| survey for the amphibian chytrid batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in hong kong in native amphibians and in the international amphibian trade. | chytridiomycosis, caused by the pathogen batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, is responsible for many amphibian declines and has been identified in wild amphibian populations on all continents where they exist, except for asia. in order to assess whether b. dendrobatidis is present on the native amphibians of hong kong, we sampled wild populations of amolops hongkongensis, paa exilispinosa, p. spinosa and rana chloronota during 2005-2006. amphibians infected with b. dendrobatidis have been found in t ... | 2007 | 18286805 |
| first evidence of amphibian chytrid fungus (batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and ranavirus in hong kong amphibian trade. | the emerging infectious amphibian diseases caused by amphibian chytrid fungus (batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, bd) and ranaviruses are responsible for global amphibian population declines and extinctions. although likely to have been spread by a variety of activities, transcontinental dispersal appears closely associated with the international trade in live amphibians. the territory of hong kong reports frequent, high volume trade in amphibians, and yet the presence of bd and ranavirus have not ... | 2014 | 24599268 |