@article {Stegen2017,
	title = {Drivers of salamander extirpation mediated by Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans},
	journal = {Nature},
	volume = {544},
	number = {7650},
	year = {2017},
	pages = {353{\textendash}356},
	publisher = {Nature Publishing Group},
	abstract = {The recent arrival of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in Europe was followed by rapid expansion of its geographical distribution and host range, confirming the unprecedented threat that this chytrid fungus poses to western Palaearctic amphibians1,2. Mitigating this hazard requires a thorough understanding of the pathogen{\textquoteright}s disease ecology that is driving the extinction process. Here, we monitored infection, disease and host population dynamics in a Belgian fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) population for two years immediately after the first signs of infection. We show that arrival of this chytrid is associated with rapid population collapse without any sign of recovery, largely due to lack of increased resistance in the surviving salamanders and a demographic shift that prevents compensation for mortality. The pathogen adopts a dual transmission strategy, with environmentally resistant non-motile spores in addition to the motile spores identified in its sister species B. dendrobatidis. The fungus retains its virulence not only in water and soil, but also in anurans and less susceptible urodelan species that function as infection reservoirs. The combined characteristics of the disease ecology suggest that further expansion of this fungus will behave as a {\textquoteleft}perfect storm{\textquoteright} that is able to rapidly extirpate highly susceptible salamander populations across Europe.},
	issn = {0028-0836},
	doi = {10.1038/nature22059},
	url = {http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/nature22059},
	author = {Stegen, Gwij and Pasmans, Frank and Schmidt, Benedikt R. and Rouffaer, Lieze O. and Van Praet, Sarah and Schaub, Michael and Canessa, Stefano and Laudelout, Arnaud and Kinet, Thierry and Adriaensen, Connie and Haesebrouck, Freddy and Bert, Wim and Bossuyt, Franky and Martel, An}
}
@article {Bletz2018,
	title = {Disruption of skin microbiota contributes to salamander disease},
	journal = {Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences},
	volume = {285},
	number = {1885},
	year = {2018},
	month = {aug},
	pages = {20180758},
	issn = {0962-8452},
	doi = {10.1098/rspb.2018.0758},
	url = {http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/lookup/doi/10.1098/rspb.2018.0758},
	author = {Bletz, Molly C. and Kelly, Moira and Sabino-Pinto, Joana and Bales, Emma and Van Praet, Sarah and Bert, Wim and Boyen, Filip and Vences, Miguel and Steinfartz, Sebastian and Pasmans, Frank and Martel, An}
}
