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Emerging Pathogen in Wild Amphibians and Frogs (Rana catesbeiana) Farmed for International Trade

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003
Chytridiomycosis is an emerging disease responsible for global decline and extinction of amphibians. We report the causative agent, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, in North American bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) farmed for the international restaurant ...
Rolando Mazzoni, Andrew A. Cunningham, Peter Daszak, Ada Apolo, Eugenio Perdomo, Gustavo Speranza   +5 more
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Disease Exposure and Antifungal Bacteria on Skin of Invasive Cane Toads, Australia

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
Cane toads, an invasive species in Australia, are resistant to fungal pathogens affecting frogs worldwide (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis). From toad skin swabs, we detected higher proportions of bacteria with antifungal properties in Queensland, where ...
Chava L. Weitzman, Mirjam Kaestli, Karen Gibb, Gregory P. Brown, Richard Shine, Keith Christian   +5 more
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Monitoring Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Italy.

, 2022
Amphibian declines is a paradigmatic example in the context of the current sixth mass extinction. Drivers of these declines include the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). The skin disease caused by this fungus is named chytridiomycosis and affects the vital function of amphibian skin.
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A DNA-BASED ASSAY IDENTIFIES BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS IN AMPHIBIANS [PDF]

Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2004
Chytridiomycosis caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Chytridiomycota) has been implicated in declines of amphibian populations on four continents. We have developed a sensitive and specific polymerase chain reaction-based assay to detect this pathogen. We isolated B.
Seanna L, Annis, Farahad P, Dastoor, Heather, Ziel, Peter, Daszak, Joyce E, Longcore   +4 more
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Population genetics of the frog-killing fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2007
Global amphibian decline by chytridiomycosis is a major environmental disaster that has been attributed to either recent fungal spread or environmental change that promotes disease. Here, we present a population genetic comparison of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis isolates from an intensively
Morgan, J.A.T., Vredenburg, V.T., Rachowicz, L.J., Knapp, R.A., Stice, M.J., Tunstall, T., Bingham, R.E., Parker, J.M., Longcore, J.E., Moritz, C., Briggs, C.J., Taylor, J.W.   +11 more
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Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis [PDF]

Trends in Parasitology, 2021
Thomas R. Sewell, Joyce Longcore, Matthew C. Fisher   +2 more
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Spatial distribution of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in South American caecilians [PDF]

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 2017
The amphibian-killing fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is linked to population declines in anurans and salamanders globally. To date, however, few studies have attempted to screen Bd in live caecilians; Bd-positive caecilians have only been reported in Africa and French Guiana.
Lambertini, Carolina, Guilherme Becker, C., Bardier, Cecilia, Leite, Domingos da Silva, Toledo, Luis Felipe   +4 more
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Ranavirus risk depends on host community characteristics more than the presence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Oikos, EarlyView.
Novel parasite introductions are threatening wildlife communities globally. The degree of threat depends on the ecological context, namely host community characteristics and the presence of other parasites. How these two factors interact to shape the outcomes of parasite introductions is not known. We experimentally investigated how infection following
David R. Daversa, Andy Fenton, Lola M. Brookes, Gonçalo M. Rosa, Chris Sergeant, Trenton W. J. Garner   +5 more
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Effects of Density and Food Availability on the Growth of Captive‐Reared Eastern Hellbenders

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
Our experiments demonstrate that food is the major factor limiting captive‐reared Hellbender growth and that increasing rearing density to the tested levels does not negatively impact growth. Implementing these changes may result in larger, more robust Hellbenders and increase the success of reintroduction programs.
Shelby M. Royal, Summer S. Brown, Nicholas G. Burgmeier, Rod N. Williams, Jason T. Hoverman   +4 more
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Integrating infection intensity and aggregation into the dynamics of pathogens with within‐host replication

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
We bridge micro‐ and macroparasite theory with a model tracking pathogen load heterogeneity. By incorporating load‐dependent mortality and within‐host pathogen growth, we show how pathogen load aggregation alters disease prevalence, host suppression effects, and virulence evolution, providing insights for managing complex infectious disease like ...
Ruijiao Sun, Jason Cosens Walsman, Mark Wilber, Cheryl J. Briggs   +3 more
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