Review of Immune and Skin Microbiome Methods for Reptile Dermatomycoses

A 266.7 KB PDF review authored by Natalie T. Haydt, last updated in May 2026. The document synthesizes current research on fungal skin infections in reptiles, focusing on diseases like ophidiomycosis and infections by Nannizziopsis and Emydomyces testovorans. It discusses diagnostic techniques and the interplay between the skin microbiome and immune function, aiming to guide future integrative studies.

Use Cases

• Surveying diagnostic techniques for Onygenales-caused dermatomycoses based on the review of detection methods.
• Designing integrative studies of host-pathogen interactions based on the described dynamics between skin microbiome and immune function.
• Identifying research gaps in reptile fungal disease ecology based on the review's synthesis of current literature.

Strengths

• Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 for open sharing and reuse.
• Focuses on specific fungal pathogens (Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, Nannizziopsis, Emydomyces testovorans) and their associated diseases.

Limitations

• The 266.7 KB size indicates a limited scope, likely a review document rather than a primary dataset.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Literature review and synthesis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 05:40:03; freshness should be verified.