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From http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070523093959.htm,

First in a petri dish and now on live salamanders, probiotic bacteria seem to repel a deadly fungus being blamed for worldwide amphibian deaths and even extinctions. Though the research is in its early stages, scientists are encouraged by results that could lead the way to helping threatened species like mountain yellow-legged frogs of the Sierra Nevada mountains of southern California.

Experiments have shown that Pedobacter cryoconitis, bacteria found naturally on the skin of red-backed salamanders, wards off the deadly chytridiomycosis fungus. In late 2004, Australian researchers cited chytridiomycosis as one of the main factors imperiling up to one third of the world's amphibian populations.
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MJ · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:09 pm Post subject:

I'm not a scientist but if it does work then superb! but they also thought cane toads the answer to certain pests ect so who knows Shocked

There'sa chytrid confrence going on in AZ some time this year I was hoping to get to but the plain tickets and the ost of the confrence where just to high to warrant it Crying or Very sad

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tam · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:27 pm Post subject:

very new to computers,pressed on the site and got no where,it just came up SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION think i must be doing something wrong.please help

sam · Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:27 am Post subject:

I got the same tam...

I think I have heard of this idea before, it will be interesting to see how things go with it. If its a commensal organism of redbacks (which like thingscool) its possible that it might not thive in more tropical amphibians due to competition with their own comensals or unfavourable environmental conditions. However i'm sure its worth a shot!
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BallGuy · Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:36 am Post subject:

When the new window opens up, take the final comma out of the address and hit the go button, it will now open up the article.

I knew Louise and her punctuation would come a cropper one day. Laughing

Alternatively try this link

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070523093959.htm
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