Project

Fungal Conspiracy threathening amphibian survival: the role of quorum sensing in chytridiomycosis

Code

3E026715

Duration

01 October 2015 → 30 September 2019

Funding

Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

Promotor

An Martel

Fellow

Elin Verbrugghe

Research disciplines

Natural sciences
- Microbiology
- Systems biology
Medical and health sciences
- Laboratory medicine
- Microbiology
- Laboratory medicine
- Laboratory medicine
- Microbiology

Keywords

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis amphibians chytridiomycosis quorum sensing

Project description

Worldwide, amphibians are being threatened by the chytrid fungal skin pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. During this project, we wil study the crosstalk between Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis cells. Then, we will study the quorum sensing (QS) mechanism by interfering with QS signaling. Finally, we will assess the role of QS molecules in Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection and disease dynamics.