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Published online 3 May 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070430-8
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Probiotics could save frogs
Bacterial baths help amphibians fight off fungus.
Planting bacteria on frogs' skin might help to save amphibians from their global decline, hints new research. The work shows that frog probiotics can help to fight off a lethal fungus.
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