| presence of the amphibian chytrid fungus batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in native amphibians exported from madagascar. | the emerging infectious disease chytridiomycosis is driven by the spread of amphibian chytrid fungus (batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, bd), a highly virulent pathogen threatening global amphibian biodiversity. although pandemic in distribution, previous intensive field surveys have failed to detect bd in madagascar, a biodiversity hotspot home to hundreds of endemic amphibian species. due to the presence of bd in nearby continental africa and the ecological crisis that can be expected following e ... | 2014 | 24599336 |