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Lack of variations in the salamander chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans, at its alleged origin: Updating its Japanese distribution with new evidence.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2024
Lastra González David, Nishikawa Kanto, Eto Koshiro, Terui Shigeharu, Kamimura Ryo, Viñuela Rodríguez Nuria, Yoshikawa Natsuhiko, Tominaga Atsushi
Abstract excerpt
The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans [Bsal] is causing declines in the amphibian populations. After a decade of mapping the pathogen in Europe, where it is causing dramatic outbreaks, and North America, where its arrival would affect to the salamander's biodiversity hotspot, little is known about its current status in Asia, from presumably is native. Japan has several species considered as...
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