of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and other chytridiomycetes

DG Boyle, AD Hyatt, P Daszak, L Berger, JE Longcore, D Porter, SG Hengstberger, V Olsen

Journal article  |  2003  |  Dis Aquat Organ

Multilocus sequence typing suggests the chytrid pathogen of amphibians is a recently emerged clone

EA Morehouse, TY James, ARD Ganley, R Vilgalys, L Berger, PJ Murphy, JE Longcore

Journal article  |  2003  |  Molecular Ecology

Production of polyclonal antibodies to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and their use in an immunoperoxidase test for chytridiomycosis in amphibians

L Berger, AD Hyatt, V Olsen, SG Hengstberger, D Boyle, G Marantelli, K Humphreys, JE Longcore

Journal article  |  2002  |  Dis Aquat Organ

Single-strand conformation polymorphism-based analysis reveals genetic variation within Spirometra erinacei (Cestoda : Pseudophyllidea) from Australia

XQ Zhu, I Beveridge, L Berger, D Barton, RB Gasser

Journal article  |  2002  |  Molecular and Cellular Probes

Mucocutaneous fungal disease in tadpoles of Bufo marinus in Australia

L Berger, R Speare, A Thomas, A Hyatt

Journal article  |  2001  |  Journal of Herpetology

Chytridiomycosis on amphibians - first report from Europe

F Mutschmann, L Berger, P Zwart, C Gaedicke

Journal article  |  2000  |  Berl Munch Tierarztl Wochenschr

Emerging infectious diseases and amphibian population declines

P Daszak, L Berger, AA Cunningham, AD Hyatt, DE Green, R Speare

Journal article  |  1999  |  Emerg Infect Dis

Chlamydia pneumoniae in a free-ranging giant barred frog (Mixophyes iteratus) from Australia

L Berger, K Volp, S Mathews, R Speare, P Timms

Journal article  |  1999  |  J Clin Microbiol

An outbreak of mucormycosis in slender tree frogs (Litoria adelensis) and white-lipped tree frogs (Litoria infrafrenata)

JH Creeper, DC Main, L Berger, S Huntress, W Boardman

Journal article  |  1998  |  Aust Vet J

Chytridiomycosis causes amphibian mortality associated with population declines in the rain forests of Australia and Central America

L Berger, R Speare, P Daszak, DE Green, AA Cunningham, CL Goggin, R Slocombe, MA Ragan, AD Hyatt, KR McDonald, HB Hines, KR Lips, G Marantelli, H Parkes

Journal article  |  1998  |  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Lyssaviral infection and lead poisoning in black flying foxes from Queensland

LF Skerratt, R Speare, L Berger, H Winsor

Journal article  |  1998  |  J Wildl Dis

Mucormycosis in a free-ranging green tree frog from Australia

L Berger, R Speare, J Humphrey

Journal article  |  1997  |  J Wildl Dis

Idiopathic intranuclear inclusion bodies in the renal epithelium of macropods

R Speare, JA Donovan, LF Skerratt, L Berger, PW Ladds, S deBeer

Journal article  |  1997  |  Aust Vet J

Australian bat lyssavirus infection in three fruit bats from north Queensland.

R Speare, L Skerratt, R Foster, L Berger, P Hooper, R Lunt, D Blair, D Hansman, M Goulet, S Cooper

Journal article  |  1997  |  Communicable diseases intelligence

We report the case findings of Australian bat lyssavirus infection in two black flying foxes (Pteropus alecto) and one little red ..

Pathology of mucormycosis of cane toads in Australia

R Speare, L Berger, P OShea, PW Ladds, AD Thomas

Journal article  |  1997  |  J Wildl Dis