Chytrid fungus acts as a generalist pathogen infecting species-rich amphibian families in Brazilian rainforests

The fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is among the main causes of declines in amphibian populations. This fungus is considered a generalist pathogen because it infects several species and spreads rapidly in the wild. To date, Bd has been detected in more than 100 anuran species in Brazil, m...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Diseases of aquatic organisms 2015-05, Vol.114 (1), p.61-67
Hauptverfasser:	Valencia-Aguilar, Anyelet, Ruano-Fajardo, Gustavo, Lambertini, Carolina, da Silva Leite, Domingos, Toledo, Luís Felipe, Mott, Tamí
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amphibians - microbiology Animals Anura Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Brazil - epidemiology Chytridiomycota - isolation & purification Mycoses - epidemiology Mycoses - microbiology Mycoses - veterinary Rainforest
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