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Rapid global expansion of the fungal disease chytridiomycosis into declining and healthy amphibian populations.
PLoS pathogens - 1 May 2009
James Timothy Y, Litvintseva Anastasia P, Vilgalys Rytas, Morgan Jess A T, Taylor John W, Fisher Matthew C, Berger Lee, Weldon Ché, du Preez Louis, Longcore Joyce E
Abstract excerpt
The fungal disease chytridiomycosis, caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, is enigmatic because it occurs globally in both declining and apparently healthy (non-declining) amphibian populations. This distribution has fueled debate concerning whether, in sites where it has recently been found, the pathogen was introduced or is endemic. In this study, we addressed the molecular population genetics of a global...
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