Chris Sergeant

Host species composition, not priority effects, determines infection risk in multihost-multiparasite amphibian communities

The study shows host community composition, not prior parasite exposure, determines infection risk from two amphibian parasites, with varying effects on different host species.

Host Microbiome Richness Predicts Resistance to Disturbance by Pathogenic Infection in a Vertebrate Host

The paper shows that higher skin microbiome diversity in frogs increases resistance to Ranavirus infection and improves survival.