Activity of antimicrobial skin peptides from ranid frogs against Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, the chytrid fungus associated with global amphibian declines

Developmental and Comparative Immunology
L A Rollins-SmithJ M Conlon

Abstract

Accumulating evidence suggests that a chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, is responsible for recent declines in amphibian populations in Australia, Central America, Europe, and North America. Because the chytrid infects the keratinized epithelium of the skin, we investigated the possible role of antimicrobial peptides produced in the skin as inhibitors of infection and growth. We show here that 10 peptides representing eight families of peptides derived from North American ranid frogs can effectively inhibit growth of this chytrid. The peptides are members of the ranatuerin-1, ranatuerin-2, esculentin-1, esculentin-2, brevinin-2, temporin, palustrin-3, and ranalexin families. All the tested peptides inhibit growth of mature fungal cells at concentrations above 25 microM, and some of them inhibit at concentrations as low as 2 microM. A comparison of the sensitivity of infectious zoospores with that of mature cells showed that the zoospores are inhibited at significantly lower concentrations of peptides. To determine whether cold temperature interferes with the inhibitory effects of these peptides, we tested their effectiveness at both 22 and 10 degrees C. Although the peptides inhibit at both temperatures, they appea...Continue Reading

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