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Species-specific chitin-binding module 18 expansion in the amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.
mBio - 1 Jan 2012
Abramyan John, Stajich Jason E
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is the causative agent of chytridiomycosis, which is considered one of the driving forces behind the worldwide decline in populations of amphibians. As a member of the phylum Chytridiomycota, B. dendrobatidis has diverged significantly to emerge as the only pathogen of adult vertebrates. Such shifts in lifestyle are generally accompanied by various degrees of genomic...
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