Assessing the Threat of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus in the Albertine Rift: Past, Present and Future

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), the cause of chytridiomycosis, is a pathogenic fungus that is found worldwide and is a major contributor to amphibian declines and extinctions. We report results of a comprehensive effort to assess the distribution and threat of Bd in one of the Earth's most...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2015-12, Vol.10 (12), p.e0145841-e0145841
Hauptverfasser:	Seimon, Tracie A, Ayebare, Samuel, Sekisambu, Robert, Muhindo, Emmanuel, Mitamba, Guillain, Greenbaum, Eli, Menegon, Michele, Pupin, Fabio, McAloose, Denise, Ammazzalorso, Alyssa, Meirte, Danny, Lukwago, Wilbur, Behangana, Mathias, Seimon, Anton, Plumptre, Andrew J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Africa, Central African rift system Amphibia Amphibians Amphibians - microbiology Animals Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Biodiversity Biodiversity hot spots Chytridiomycosis Chytridiomycota - genetics Chytridiomycota - isolation & purification Chytridiomycota - pathogenicity Climate change Climate models Colonization Comparative studies Contraction Dermatomycoses - history Dermatomycoses - microbiology Dermatomycoses - veterinary Distribution DNA, Fungal - genetics DNA, Fungal - isolation & purification Ecosystem Endangered Species - history Environmental aspects Environmental protection Environmental science Extinct species Forecasts and trends Fungi Genomes Health aspects Highlands History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Infections Lesions Lowlands Mathematical models Modelling Museums Polls & surveys Polymerase Chain Reaction Precipitation Reptiles & amphibians Rivers Skin Skin - microbiology Skin - pathology Surveys Wildlife conservation Xenopus
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