Occurrence of Lymphedema in Wild-Caught Anurans

Lymphedema is a condition in which the lymph hearts fail to pump fluid from the lymph sacs of anurans and other amphibians. This causes the sacs to fill with fluid and provide the frog with balloon-like swellings or over-all appearance. The condition has previously been connected with various diseases including tadpole edema virus and chytrids. I observed lymphedema in six anuran species (Acris blanchadi*, Anaxyrus fowleri*, Hyla squirrela*, Pseudacris streckeri illinoensis*, Rana sylvatica, Rana sphenocephala* [species with * are species records for lymphedema]).

Draft Genome Sequence of Xenophilus sp., a Novel Bacterium Isolated from the Skin of a Southern Leopard Frog (Rana sphenocephala) in Florida, USA

ABSTRACT We report here the draft genome sequence of a novel Xenophilus species cultured from the skin of a southern leopard frog (Rana sphenocephala). Compared to previously sequenced bacterial genomes, our novel isolate showed the most significant homology with Xenophilus azovorans. The assembled genome is 3,978,285 bp, with 3,704 predicted genes and one predicted plasmid.