Molly Bletz

Molly Bletz

  • Assistant Professor of Disease Ecology

Areas of Expertise

  • Disease ecology
  • Microbial ecology
  • Amphibians
  • Wildlife disease
  • Decision science

Publications

Draft genome sequences of 21 Pedobacter strains isolated from amphibian specimens
Genome Announcements, Zumkeller, Celine M., Bletz, Molly C., Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Sabino-Pinto, Joana, Reiter, Silke, Spohn, Marius, Schwengers, Oliver, Goesmann, Alexander, Vences, Miguel, Mihajlovic, Sanja, Schäberle, Till F., 2024

Reframing wildlife disease management problems with decision analysis
Conservation Biology, McEachran, Margaret C., Harvey, Johanna A., Mummah, Riley O., Bletz, Molly C., Teitelbaum, Claire S., Rosenblatt, Elias, Rudolph, F. Javiera, Arce, Fernando, Yin, Shenglai, Prosser, Diann J., Mosher, Brittany A., Mullinax, Jennifer M., DiRenzo, Graziella V., Couret, Jannelle, Runge, Michael C., Grant, Evan H.Campbell, Cook, Jonathan D., 2024

Broad host susceptibility of North American amphibian species to Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans suggests high invasion potential and biodiversity risk
Nature Communications, Gray, Matthew J., Carter, Edward Davis, Piovia-Scott, Jonah, Cusaac, J. Patrick W., Peterson, Anna C., Whetstone, Ross D., Hertz, Andreas, Muniz-Torres, Aura Y., Bletz, Molly C., Woodhams, Douglas C., Romansic, John M., Sutton, William B., Sheley, Wesley, Pessier, Allan, McCusker, Catherine D., Wilber, Mark Q., Miller, Debra L., 2023

Parental care contributes to vertical transmission of microbes in a skin-feeding and direct-developing caecilian
Animal Microbiome, Kouete, Marcel T., Bletz, Molly C., LaBumbard, Brandon C., Woodhams, Douglas C., Blackburn, David C., 2023

One Health Approach to Globalizing, Accelerating, and Focusing Amphibian and Reptile Disease Research—Reflections and Opinions from the First Global Amphibian and Reptile Disease Conference
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Gray, Matthew J., Ossiboff, Robert J., Berger, Lee, Bletz, Molly C., Carter, E. Davis, DeMarchi, Joseph A., Grayfer, Leon, Lesbarrères, David, Malagon, Daniel A., Martel, An, Miller, Debra L., Pasmans, Frank, Skerratt, Lee F., Towe, Anastasia E., Wilber, Mark Q., 2023

Effects of exogenous elevation of corticosterone on immunity and the skin microbiome of eastern newts (Notophthalmus viridescens)
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Pereira, Kenzie E., Bletz, Molly C., McCartney, Julia A., Woodhams, Douglas C., Woodley, Sarah K., 2023

Localized carry-over effects of pond drying on survival, growth, and pathogen defenses in amphibians
Ecosphere, Le Sage, Emily H., Ohmer, Michel E.B., LaBumbard, Brandon C., Altman, Karie A., Reinert, Laura K., Bednark, Jeffery G., Bletz, Molly C., Inman, Brady, Lindauer, Alexa, McDonnell, Nina B., Parker, Sadie K., Skerlec, Samantha M., Wantman, Trina, Rollins-Smith, Louise A., Woodhams, Douglas C., Voyles, Jamie, Richards-Zawacki, Corinne L., 2022

Effects of captivity and rewilding on amphibian skin microbiomes
Biological Conservation, Kueneman, Jordan, Bletz, Molly, Becker, Matthew, Gratwicke, Brian, Garcés, Orlando A., Hertz, Andreas, Holden, Whitney M., Ibáñez, Roberto, Loudon, Andrew, McKenzie, Valerie, Parfrey, Laura, Sheafor, Brandon, Rollins-Smith, Louise A., Richards-Zawacki, Corinne, Voyles, Jamie, Woodhams, Douglas C., 2022

Inhibitory Bacterial Diversity and Mucosome Function Differentiate Susceptibility of Appalachian Salamanders to Chytrid Fungal Infection
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Jiménez, Randall R., Carfagno, Amy, Linhoff, Luke, Gratwicke, Brian, Woodhams, Douglas C., Chafran, Liana Soares, Bletz, Molly C., Bishop, Barney, Muletz-Wolz, Carly R., 2022

An experimental test of disease resistance function in the skin-associated bacterial communities of three tropical amphibian species
FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Hughey, Myra C., Rebollar, Eria A., Harris, Reid N., Ibáñez, Roberto, Loftus, Stephen C., House, Leanna L., Minbiole, Kevin P.C., Bletz, Molly C., Medina, Daniel, Shoemaker, William R., Swartwout, Meredith C., Belden, Lisa K., 2022

Field body temperatures in Malagasy rainforest frogs
Herpetology Notes, Ruthsatz, Katharina, Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Razafimampiandra, Jean Claude, Randriamahefa, Vanessa S., Rabemananjara, Falitiana C.E., Rakotondraparany, Felix, Bletz, Molly C., Vences, Miguel, 2022

Diet diversity and environment determine the intestinal microbiome and bacterial pathogen load of fire salamanders
Scientific Reports, Wang, Yu, Smith, Hannah K., Goossens, Evy, Hertzog, Lionel, Bletz, Molly C., Bonte, Dries, Verheyen, Kris, Lens, Luc, Vences, Miguel, Pasmans, Frank, Martel, An, 2021

Correction to: Composition of the Cutaneous Bacterial Community in Japanese Amphibians: Effects of Captivity, Host Species, and Body Region (Microbial Ecology, (2016), 72, 2, (460-469), 10.1007/s00248-016-0797-6)
Microbial Ecology, Sabino-Pinto, Joana, Bletz, Molly C., Islam, Mohammed Mafizul, Shimizu, Norio, Bhuju, Sabin, Geffers, Robert, Jarek, Michael, Kurabayashi, Atsushi, Vences, Miguel, 2021

Geography, Host Genetics, and Cross-Domain Microbial Networks Structure the Skin Microbiota of Fragmented Brazilian Atlantic Forest Frog Populations
Ecology and Evolution, Belasen, Anat M., Riolo, Maria A., Bletz, Molly C., Lyra, Mariana L., Toledo, L. Felipe, James, Timothy Y., 2021

Characterization of the microbiome of the invasive Asian toad in Madagascar across the expansion range and comparison with a native co-occurring species
PeerJ, Santos, Bárbara, Bletz, Molly C., Sabino-Pinto, Joana, Cocca, Walter, Solofoniaina Fidy, Jean Francois, Freeman, Karen L.M., Kuenzel, Sven, Ndriantsoa, Serge, Noel, Jean, Rakotonanahary, Tsanta, Vences, Miguel, Crottini, Angelica, 2021

Trends in ecology and conservation over eight decades
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Anderson, Sean C., Elsen, Paul R., Hughes, Brent B., Tonietto, Rebecca K., Bletz, Molly C., Gill, David A., Holgerson, Meredith A., Kuebbing, Sara E., McDonough MacKenzie, Caitlin, Meek, Mariah H., Veríssimo, Diogo, 2021

Mentorship, equity, and research productivity: lessons from a pandemic
Biological Conservation, Nocco, Mallika A., McGill, Bonnie M., MacKenzie, Caitlin Mc Donough, Tonietto, Rebecca K., Dudney, Joan, Bletz, Molly C., Young, Talia, Kuebbing, Sara E., 2021

Winter is coming-Temperature affects immune defenses and susceptibility to Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans
PLoS Pathogens, Carter, Edward Davis, Bletz, Molly C., Le Sage, Mitchell, LaBumbard, Brandon, Rollins-Smith, Louise A., Woodhams, Douglas C., Miller, Debra L., Gray, Matthew J., 2021

No impact of a short-term climatic “El Niño” fluctuation on gut microbial diversity in populations of the Galápagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
Die Naturwissenschaften, Ibáñez, Alejandro, Bletz, Molly C., Quezada, Galo, Geffers, Robert, Jarek, Michael, Vences, Miguel, Steinfartz, Sebastian, 2021

Responsible biosecurity and risk mitigation for laboratory research on emerging pathogens of amphibians
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, Woodhams, Douglas C., Madison, Joseph D., Bletz, Molly C., McCartney, Julia, LaBumbard, Brandon C., Whetstone, Ross, McDonnell, Nina B., Preissler, Kathleen, Sabino-Pinto, Joana, Piovia-Scott, Jonah, 2021

Extraction-free detection of amphibian pathogens from water baths
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, Bletz, Molly C., LaBumbard, Brandon C., Le Sage, Emily H., Woodhams, Douglas C., 2021

Recurrent neural network reveals overwhelming sentiment against 2017 review of US monuments from humans and bots
Conservation Letters, McDonough MacKenzie, Caitlin, Chang, Tony, Nocco, Mallika A., Barak, Rebecca S., Bletz, Molly C., Kuebbing, Sara E., Dombeck, Michael, 2020

Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans elicits acute stress response in spotted salamanders but not infection or mortality
Animal Conservation, Barnhart, K., Bletz, M. C., LaBumbard, B., Tokash-Peters, A., Gabor, C. R., Woodhams, D. C., 2020

Publisher Correction: Host-associated microbiomes are predicted by immune system complexity and climate (Genome Biology (2020) 21 (23) DOI: 10.1186/s13059-019-1908-8)
Genome Biology, Woodhams, Douglas C., Bletz, Molly C., Becker, C. Guilherme, Bender, Hayden A., Buitrago-Rosas, Daniel, Diebboll, Hannah, Huynh, Roger, Kearns, Patrick J., Kueneman, Jordan, Kurosawa, Emmi, Labumbard, Brandon C., Lyons, Casandra, McNally, Kerry, Schliep, Klaus, Shankar, Nachiket, Tokash-Peters, Amanda G., Vences, Miguel, Whetstone, Ross, 2020

Conservation decisions under pressure: Lessons from an exercise in rapid response to wildlife disease
Conservation Science and Practice, Canessa, Stefano, Spitzen-van der Sluijs, Annemarieke, Stark, Tariq, Allen, Bryony E., Bishop, Phillip J., Bletz, Molly, Briggs, Cheryl J., Daversa, David R., Gray, Matthew J., Griffiths, Richard A., Harris, Reid N., Harrison, Xavier A., Hoverman, Jason T., Jervis, Phillip, Muths, Erin, Olson, Deanna H., Price, Stephen J., Richards-Zawacki, Corinne L., Robert, Jacques, Rosa, Gonçalo M., Scheele, Ben C., Schmidt, Benedikt R., Garner, Trenton W.J., 2020

Isolation and maintenance of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans cultures
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, Robinson, Kristyn A., Pereira, Kenzie E., Bletz, Molly C., Carter, Edward Davis, Gray, Matthew J., Piovia-Scott, Jonah, Romansic, John M., Woodhams, Douglas C., Fritz-Laylin, Lillian, 2020

Amphibian skin-associated Pigmentiphaga: Genome sequence and occurrence across geography and hosts
PLoS One, Bletz, Molly C., Bunk, Boyke, Spröer, Cathrin, Biwer, Peter, Reiter, Silke, Rabemananjara, Falitiana C.E., Schulz, Stefan, Overmann, Jörg, Vences, Miguel, 2019

A new species of the Spinomantis bertini species complex (Anura: Mantellidae) from Pic d'Ivohibe special reserve (Madagascar)
Zootaxa, Sabino-Pinto, Joana, Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Bletz, Molly C., Edmonds, Devin, Glaw, Frank, Vences, Miguel, 2019

Description of the lucky Cophyla (Microhylidae, Cophylinae), a new arboreal frog from Marojejy National Park in north-eastern Madagascar
Zootaxa, Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Scherz, Mark D., Bletz, Molly C., Razafindraibe, Jary H., Glaw, Frank, Vences, Miguel, 2019

Species complexes and the importance of data deficient classification in red list assessments: The case of Hylobatrachus frogs
PLoS One, Scherz, Mark D., Glaw, Frank, Hutter, Carl R., Bletz, Molly C., Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Köhler, Jörn, Vences, Miguel, 2019

We do not want to “cure plant blindness” we want to grow plant love
Plants People Planet, McDonough MacKenzie, Caitlin, Kuebbing, Sara, Barak, Rebecca S., Bletz, Molly, Dudney, Joan, McGill, Bonnie M., Nocco, Mallika A., Young, Talia, Tonietto, Rebecca K., 2019

Calour: an Interactive, Microbe-Centric Analysis Tool
mSystems, Xu, Zhenjiang Zech, Amir, Amnon, Sanders, Jon, Zhu, Qiyun, Morton, James T., Bletz, Molly C., Tripathi, Anupriya, Huang, Shi, McDonald, Daniel, Jiang, Lingjing, Knight, Rob, 2019

Long-term habitat fragmentation is associated with reduced MHC IIB diversity and increased infections in amphibian hosts
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Belasen, Anat M., Bletz, Molly C., Leite, Domingos da Silva, Toledo, Luís Felipe, James, Timothy Y., 2019

Detectability vs. time and costs in pooled DNA extraction of cutaneous swabs: A study on the amphibian chytrid fungi
Amphibia - Reptilia, Sabino-Pinto, Joana, Krause, E. Tobias, Bletz, Molly C., Martel, An, Pasmans, Frank, Steinfartz, Sebastian, Vences, Miguel, 2019

Diversity, elevational variation, and phylogeographic origin of stump-toed frogs (Microhylidae: Cophylinae: Stumpffia) on the marojejy massif, northern Madagascar
Salamandra, Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Scherz, Mark D., Bletz, Molly C., Razafindraibe, Jary H., Glaw, Frank, Vences, Miguel, 2019

Cryptic diversity of a widespread global pathogen reveals expanded threats to amphibian conservation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Byrne, Allison Q., Vredenburg, Vance T., Martel, An, Pasmans, Frank, Bell, Rayna C., Blackburn, David C., Bletz, Molly C., Bosch, Jaime, Briggs, Cheryl J., Brown, Rafe M., Catenazzi, Alessandro, López, Mariel Familiar, Figueroa-Valenzuela, Raul, Ghose, Sonia L., Jaeger, Jef R., Jani, Andrea J., Jirku, Miloslav, Knapp, Roland A., Muñoz, Antonio, Portik, Daniel M., Richards-Zawacki, Corinne L., Rockney, Heidi, Rovito, Sean M., Stark, Tariq, Sulaeman, Hasan, Tao, Nguyen Thien, Voyles, Jamie, Waddle, Anthony W., Yuan, Zhiyong, Rosenblum, Erica Bree, 2019

The Intestinal Microbiota of Tadpoles Differs from Those of Syntopic Aquatic Invertebrates
Microbial Ecology, Lyra, Mariana L., Bletz, Molly C., Haddad, Célio F.B., Vences, Miguel, 2018

Stumbling upon a New Frog Species of Guibemantis (Anura: Mantellidae) on Top of the Marojejy Massif in Northern Madagascar
Copeia, Bletz, Molly C., Scherz, Mark D., Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Lehtinen, Richard M., Glaw, Frank, Vences, Miguel, 2018

Prodigiosin, Violacein, and Volatile Organic Compounds Produced by Widespread Cutaneous Bacteria of Amphibians Can Inhibit Two Batrachochytrium Fungal Pathogens
Microbial Ecology, Woodhams, Douglas C., LaBumbard, Brandon C., Barnhart, Kelly L., Becker, Matthew H., Bletz, Molly C., Escobar, Laura A., Flechas, Sandra V., Forman, Megan E., Iannetta, Anthony A., Joyce, Maureen D., Rabemananjara, Falitiana, Gratwicke, Brian, Vences, Miguel, Minbiole, Kevin P.C., 2018

Shifts in disease dynamics in a tropical amphibian assemblage are not due to pathogen attenuation
Science, Voyles, Jamie, Woodhams, Douglas C., Saenz, Veronica, Byrne, Allison Q., Perez, Rachel, Rios-Sotelo, Gabriela, Ryan, Mason J., Bletz, Molly C., Sobell, Florence Ann, McLetchie, Shawna, Reinert, Laura, Rosenblum, Erica Bree, Rollins-Smith, Louise A., Ibáñez, Roberto, Ray, Julie M., Griffith, Edgardo J., Ross, Heidi, Richards-Zawacki, Corinne L., 2018

Disruption of skin microbiota contributes to salamander disease
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Bletz, Molly C., Kelly, Moira, Sabino-Pinto, Joana, Bales, Emma, Van Praet, Sarah, Bert, Wim, Boyen, Filip, Vences, Miguel, Steinfartz, Sebastian, Pasmans, Frank, Martel, An, 2018

A distinctive new frog species (Anura, Mantellidae) supports the biogeographic linkage of two montane rainforest massifs in northern Madagascar
Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin. Zoologisches Museum und Institut für Spezielle Zoologie (Berlin), Scherz, Mark D., Hawlitschek, Oliver, Razafindraibe, Jary H., Megson, Steven, Ratsoavina, Fanomezana Mihaja, Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Bletz, Molly C., Glaw, Frank, Vences, Miguel, 2018

Yet another small brown frog from high altitude on the Marojejy Massif, northeastern Madagascar (Anura: Mantellidae)
Zootaxa, Scherz, Mark D., Razafindraibe, Jary H., Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Dixit, Nadi M., Bletz, Molly C., Glaw, Frank, Vences, Miguel, 2017

Estimating herd immunity to amphibian chytridiomycosis in Madagascar based on the defensive function of amphibian skin bacteria
Frontiers in Microbiology, Bletz, Molly C., Myers, Jillian, Woodhams, Douglas C., Rabemananjara, Falitiana C.E., Rakotonirina, Angela, Weldon, Che, Edmonds, Devin, Vences, Miguel, Harris, Reid N., 2017

Host ecology rather than host phylogeny drives amphibian skin microbial community structure in the biodiversity hotspot of Madagascar
Frontiers in Microbiology, Bletz, Molly C., Archer, Holly, Harris, Reid N., McKenzie, Valerie J., Rabemananjara, Falitiana C.E., Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Vences, Miguel, 2017

Temporal changes in cutaneous bacterial communities of terrestrial- and aquatic-phase newts (Amphibia)
Environmental Microbiology, Sabino-Pinto, Joana, Galán, Pedro, Rodríguez, Silvia, Bletz, Molly C., Bhuju, Sabin, Geffers, Robert, Jarek, Michael, Vences, Miguel, 2017

Host niche may determine disease-driven extinction risk
PLoS One, Blooi, Mark, Laking, Alexandra E., Martel, An, Haesebrouck, Freddy, Jocque, Merlijn, Brown, Tom, Green, Stephen, Vences, Miguel, Bletz, Molly C., Pasmans, Frank, 2017

Cutaneous microbiota of the Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus), a representative of an ancient amphibian clade
Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Health, Bletz, Molly C., Vences, Miguel, Sabino-Pinto, Joana, Taguchi, Yuki, Shimizu, Norio, Nishikawa, Kanto, Kurabayashi, Atsushi, 2017

Amphibian skin microbiota exhibits temporal variation in community structure but stability of predicted Bd-inhibitory function
ISME Journal, Bletz, Molly C., Perl, R. G.Bina, Bobowski, Bianca T.C., Japke, Laura M., Tebbe, Christoph C., Dohrmann, Anja B., Bhuju, Sabin, Geffers, Robert, Jarek, Michael, Vences, Miguel, 2017

Skin microbiota differs drastically between co-occurring frogs and newts
Royal Society Open Science, Bletz, Molly C., Bina Perl, R. G., Vences, Miguel, 2017

Taxonomy and geographic distribution of Malagasy frogs of the Gephyromantis asper clade, with description of a new subgenus and revalidation of Gephyromantis ceratophrys
Salamandra, Vences, Miguel, Köhler, Jörn, Pabijan, Maciej, Bletz, Molly C., Gehring, Philip Sebastian, Hawlitschek, Oliver, Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Ratsoavina, Fanomezana M., Andreone, Franco, Crottini, Angelica, Glaw, Frank, 2017

Cutaneous Bacterial Communities of a Poisonous Salamander: a Perspective from Life Stages, Body Parts and Environmental Conditions
Microbial Ecology, Sanchez, Eugenia, Bletz, Molly C., Duntsch, Laura, Bhuju, Sabin, Geffers, Robert, Jarek, Michael, Dohrmann, Anja B., Tebbe, Christoph C., Steinfartz, Sebastian, Vences, Miguel, 2017

Natural history and conservation of the rediscovered Hula painted frog, Latonia nigriventer
Contributions to Zoology, Bina Perl, R. G., Gafny, Sarig, Malka, Yoram, Renan, Sharon, Woodhams, Douglas C., Rollins-Smith, Louise, Pask, James D., Bletz, Molly C., Geffen, Eli, Vences, Miguel, 2017

Low infection prevalence of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Chytridiomycetes: Rhizophydiales) in Cuba
Amphibia - Reptilia, Sabino-Pinto, Joana, Bletz, Molly C., Iturriaga, Manuel, Vences, Miguel, Rodríguez, Ariel, 2017

Amphibian gut microbiota shifts differentially in community structure but converges on habitat-specific predicted functions
Nature Communications, Bletz, Molly C., Goedbloed, Daniel J., Sanchez, Eugenia, Reinhardt, Timm, Tebbe, Christoph C., Bhuju, Sabin, Geffers, Robert, Jarek, Michael, Vences, Miguel, Steinfartz, Sebastian, 2016

Freshwater vertebrate metabarcoding on Illumina platforms using double-indexed primers of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene
Conservation Genetics Resources, Vences, Miguel, Lyra, Mariana L., Perl, R. G.Bina, Bletz, Molly C., Stanković, David, Lopes, Carla Martins, Jarek, Michael, Bhuju, Sabin, Geffers, Robert, Haddad, Célio F.B., Steinfartz, Sebastian, 2016

Composition of the Cutaneous Bacterial Community in Japanese Amphibians: Effects of Captivity, Host Species, and Body Region
Microbial Ecology, Sabino-Pinto, Joana, Bletz, Molly Catherine, Islam, Mohammed Mafizul, Shimizu, Norio, Bhuju, Sabin, Geffers, Robert, Jarek, Michael, Kurabayashi, Atsushi, Vences, Miguel, 2016

Expanding distribution of lethal amphibian fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in Europe
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Spitzen-van der Sluijs, Annemarieke, Martel, An, Asselberghs, Johan, Bales, Emma K., Beukema, Wouter, Bletz, Molly C., Dalbeck, Lutz, Goverse, Edo, Kerres, Alexander, Kinet, Thierry, Kirst, Kai, Laudelout, Arnaud, Marin da Fonte, Luis F., Nöllert, Andreas, Ohlhoff, Dagmar, Sabino-Pinto, Joana, Schmidt, Benedikt R., Speybroeck, Jeroen, Spikmans, Frank, Steinfartz, Sebastian, Veith, Michael, Vences, Miguel, Wagner, Norman, Pasmans, Frank, Lötters, Stefan, 2016

Managing Amphibian Disease with Skin Microbiota
Trends in Microbiology, Woodhams, Douglas C., Bletz, Molly, Kueneman, Jordan, McKenzie, Valerie, 2016

Gut bacterial communities across tadpole ecomorphs in two diverse tropical anuran faunas
Die Naturwissenschaften, Vences, Miguel, Lyra, Mariana L., Kueneman, Jordan G., Bletz, Molly C., Archer, Holly M., Canitz, Julia, Handreck, Svenja, Randrianiaina, Roger Daniel, Struck, Ulrich, Bhuju, Sabin, Jarek, Michael, Geffers, Robert, McKenzie, Valerie J., Tebbe, Christoph C., Haddad, Célio F.B., Glos, Julian, 2016

Using "omics" and integrated multi-omics approaches to guide probiotic selection to mitigate chytridiomycosis and other emerging infectious diseases
Frontiers in Microbiology, Rebollar, Eria A., Antwis, Rachael E., Becker, Matthew H., Belden, Lisa K., Bletz, Molly C., Brucker, Robert M., Harrison, Xavier A., Hughey, Myra C., Kueneman, Jordan G., Loudon, Andrew H., McKenzie, Valerie, Medina, Daniel, Minbiole, Kevin P.C., Rollins-Smith, Louise A., Walke, Jenifer B., Weiss, Sophie, Woodhams, Douglas C., Harris, Reid N., 2016

Consistency of published results on the pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Madagascar: Formal comment on Kolby et al. Rapid response to evaluate the presence of amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and ranavirus in wild amphibian populations in Madagascar
PLoS One, Bletz, Molly C., Rosa, Gonçalo M., Andreone, Franco, Courtois, Elodie A., Schmeller, Dirk S., Rabibisoa, Nirhy H.C., Rabemananjara, Falitiana C.E., Raharivololoniaina, Liliane, Vences, Miguel, Weldon, Ché, Edmonds, Devin, Raxworthy, Christopher J., Harris, Reid N., Fisher, Matthew C., Crottini, Angelica, 2015

First detection of the emerging fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in Germany
Amphibia - Reptilia, Sabino-Pinto, Joana, Bletz, Molly, Hendrix, Ralf, Perl, R. G.Bina, Martel, An, Pasmans, Frank, Lötters, Stefan, Mutschmann, Frank, Schmeller, Dirk S., Schmidt, Benedikt R., Veith, Michael, Wagner, Norman, Vences, Miguel, Steinfartz, Sebastian, 2015

Widespread presence of the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in wild amphibian communities in Madagascar
Scientific Reports, Bletz, Molly C., Rosa, Gonçalo M., Andreone, Franco, Courtois, Elodie A., Schmeller, Dirk S., Rabibisoa, Nirhy H.C., Rabemananjara, Falitiana C.E., Raharivololoniaina, Liliane, Vences, Miguel, Weldon, Ché, Edmonds, Devin, Raxworthy, Christopher J., Harris, Reid N., Fisher, Matthew C., Crottini, Angelica, 2015