Publications by: Rebecca J. Webb

Also publishes as (Rebecca Webb, Rebecca Jane Webb, R. Webb, R.J. Webb)

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Webb, Rebecca J., and Waddle, Anthony W. (2022) Frogs vs fungus: the emergence of amphibian chytridiomycosis. Microbiology Australia, 43 (4). pp. 169-172.

Webb, Rebecca J., Roberts, Alexandra A., Wylie, Stephen, Kosch, Tiffany, Toledo, Luís Felipe, Merces, Marcia, Skerratt, Lee F., and Berger, Lee (2022) Non-detection of mycoviruses in amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) from Australia. Fungal Biology, 126 (1). pp. 75-81.

Webb, Rebecca Jane (2022) Novel tools to reduce the virulence of batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Brannelly, Laura A., Webb, Rebecca J., Jiang, Zhixuan, Berger, Lee, Skerratt, Lee F., and Grogan, Laura F. (2021) Declining amphibians might be evolving increased reproductive effort in the face of devastating disease. Evolution, 75 (10). pp. 2555-2567.

Bower, Deborah S., Jennings, Charlotte K., Webb, Rebecca J., Amepou, Yolarnie, Schwarzkopf, Lin, Berger, Lee, Alford, Ross A., Georges, Arthur, McKnight, Donald T., Carr, Leah, Nason, Dillian, and Clulow, Simon (2020) Disease surveillance of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Papua New Guinea. Conservation Science and Practice, 2 (9). e256.

Bower, Deborah S., Lips, Karen R., Amepou, Yolarnie, Richards, Stephen, Dahl, Chris, Nagombi, Elizah, Supuma, Miriam, Dabek, Lisa, Alford, Ross A., Schwarzkopf, Lin, Ziembicki, Mark, Noro, Jeffrey N., Hamidy, Amir, Gillespie, Graeme R., Berger, Lee, Eisemberg, Carla, Li, Yiming, Liu, Xuan, Jennings, Charlotte K., Tjaturadi, Burhan, Peters, Andrew, Krockenberger, Andrew K., Nason, Dillian, Kusrini, Mirza D., Webb, Rebecca J., Skerratt, Lee F., Banks, Chris, Mack, Andrew L., Georges, Arthur, and Clulow, Simon (2019) Island of opportunity: can New Guinea protect amphibians from a globally emerging pathogen? Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 17 (6). pp. 348-354.

Claytor, Sieara C., Gummer, Joel P.A., Grogan, Laura F., Skerratt, Lee F., Webb, Rebecca J., Brannelly, Laura A., Berger, Lee, and Roberts, Alexandra A. (2019) Susceptibility of frogs to chytridiomycosis correlates with increased levels of immunomodulatory serotonin in the skin. Cellular Microbiology, 21 (10). e13089.

Roberts, Alexandra A., Berger, Lee, Robertson, Sherryl G., Webb, Rebecca J., Kosch, Tiffany A., McFadden, Michael, Skerratt, Lee F., Glass, Beverley D., Motti, Cherie A., and Brannelly, Laura A. (2019) The efficacy and pharmacokinetics of terbinafine against the frog-killing fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis). Medical Mycology, 57 (2). pp. 204-214.

Webb, Rebecca Jane, Berger, Lee, Skerratt, Lee F., and Roberts, Alexandra A. (2019) A rapid and inexpensive viability assay for zoospores and zoosporangia of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 65. 105688.

Bower, Deborah S., Brannelly, Laura A., McDonald, Cait A., Webb, Rebecca J., Greenspan, Sasha E., Vickers, Mathew, Gardner, Michael G., and Greenlees, Matthew J. (2019) A review of the role of parasites in the ecology of reptiles and amphibians. Austral Ecology, 44 (3). pp. 433-448.

Martin, Gerardo, Yanez-Arenas, Carlos, Chen, Carla, Plowright, Raina K., Webb, Rebecca J., and Skerratt, Lee F. (2018) Climate change could increase the geographic extent of Hendra virus spillover risk. EcoHealth, 15 (3). pp. 509-525.

Fisher, Matthew C., Ghosh, Pria, Shelton, Jennifer M.G., Bates, Kieran, Brookes, Lola, Wierzbicki, Claudia, Rosa, Gonçalo M., Farrer, Rhys A., Aanensen, David M., Alvarado-Rybak, Mario, Bataille, Arnaud, Berger, Lee, Böll, Susanne, Bosch, Jaime, Clare, Frances C., Courtois, Elodie A., Crottini, Angelica, Cunningham, Andrew A., Doherty-Bone, Thomas M., Gebresenbet, Fikirte, Gower, David J., Höglund, Jacob, James, Timothy Y., Jenkinson, Thomas S., Kosch, Tiffany A., Lambertini, Carolina, Laurila, Anssi, Lin, Chun-Fu, Loyau, Adeline, Martel, An, Meurling, Sara, Miaud, Claude, Minting, Pete, Ndriantsoa, Serge, O'Hanlon, Simon J., Pasmans, Frank, Rakotonanahary, Tsanta, Rabemananjara, Falitiana C.E., Ribeiro, Luisa P., Schmeller, Dirk S., Schmidt, Benedikt R., Skerratt, Lee, Smith, Freya, Soto-Azat, Claudio, Tessa, Giulia, Toledo, Luís Felipe, Valenzuela-Sánchez, Andrés, Verster, Ruhan, Vörös, Judit, Waldman, Bruce, Webb, Rebecca J., Weldon, Che, Wombwell, Emma, Zamudio, Kelly R., Longcore, Joyce E., and Garner, Trenton W.J. (2018) Development and worldwide use of non-lethal, and minimal population-level impact, protocols for the isolation of amphibian chytrid fungi. Scientific Reports, 8. 7772.

Hoskin, Conrad J., Hines, Harry B., Webb, Rebecca J., Skerratt, Lee F., and Berger, Lee (2018) Naive rainforest frogs on Cape York, Australia, are at risk of the introduction of amphibian chytridiomycosis disease. Australian Journal of Zoology, 66 (3). pp. 174-178.

Brannelly, L.A., Webb, R.J., Hunter, D.A., Clemann, N., Howard, K., Skerratt, L.F., Berger, L., and Scheele, B.C. (2018) Non-declining amphibians can be important reservoir hosts for amphibian chytrid fungus. Animal Conservation, 21 (2). pp. 91-101.

O’Hanlon, Simon J., Rieux, Adrien, Farrer, Rhys A., Rosa, Gonçalo M., Waldman, Bruce, Bataille, Arnaud, Kosch, Tiffany A., Murray, Kris, Brankovics, Balázs, Fumagalli, Matteo, Martin, Michael D., Wales, Nathan, Alvarado-Rybak, Mario, Bates, Kieran A., Berger, Lee, Böll, Susanne, Brookes, Lola, Clare, Frances, Courtois, Elodie A., Cunningham, Andrew, Doherty-Bone, Thomas M., Ghosh, Pria, Gower, David J., Hintz, William E., Höglund, Jacob, Jenkinson, Thomas S., Lin, Chun-Fu, Laurila, Anssi, Loyau, Adeline, Martel, An, Meurling, Sara, Miaud, Claude, Minting, Pete, Pasmans, Frank, Schmeller, Dirk S., Schmidt, Benedikt R., Shelton, Jennifer M.G., Skerratt, Lee F., Smith, Freya, Soto-Azat, Claudio, Spagnoletti, Matteo, Tessa, Giulia, Toledo, Luís Felipe, Valenzuela-Sánchez, Andrés, Verster, Ruhan, Vörös, Judit, Webb, Rebecca J., Wierzbicki, Claudia, Wombwell, Emma, Zamudio, Kelly R., Aanensen, David M., James, Timothy Y., Gilbert, M. Thomas P., Weldon, Ché, Bosch, Jaime, Balloux, François, Garner, Trenton, and Fisher, Matthew A. (2018) Recent Asian origin of chytrid fungi causing global amphibian declines. Science, 360 (6389). pp. 621-627.

Greenspan, Sasha E., Bower, Deborah S., Webb, Rebecca J., Roznik, Elizabeth A., Stevenson, Lisa A., Berger, Lee, Marantelli, Gerry, Pike, David A., Schwarzkopf, Lin, and Alford, Ross A. (2017) Realistic heat pulses protect frogs from disease under simulated rainforest frog thermal regimes. Functional Ecology, 31. pp. 2274-2286.

Martin Munoz De Cote, Gerardo, Webb, Rebecca J., Chen, Carla, Plowright, Raina K., and Skerratt, Lee F. (2017) Microclimates might limit indirect spillover of the bat borne zoonotic Hendra virus. Microbial Ecology, 74 (1). pp. 106-115.

Greenspan, Sasha E., Bower, Deborah S., Webb, Rebecca J., Berger, Lee, Rudd, Donna, Schwarzkopf, Lin, and Alford, Ross A. (2017) White blood cell profiles in amphibians help to explain disease susceptibility following temperature shifts. Developmental and Comparative Immunology, 77. pp. 280-286.

Martin, Gerardo A., Yanez-Arenas, Carlos, Roberts, Billie J., Chen, Carla, Plowright, Raina K., Webb, Rebecca J., and Skerratt, Lee F. (2016) Climatic suitability influences species specific abundance patterns of Australian flying foxes and risk of Hendra virus spillover. One Health, 2. pp. 115-121.

Scheele, Ben C., Hunter, David A., Banks, Sam C., Pierson, Jennifer C., Skerratt, Lee F., Webb, Rebecca, and Driscoll, Don A. (2016) High adult mortality in disease-challenged frog populations increases vulnerability to drought. Journal of Animal Ecology, 85 (6). pp. 1453-1460.

Brannelly, Laura A., Webb, Rebecca, Skerratt, Lee F., and Berger, Lee (2016) Amphibians with infectious disease increase their reproductive effort: evidence for the terminal investment hypothesis. Open Biology, 6. 150251.

Brannelly, Laura A., Webb, Rebecca J., Skerratt, Lee F., and Berger, Lee (2016) Effects of chytridiomycosis on hematopoietic tissue in the spleen, kidney and bone marrow in three diverse amphibian species. Pathogens and Disease, 74 (7). ftw069. pp. 1-10.

Young, Sam, Whitehorn, Paul, Berger, Lee, Skerratt, Lee F., Speare, Rick, Garland, Stephen, and Webb, Rebecca (2014) Defects in host immune function in tree frogs with chronic chytridiomycosis. PLoS ONE, 9 (9). e107284. pp. 1-16.

Webb, Rebecca, Philips, Annie, Speare, Rick, Connolly, Joanne, and Berger, Lee (2012) Controlling wildlife fungal disease spread: in vitro efficacy of disinfectants against Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Mucor amphibiorum. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 99 (2). pp. 119-125.

Skerratt, Lee F., Phillott, Andrea D., Cashins, Scott D., Webb, Rebecca, Puschendorf, Robert, Windmiller, Bryan, James, Rebecca, Robbins, Alison, Berger, Lee, Voyles, Jamie, Speare, Rick, Alford, Ross A., McDonald, Keith, Mendez, Diana, VanDerWal, Jeremy, and Garland, Stephen (2010) Experimental Research to Obtain a Better Understanding of the Epidemiology, Transmission and Dispersal of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus in Australian Ecosystems. Report. Australian Government Department of Environment and Heritage.

Alford, Ross A., Skerratt, Lee F., Berger, Lee, Speare, Richard, Bell, Sara, Kenyon, Nicole, Rowley, Jodi J.L., Hauselberger, Kim, Young, Sam, Voyles, Jamie, Puschendorf, Robert, Cashins, Scott, Webb, Rebecca, Campbell, Ruth, and Mendez, Diana (2010) Experimental Research to Obtain a Better Understanding of the Pathogenesis of Chytridiomycosis, and the Susceptibility and Resistance of Key Amphibian Species to Chytridiomycosis in Australia. Report. James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

Voyles, Jamie L., Young, Samantha, Berger, Lee, Campbell, Craig, Voyles, Wyatt F, Dinudom, Anuwat, Cook, David, Webb, Rebecca, Alford, Ross A., Skerratt, Lee F., and Speare, Richard (2009) Pathogenesis of chytridiomycosis, a cause of catastrophic amphibian declines. Science, 326 (5952). pp. 582-585.

Yang, HyoJin, Baek, HaeJun, Speare, Richard, Webb, Rebecca, Park, SunKyung, Kim, TaeHo, Lasater, Kelly C., Shin, SangPhil, Son, SangHo, Park, JaeHak, Min, MiSook, Kim, YoungJun, Na, Kijeong, Lee, Hang, and Park, SeChang (2009) First detection of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in free-ranging populations of amphibians on mainland Asia: survey in South Korea. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 86 (1). pp. 9-13.

Mendez, Diana, Webb, Rebecca, Berger, Lee, and Speare, Richard (2008) Survival of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on bare hands and gloves: hygiene implications for amphibian handling. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 82 (2). pp. 97-104.

Voyles, Jamie, Berger, Lee, Young, Sam, Speare, Rick, Webb, Rebecca, Warner, Jeffrey, Rudd, Donna, Campbell, Ruth, and Skerratt, Lee F. (2007) Electrolyte depletion and osmotic imbalance in amphibians with chytridiomycosis. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 77 (2). pp. 113-118.

Rowley, Jodi J.L., Hemingway, Valentine A., Alford, Ross A., Waycott, Michelle, Skerratt, Lee F., Campbell, Ruth, and Webb, Rebecca (2007) Experimental Infection and Repeat Survey Data Indicate the Amphibian Chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis May Not Occur on Freshwater Crustaceans in Northern Queensland, Australia. EcoHealth, 4 (1). pp. 31-36.

Webb, R., Mendez, D., Berger, L., and Speare, R. (2007) Additional disinfectants effective against the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 74 (1). pp. 13-16.

Skerratt, L.F., Speare, R., McDonald, K., Berger, L., Alford, R., Mendez, D., Young, S., Rowley, J., Phillott, A., Cashins, S., Hines, H., Kenyon, N., Townsend, S., Campbell, R., Webb, R., Voyles, J., and Puschendorf, R. (2006) Chytridiomycosis requires a global response. In: Proceedings of the 11th Symposium of the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics. From: ISVEE 11: 11th Symposium of the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, 6-11 August 2011, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

Phillott, A.D., Skerratt, L.F., Berger, L., Speare, R., McDonald, K.R., Cashins, S., Mendez, D., Hines, H.B., Alford, R.A., Rowley, J., Townsend, S., Campbell, R., Webb, R., Voyles, J., Puschendorf, R., and Young, S. (2006) Methodology for investigating the distribution and determinants of Chytridiomycosis. In: Proceedings of the 11th Symposium of the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics. From: ISVEE 11: 11th Symposium of the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, 6-11 August 2011, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

Webb, Rebecca, Berger, Lee, Mendez, Diana, and Speare, Rick (2005) MS-222 (tricaine methane sulfonate) does not kill the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 68 (1). pp. 89-90.

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