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Novel, panzootic and hybrid genotypes of amphibian chytridiomycosis associated with the bullfrog trade.
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 2012
Schloegel Lisa M, Toledo Luís Felipe, Longcore Joyce E, Greenspan Sasha E, Vieira Conrado Augusto, Lee Maria, Zhao Serena, Wangen Catherine, Ferreira Claudia Maris, Hipolito Márcio, Davies Angela J, Cuomo Christina A, Daszak Peter, James Timothy Y
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Global amphibian declines are linked with the presence of specific, highly virulent genotypes of the emerging fungal disease chytridiomycosis caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) known as the global panzootic lineage (Bd-GPL). The global trade in amphibians for human consumption is suspected to have facilitated emergence of the disease, but evidence to support this is largely lacking. Here, we...
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