Liberal Arts and Sciences
Longo Lab
Led by Ana V. Longo · Biology
What we study
The Longo Lab studies how amphibians defend themselves against disease, including the part played by the microbes living on frog skin. It combines field work on tropical frogs in Puerto Rico with lab experiments on the chytrid fungus that infects them.
What working here is like
- Fieldwork
- Wet lab
- Wild animals
- Bacteria & microbes
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Host and Environmental Factors Outweigh Pathogen in Shaping Skin Microbiome of a Threatened Andean Amphibian Community
2026 · Molecular Ecology
Finds that host species and environment shape frog skin bacteria, not just disease.
- Playing it safe at early life stages: Balancing energy allocations to maximize fitness under seasonal pathogen dynamics
2026 · Journal of Animal Ecology
Builds a math model to show how frogs balance growth and immunity to survive infections.
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- Soil Characteristics and Bacterial Communities from the Microhabitats of a Widespread Salamander Compared to Two Microendemic Species
2026 · Ichthyology & Herpetology
Compares soil and bacteria in three salamander species to see how their tiny habitats affect them.
- Supporting information for: Playing it safe at early life stages: Balancing energy allocations to maximize fitness under seasonal pathogen dynamics
2026 · Figshare
Provides extra data for a study on how frogs balance growth and immunity to survive infections.
- Divergent microbial signatures support accurate machine‑learning classification of hosts and parasite microbiomes
2026 · UF Journal of Undergraduate Research
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How to reach out
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