Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans  sp. nov. causes lethal chytridiomycosis in amphibians

Martel, An; Sluijs, Annemarieke Spitzen–van der; Blooi, Mark; Bert, Wim; Ducatelle, Richard; Fisher, Matthew C.; Woeltjes, A. G. W.; Bosman, Wilbert; Chiers, Koen; Bossuyt, Franky; Pasmans, Frank

doi:10.1073/pnas.1307356110

articleProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesSep 3, 2013BRONZE OA

Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans sp. nov. causes lethal chytridiomycosis in amphibians

AMAn Martel ASAnnemarieke Spitzen–van der Sluijs MBMark Blooi WBWim Bert RDRichard Ducatelle

Ghent University · Imperial College London · +1 more institution

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Abstract

The current biodiversity crisis encompasses a sixth mass extinction event affecting the entire class of amphibians. The infectious disease chytridiomycosis is considered one of the major drivers of global amphibian population decline and extinction and is thought to be caused by a single species of aquatic fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. However, several amphibian population declines remain unexplained, among them a steep decrease in fire salamander populations (Salamandra salamandra) that has brought this species to the edge of local extinction. Here we isolated and characterized a unique chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans sp. nov., from this salamander population. This chytrid causes…

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Chytridiomycosis
Biology
Chytridiomycota
Amphibian
Salamander
Population
Ecology
Zoology

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