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Climatically Specialized Lineages of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, and its Likely Asian Origins.
EcoHealth - 1 Mar 2025
Sun Dan, Ellepola Gajaba, Herath Jayampathi, Liu Hong, Liu Yewei, Murray Kris, Meegaskumbura Madhava
Abstract excerpt
Chytridiomycosis is a wildlife disease that has caused significant declines in amphibian populations and species extinctions worldwide. Asia, where the causal pathogens Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and B. salamndrivorans (Bsal) originated, has not witnessed mass die-offs. It is hypothesized that Asian amphibians may have evolved immunity to clinical Batrachochytrium infection, but this has not been...
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