Oo-No: Ophidiomyces ophidiicola-bacterial interactions and the role of skin lipids in development of ophidiomycosis

Jason W. Dallas; Mitra Ghotbi; Alexander J. Rurik; Tia King; Ross T. Rubin; Chloe Cummins; N. Reed Alexander; Tatyana A. Martinez; Ian B. Wilson; Emily Foster; Misael Avalos Madera; Johanna E. Crick; Donald M. Walker

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1013875

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Oo-No: Ophidiomyces ophidiicola-bacterial interactions and the role of skin lipids in development of ophidiomycosis

Jason W. Dallas ,

* E-mail: dallasjason2@gmail.com (JWD); donald.walker@mtsu.edu (DMW)

Affiliation Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3159-0985

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Mitra Ghotbi,

Affiliations Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States of America, Institute for Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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Alexander J. Rurik,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States of America
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Tia King,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States of America
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Ross T. Rubin,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States of America
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Chloe Cummins,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States of America
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N. Reed Alexander,

Affiliations Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States of America, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States of America
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Tatyana A. Martinez,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States of America
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Ian B. Wilson,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States of America
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Emily Foster,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States of America
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Misael Avalos Madera,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States of America
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Johanna E. Crick,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States of America
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Donald M. Walker

* E-mail: dallasjason2@gmail.com (JWD); donald.walker@mtsu.edu (DMW)

Affiliation Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6355-6068

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Oo-No: Ophidiomyces ophidiicola-bacterial interactions and the role of skin lipids in development of ophidiomycosis

Jason W. Dallas,
Mitra Ghotbi,
Alexander J. Rurik,
Tia King,
Ross T. Rubin,
Chloe Cummins,
N. Reed Alexander,
Tatyana A. Martinez,
Ian B. Wilson,
Emily Foster

Published: January 23, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1013875

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