Connecting habitats, boosting disease resistance
Daniel Medina, Renato A. Martins, Paula R. Prist, Shannon Buttimer, Wesley J. Neely, Laura K. Schuck, Sasha E. Greenspan, Mariana L. Lyra, Patrick J. Kearns, Douglas C. Woodhams, Molly C. Bletz, Vinicius A. São-Pedro, Célio F.B. Haddad, C. Guilherme Becker,
Apr 28 2026,
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Date: Apr 28 2026
A genetically tractable branch of environmental Pedobacter from the phylum Bacteroidota represents a hotspot for natural product discovery
Yang Liu, Luis Linares-Otoya, Christian Kersten, Michael Marner, Sanja Mihajlovic, Mohamed H. Abdeldayem, Sandra Semmler, Molly C. Bletz, Miguel Vences, Marius Spohn, Celine M. Zumkeller, Till F. Schäberle,
Dec 2025,
In: Scientific reports
Date: Dec 2025
Disruption of the endogenous indole glucosinolate pathway impacts the Arabidopsis thaliana root exudation profile and rhizobacterial community
Daniel Acuña, Molly C. Bletz, Joelle Sasse, Shirley A. Micallef, Suzanne Kosina, Benjamin P. Bowen, Trent R. Northen, Adán Colón-Carmona,
Mar 2025,
In: Rhizosphere
Date: Mar 2025
Post-metamorphic growth partially compensates for the effects of climate-driven stressors on juvenile frog performance
Laura A. Brannelly, Michel E.B. Ohmer, Lydia Zimmerman, Trina M. Wantman, Phoebe L. Reuben, Jakub Zegar, Samantha S. Fontaine, Molly C. Bletz, Brandon C. LaBumbard, Matthew D. Venesky, Rebecca L. Cramp, Douglas C. Woodhams, Corinne L. Richards-Zawacki,
Feb 2025,
In: Ecosphere
Date: Feb 2025
Draft genome sequences of 21 Pedobacter strains isolated from amphibian specimens
Celine M. Zumkeller, Molly C. Bletz, Andolalao Rakotoarison, Joana Sabino-Pinto, Silke Reiter, Marius Spohn, Oliver Schwengers, Alexander Goesmann, Miguel Vences, Sanja Mihajlovic, Till F. Schäberle,
Apr 2024,
In: Microbiology Resource Announcements
Date: Apr 2024
Quantitative support for the benefits of proactive management for wildlife disease control
Molly C. Bletz, Evan H.Campbell Grant, Graziella DiRenzo,
2024,
In: Conservation Biology
Date: 2024
Reframing wildlife disease management problems with decision analysis
Margaret C. McEachran, Johanna A. Harvey, Riley O. Mummah, Molly C. Bletz, Claire S. Teitelbaum, Elias Rosenblatt, F. Javiera Rudolph, Fernando Arce, Shenglai Yin, Diann J. Prosser, Brittany A. Mosher, Jennifer M. Mullinax, Graziella V. DiRenzo, Jannelle Couret, Michael C. Runge, Evan H.Campbell Gra...,
2024,
In: Conservation Biology
Date: 2024
Broad host susceptibility of North American amphibian species to Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans suggests high invasion potential and biodiversity risk
Matthew J. Gray, Edward Davis Carter, Jonah Piovia-Scott, J. Patrick W. Cusaac, Anna C. Peterson, Ross D. Whetstone, Andreas Hertz, Aura Y. Muniz-Torres, Molly C. Bletz, Douglas C. Woodhams, John M. Romansic, William B. Sutton, Wesley Sheley, Allan Pessier, Catherine D. McCusker, Mark Q. Wilber, Deb...,
Dec 2023,
In: Nature communications
Date: Dec 2023
Parental care contributes to vertical transmission of microbes in a skin-feeding and direct-developing caecilian
Marcel T. Kouete, Molly C. Bletz, Brandon C. LaBumbard, Douglas C. Woodhams, David C. Blackburn,
Dec 2023,
In: Animal Microbiome
Date: Dec 2023
One Health Approach to Globalizing, Accelerating, and Focusing Amphibian and Reptile Disease Research—Reflections and Opinions from the First Global Amphibian and Reptile Disease Conference
Matthew J. Gray, Robert J. Ossiboff, Lee Berger, Molly C. Bletz, E. Davis Carter, Joseph A. DeMarchi, Leon Grayfer, David Lesbarrères, Daniel A. Malagon, An Martel, Debra L. Miller, Frank Pasmans, Lee F. Skerratt, Anastasia E. Towe, Mark Q. Wilber,
Oct 2023,
In: Emerging infectious diseases
Date: Oct 2023
Mitigating amphibian chytridiomycosis with bioaugmentation
Molly C. Bletz, Andrew H. Loudon, Matthew H. Becker, Sara C. Bell, Douglas C. Woodhams, Kevin P.C. Minbiole, Reid N. Harris,
Jun 2013,
In: Ecology Letters
Citations: 253
Amphibian gut microbiota shifts differentially in community structure but converges on habitat-specific predicted functions
Molly C. Bletz, Daniel J. Goedbloed, Eugenia Sanchez, Timm Reinhardt, Christoph C. Tebbe, Sabin Bhuju, Robert Geffers, Michael Jarek, Miguel Vences, Sebastian Steinfartz,
Dec 15 2016,
In: Nature communications
Citations: 155
Shifts in disease dynamics in a tropical amphibian assemblage are not due to pathogen attenuation
Jamie Voyles, Douglas C. Woodhams, Veronica Saenz, Allison Q. Byrne, Rachel Perez, Gabriela Rios-Sotelo, Mason J. Ryan, Molly C. Bletz, Florence Ann Sobell, Shawna McLetchie, Laura Reinert, Erica Bree Rosenblum, Louise A. Rollins-Smith, Roberto Ibáñez, Julie M. Ray, Edgardo J. Griffith, Heidi Ross...,
Mar 30 2018,
In: Science
Citations: 152
Expanding distribution of lethal amphibian fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in Europe
Annemarieke Spitzen-van der Sluijs, An Martel, Johan Asselberghs, Emma K. Bales, Wouter Beukema, Molly C. Bletz, Lutz Dalbeck, Edo Goverse, Alexander Kerres, Thierry Kinet, Kai Kirst, Arnaud Laudelout, Luis F. Marin da Fonte, Andreas Nöllert, Dagmar Ohlhoff, Joana Sabino-Pinto, Benedikt R. Schmidt,...,
Jul 2016,
In: Emerging infectious diseases
Citations: 151
Prodigiosin, Violacein, and Volatile Organic Compounds Produced by Widespread Cutaneous Bacteria of Amphibians Can Inhibit Two Batrachochytrium Fungal Pathogens
Douglas C. Woodhams, Brandon C. LaBumbard, Kelly L. Barnhart, Matthew H. Becker, Molly C. Bletz, Laura A. Escobar, Sandra V. Flechas, Megan E. Forman, Anthony A. Iannetta, Maureen D. Joyce, Falitiana Rabemananjara, Brian Gratwicke, Miguel Vences, Kevin P.C. Minbiole,
May 1 2018,
In: Microbial Ecology
Citations: 120
Using "omics" and integrated multi-omics approaches to guide probiotic selection to mitigate chytridiomycosis and other emerging infectious diseases
Eria A. Rebollar, Rachael E. Antwis, Matthew H. Becker, Lisa K. Belden, Molly C. Bletz, Robert M. Brucker, Xavier A. Harrison, Myra C. Hughey, Jordan G. Kueneman, Andrew H. Loudon, Valerie McKenzie, Daniel Medina, Kevin P.C. Minbiole, Louise A. Rollins-Smith, Jenifer B. Walke, Sophie Weiss, Douglas ...,
Feb 2 2016,
In: Frontiers in Microbiology
Citations: 115
Host-associated microbiomes are predicted by immune system complexity and climate
Douglas C. Woodhams, Molly C. Bletz, C. Guilherme Becker, Hayden A. Bender, Daniel Buitrago-Rosas, Hannah Diebboll, Roger Huynh, Patrick J. Kearns, Jordan Kueneman, Emmi Kurosawa, Brandon C. Labumbard, Casandra Lyons, Kerry McNally, Klaus Schliep, Nachiket Shankar, Amanda G. Tokash-Peters, Miguel Ve...,
Feb 3 2020,
In: Genome biology
Citations: 113
Cryptic diversity of a widespread global pathogen reveals expanded threats to amphibian conservation
Allison Q. Byrne, Vance T. Vredenburg, An Martel, Frank Pasmans, Rayna C. Bell, David C. Blackburn, Molly C. Bletz, Jaime Bosch, Cheryl J. Briggs, Rafe M. Brown, Alessandro Catenazzi, Mariel Familiar López, Raul Figueroa-Valenzuela, Sonia L. Ghose, Jef R. Jaeger, Andrea J. Jani, Miloslav Jirku, Rol...,
2019,
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Citations: 107
Community richness of amphibian skin bacteria correlates with bioclimate at the global scale
Jordan G. Kueneman, Molly C. Bletz, Valerie J. McKenzie, C. Guilherme Becker, Maxwell B. Joseph, Juan G. Abarca, Holly Archer, Ana Lisette Arellano, Arnaud Bataille, Matthew Becker, Lisa K. Belden, Angelica Crottini, Robert Geffers, Célio F.B. Haddad, Reid N. Harris, Whitney M. Holden, Myra Hughey,...,
Mar 1 2019,
In: Nature Ecology and Evolution
Citations: 98
Trends in ecology and conservation over eight decades
Sean C. Anderson, Paul R. Elsen, Brent B. Hughes, Rebecca K. Tonietto, Molly C. Bletz, David A. Gill, Meredith A. Holgerson, Sara E. Kuebbing, Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, Mariah H. Meek, Diogo Veríssimo,
Jun 2021,
In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Citations: 97
