Lee Berger

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