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Homology-mediated transformation of frog-killing fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis illuminates chytrid development and pathogenesis

2025-08-31

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The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) infects amphibians and causes chytridiomycosis, a disease linked to global amphibian decline. Despite its ecological importance, Bd has lacked robust tools for genetic manipulation, limiting molecular insights into its development and pathogenicity. Here, we establish homologous recombination as a system for stable transformation of Bd, enabling targeted chrom...

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Literature Corpus work: 645e9f8b-effe-506b-9527-1b158bfb3658
DOI: 10.1101/2025.08.29.673073

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