| do frogs get their kicks on route 66? continental u.s. transect reveals spatial and temporal patterns of batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection. | the chytrid fungus batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (bd) has been devastating amphibians globally. two general scenarios have been proposed for the nature and spread of this pathogen: bd is an epidemic, spreading as a wave and wiping out individuals, populations, and species in its path; and bd is endemic, widespread throughout many geographic regions on every continent except antarctica. to explore these hypotheses, we conducted a transcontinental transect of united states department of defense ( ... | 2011 | 21811576 |
| pathogenic chytrid fungus batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, but not b. salamandrivorans, detected on eastern hellbenders. | recent worldwide declines and extinctions of amphibian populations have been attributed to chytridiomycosis, a disease caused by the pathogenic fungus batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (bd). until recently, bd was thought to be the only batrachochytrium species that infects amphibians; however a newly described species, batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (bs), is linked to die-offs in european fire salamanders (salamandra salamandra). little is known about the distribution, host range, or origin of ... | 2015 | 25695636 |
| prevalence of batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in eastern hellbender (cryptobranchus alleganiensis) populations in west virginia, usa. | the eastern hellbender (cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) is a north american salamander species in decline throughout its range. efforts to identify the causes of decline have included surveillance for the chytrid fungus batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (bd), which has been associated with global amphibian population losses. we evaluated the prevalence of bd in 42 hellbenders at four sites in west virginia, us, from june to september 2013, using standard swab protocols and real-time pcr ... | 2016 | 27124331 |
| amphibian pathogen batrachochytrium dendrobatidis prevalence is correlated with season and not urbanization in central virginia. | the global amphibian pathogen batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (bd) has been documented among many species throughout the united states, though cases of chytridiomycosis, the resulting disease, have occurred mostly on the west coast. we conducted a 2 yr survey of amphibians along an urban gradient in virginia, u.s.a., to test whether bd prevalence among the amphibians sampled varied with urbanization and/or season. a total of 867 adult amphibians from 13 species and 49 tadpoles from 3 species were ... | 2010 | 20853737 |