Lee Berger One Health Research Group, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences James Cook University Biography Publications Institution JoVE Articles Lee Berger has not added a biography. If you are Lee Berger and would like to personalize this page please email our Author Liaison for assistance. Publications Recent Asian Origin of Chytrid Fungi Causing Global Amphibian Declines Science (New York, N.Y.). 05, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29748278 Regional Variation in Percutaneous Absorption in the Tree Frog Litoria Caerulea Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. Mar, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29631153 The Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics of Terbinafine Against the Frog-killing Fungus (Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis) Medical Mycology. Mar, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29566178 Survival, Gene and Metabolite Responses of Litoria Verreauxii Alpina Frogs to Fungal Disease Chytridiomycosis Scientific Data. Mar, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29509187 Evolution of Resistance to Chytridiomycosis is Associated with a Robust Early Immune Response Molecular Ecology. Feb, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29337419 White Blood Cell Profiles in Amphibians Help to Explain Disease Susceptibility Following Temperature Shifts Developmental and Comparative Immunology. Dec, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28870450 Disease-associated Change in an Amphibian Life-history Trait Oecologia. Aug, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28707112 and Pleistocene Hominin Evolution in Subequatorial Africa ELife. 05, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28483041 The Age of and Associated Sediments in the Rising Star Cave, South Africa ELife. 05, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28483040 New Fossil Remains of from the Lesedi Chamber, South Africa ELife. 05, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28483039 Epidermal Cell Death in Frogs with Chytridiomycosis PeerJ. 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28168107 Characterization of MHC Class IA in the Endangered Southern Corroboree Frog Immunogenetics. 03, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28028562 In Memory of Rick Speare EcoHealth. 09, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27539086 Effects of Chytridiomycosis on Hematopoietic Tissue in the Spleen, Kidney and Bone Marrow in Three Diverse Amphibian Species Pathogens and Disease. 10, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27422094 Amphibians with Infectious Disease Increase Their Reproductive Effort: Evidence for the Terminal Investment Hypothesis Open Biology. 06, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27358291 Endemicity of Chytridiomycosis Features Pathogen Overdispersion The Journal of Animal Ecology. 05, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26847143 Dynamics of Chytridiomycosis During the Breeding Season in an Australian Alpine Amphibian PloS One. 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26629993 Geological and Taphonomic Context for the New Hominin Species Homo Naledi from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa ELife. Sep, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26354289 Treatment Trial of Clinically Ill Corroboree Frogs with Chytridiomycosis with Two Triazole Antifungals and Electrolyte Therapy Veterinary Research Communications. Sep, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26246159 Rapid Response to Evaluate the Presence of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis) and Ranavirus in Wild Amphibian Populations in Madagascar PloS One. 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26083349 Taphonomic Analysis of the Faunal Assemblage Associated with the Hominins (Australopithecus Sediba) from the Early Pleistocene Cave Deposits of Malapa, South Africa PloS One. 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26061082 Terrestrial Dispersal and Potential Environmental Transmission of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis) PloS One. 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25927835 Susceptibility of Amphibians to Chytridiomycosis is Associated with MHC Class II Conformation Proceedings. Biological Sciences. Apr, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25808889 Experimental Evolution Alters the Rate and Temporal Pattern of Population Growth in Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis, a Lethal Fungal Pathogen of Amphibians Ecology and Evolution. Sep, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25478154 Defects in Host Immune Function in Tree Frogs with Chronic Chytridiomycosis PloS One. 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25211333 Baseline Cutaneous Bacteria of Free-living New Zealand Native Frogs (Leiopelma Archeyi and Leiopelma Hochstetteri) and Implications for Their Role in Defense Against the Amphibian Chytrid (Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis) Journal of Wildlife Diseases. Oct, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25121401 Surveillance for Emerging Biodiversity Diseases of Wildlife PLoS Pathogens. May, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24875394 First Evidence of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis) and Ranavirus in Hong Kong Amphibian Trade PloS One. 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24599268 Variation in Thermal Performance of a Widespread Pathogen, the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis PloS One. 2013 | Pubmed ID: 24023908 Chytridiomycosis and Seasonal Mortality of Tropical Stream-associated Frogs 15 Years After Introduction of Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis Conservation Biology : the Journal of the Society for Conservation Biology. Oct, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23678872 Complex History of the Amphibian-killing Chytrid Fungus Revealed with Genome Resequencing Data Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Jun, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23650365 Prior Infection Does Not Improve Survival Against the Amphibian Disease Chytridiomycosis PloS One. 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23451076 Temperature Alters Reproductive Life History Patterns in Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis, a Lethal Pathogen Associated with the Global Loss of Amphibians Ecology and Evolution. Sep, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23139882 Fluorosis As a Probable Factor in Metabolic Bone Disease in Captive New Zealand Native Frogs (Leiopelma Species) Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine : Official Publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians. Sep, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23082519 Hematologic and Plasma Biochemical Reference Intervals for Health Monitoring of Wild Australian Tree Frogs Veterinary Clinical Pathology. Dec, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23003118 Chloramphenicol with Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy Cures Terminally Ill Green Tree Frogs (Litoria Caerulea) with Chytridiomycosis Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine : Official Publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians. Jun, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22779237 Controlling Wildlife Fungal Disease Spread: in Vitro Efficacy of Disinfectants Against Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis and Mucor Amphibiorum Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Jun, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22691980 Using Community Surveillance Data to Differentiate Between Emerging and Endemic Amphibian Diseases Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Feb, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22422125 Polymorphic Repetitive Loci of the Amphibian Pathogen Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Nov, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 22235589 Interactions Between Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis and Its Amphibian Hosts: a Review of Pathogenesis and Immunity Microbes and Infection. Jan, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 20951224 Treatment of Chytridiomycosis Requires Urgent Clinical Trials Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Nov, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21268978 Experimental Infection of Self-cured Leiopelma Archeyi with the Amphibian Chytrid Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Nov, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21268977 Application of the Survey Protocol for Chytridiomycosis to Queensland, Australia Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Nov, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21268974 Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis: Requirement for Further Isolate Collection and Archiving Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Nov, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21268972 Geological Setting and Age of Australopithecus Sediba from Southern Africa Science (New York, N.Y.). Apr, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20378812 Severe Sparganosis in Australian Tree Frogs Journal of Wildlife Diseases. Oct, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19901368 Pathogenesis of Chytridiomycosis, a Cause of Catastrophic Amphibian Declines Science (New York, N.Y.). Oct, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19900897 Rapid Global Expansion of the Fungal Disease Chytridiomycosis into Declining and Healthy Amphibian Populations PLoS Pathogens. May, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19478871 A Zoospore Inhibition Technique to Evaluate the Activity of Antifungal Compounds Against Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis and Unsuccessful Treatment of Experimentally Infected Green Tree Frogs (Litoria Caerulea) by Fluconazole and Benzalkonium Chloride Research in Veterinary Science. Aug, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19117582 Survival of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis on Bare Hands and Gloves: Hygiene Implications for Amphibian Handling Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Nov, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19149372 Survey Protocol for Detecting Chytridiomycosis in All Australian Frog Populations Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Jul, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18717061 Electrolyte Depletion and Osmotic Imbalance in Amphibians with Chytridiomycosis Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Sep, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17972752 MS-222 (tricaine Methane Sulfonate) Does Not Kill the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Dec, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16465838 Distribution of Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis and Pathology in the Skin of Green Tree Frogs Litoria Caerulea with Severe Chytridiomycosis Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Dec, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16465835 Life Cycle Stages of the Amphibian Chytrid Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Dec, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16465834 Virulence of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Batrachochytium Dendrobatidis Varies with the Strain Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Dec, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16465833 Fungicidal Effects of Chemical Disinfectants, UV Light, Desiccation and Heat on the Amphibian Chytrid Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Dec, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 14960039 Emerging Infectious Diseases and Amphibian Population Declines Emerging Infectious Diseases. Nov-Dec, 1999 | Pubmed ID: 10603206 Chlamydia Pneumoniae in a Free-ranging Giant Barred Frog (Mixophyes Iteratus) from Australia Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Jul, 1999 | Pubmed ID: 10364623 Chytridiomycosis Causes Amphibian Mortality Associated with Population Declines in the Rain Forests of Australia and Central America Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Jul, 1998 | Pubmed ID: 9671799 Using Terminal Transferase-mediated dUTP Nick End-labelling (TUNEL) and Caspase 3/7 Assays to Measure Epidermal Cell Death in Frogs with Chytridiomycosis Laura A. Brannelly1,2, Alexandra A. Roberts1, Lee F. Skerratt1, Lee Berger1 1One Health Research Group, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, 2Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh JoVE 57345 Immunologie und Infektion
Using Terminal Transferase-mediated dUTP Nick End-labelling (TUNEL) and Caspase 3/7 Assays to Measure Epidermal Cell Death in Frogs with Chytridiomycosis Laura A. Brannelly1,2, Alexandra A. Roberts1, Lee F. Skerratt1, Lee Berger1 1One Health Research Group, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, 2Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh JoVE 57345 Immunologie und Infektion