Conclusion
ÙThere is variation in resistance towards the chytrid
fungus between these
four species a component of this resistance is physiological
ÙThere is variation in the physiological mechanism of
resistance between species.
-Eg some species may are able to withstand a greater density of fungus, some may slow or stop fungus growth- some are
able to prevent an
initial establishment of infection from taking place.-some may be resistant to that particular dose of the
pathogen
Ù3 variables are measureable: fungal density, host
survival time, and proportion
of host survival
ÙThis has serious implications for species specific
survival, when The fungus’s
life cycle is taken into account
ÙFrom this group L.tasmaniensis is the most resistant.
But it is not completely
resistant.
ÙFurther research: Amphibian skin physiology and skin
peptides present in in
resistant and non resistant species of frogs