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Population genetic analysis of <i>Ophidiomyces ophidiicola</i> , the causative agent of snake fungal disease, indicates recent introductions to the USA
2022-03-23
Abstract excerpt
<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> Snake fungal disease (SFD; ophidiomycosis), caused by the pathogen Ophidiomyces ophidiicola ( Oo ), has been documented in wild snakes in North America and Eurasia, and is considered an emerging disease in the eastern USA. However, a lack of historical disease data has made it challenging to determine whether Oo is a recent arrival to the USA or whether SFD emergence is due to other factors....
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- Literature Corpus work
- 5a255e23-cf91-5796-8194-0989a51ff7d6
- DOI
- 10.1101/2022.03.23.485546
