Recent Findings of Potentially Lethal Salamander Fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans

The distribution of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans continues to expand in Europe. During 2014–2018, we collected 1,135 samples from salamanders and newts in 6 countries in Europe. We identified 5 cases of B. salamandrivorans in a wild population in Spain but none in central Eur...

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Autores principales: González, David Lastra, Baláž, Vojtech, Solský, Milič, Thumsová, Barbora, Kolenda, Krzysztof, Najbar, Anna, Najbar, Bartłomiej, Kautman, Matej, Chajma, Petr, Balogová, Monika, Vojar, Jiří
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6590763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31211934
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2507.181001
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Sumario:The distribution of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans continues to expand in Europe. During 2014–2018, we collected 1,135 samples from salamanders and newts in 6 countries in Europe. We identified 5 cases of B. salamandrivorans in a wild population in Spain but none in central Europe or the Balkan Peninsula.

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