Frogs vs fungus: the emergence of amphibian chytridiomycosis
Webb, Rebecca J., and Waddle, Anthony W. (2022) Frogs vs fungus: the emergence of amphibian chytridiomycosis. Microbiology Australia, 43 (4). pp. 169-172.
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Abstract
By the late 1980s, widespread dramatic declines in amphibian populations were causing alarm. The culprit was identified as Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), a chytrid fungus that infects the skin of various amphibian hosts, particularly anurans (frogs), and the first example of a chytridiomycete parasitising vertebrates. The disease, chytridiomycosis, has spread globally and is linked to the decline and extinction of many amphibian species. This review summarises the discovery of Bd, its emergence as a panzootic pathogen, and some current mitigation strategies to conserve amphibians.
| Item ID: | 77218 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 2201-9189 |
| Keywords: | amphibian, Australia, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, chytridiomycosis, conservation, disease, frog, fungal, wildlife |
| Copyright Information: | © 2022 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing on behalf of the ASM. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND). |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jan 2023 07:39 |
| FoR Codes: | 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3107 Microbiology > 310705 Mycology @ 50% 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3103 Ecology > 310308 Terrestrial ecology @ 50% |
| SEO Codes: | 18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1806 Terrestrial systems and management > 180606 Terrestrial biodiversity @ 100% |
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