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Genetic evidence for a high diversity and wide distribution of endemic strains of the pathogenic chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in wild Asian amphibians.
Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 2013
Bataille Arnaud, Fong Jonathan J, Cha Moonsuk, Wogan Guinevere O U, Baek Hae Jun, Lee Hang, Min Mi-Sook, Waldman Bruce
Abstract excerpt
Population declines and extinctions of amphibians have been attributed to the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), especially one globally emerging recombinant lineage ('Bd-GPL'). We used PCR assays that target the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) of Bd to determine the prevalence and genetic diversity of Bd in South Korea, where Bd is widely distributed but is not known to cause...
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