Diversity, multifaceted evolution, and facultative saprotrophism in the European Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans epidemic [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2021 B. salamandrivorans (Bsal) is a fungus of amphibians that has been implicated in the collapse of salamander populations. Here, the authors sequence nine Bsal isolates from six epidemic sites and describe variation in genome size and composition.
Moira Kelly +6 more
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Expanding Distribution of Lethal Amphibian Fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in Europe [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016 Emerging fungal diseases can drive amphibian species to local extinction. During 2010–2016, we examined 1,921 urodeles in 3 European countries. Presence of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans at new locations and in urodeles of different
Annemarieke Spitzen-van der Sluijs +24 more
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Lymphocyte Inhibition by the Salamander-Killing Chytrid Fungus, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans. [PDF]
Infect Immun, 2022 Amphibian populations have been declining around the world for more than 5 decades, and the losses continue. Although causes are complex, major contributors to these declines are two chytrid fungi, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Batrachochytrium ...
Rollins-Smith LA +6 more
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Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans: The North American Response and a Call for Action. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2015 Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) is an emerging fungal pathogen that has caused recent die-offs of native salamanders in Europe and is known to be lethal to at least some North American species in laboratory trials [1]. Bsal appears to have originated in Asia, and may have been introduced by humans into wild populations in Europe through ...
Matthew J Gray +12 more
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Captivity and Infection by the Fungal Pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans Perturb the Amphibian Skin Microbiome [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 The emerging fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) is responsible for the catastrophic decline of European salamanders and poses a threat to amphibians globally.
Kieran A. Bates +10 more
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Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans' Amphibian Host Species and Invasion Range. [PDF]
Ecohealth, 2022 Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal), a species related to the destructive pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), was found and identified in Europe in 2013. Now, a decade later, a large amount of information is available.
Castro Monzon F +4 more
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Experimental methodologies can affect pathogenicity of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans infections. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 Controlled experiments are one approach to understanding the pathogenicity of etiologic agents to susceptible hosts. The recently discovered fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal), has resulted in a surge of experimental investigations
Rajeev Kumar +7 more
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Potential risk of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in Mexico. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 The recent decline in populations of European salamanders caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) has generated worldwide concern, as it is a major threat to amphibians.
M Delia Basanta +2 more
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Frequency-dependent transmission of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in eastern newts. [PDF]
Transbound Emerg Dis, 2022 Transmission is the fundamental process whereby pathogens infect their hosts and spread through populations, and can be characterized using mathematical functions.
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Recent Findings of Potentially Lethal Salamander Fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019 The distribution of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans continues to expand in Europe. During 2014–2018, we collected 1,135 samples from salamanders and newts in 6 countries in Europe. We identified 5 cases of B.
David Lastra González +10 more
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