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Prevalence of the pathogenic chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, in an endangered population of northern leopard frogs, Rana pipiens
BACKGROUND: Emerging infectious diseases threaten naïve host populations with extinction. Chytridiomycosis, an emerging infectious disease of amphibians, is caused by the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and has been linked to global declines in amphibians. RESULTS: We monitored...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2846871/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20202208 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-10-6 |