Chytridiomycosis in native Arizona frogs

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 206-212

  Bradley, Gregory A ^a   Rosen, Philip C ^b   Sredl, Michael J ^c   Jones, Thomas R ^d   Longcore, Joyce E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^d GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Canyon tree frog; Chytridiomycosis; Dermatitis; Hyla arenicolor; Lowland leopard frog; Rana chiricahuensis; Rana yavapaiensis

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FELIDAE; FUNGI; HYLA; HYLA ARENICOLOR; HYLIDAE; PANTHERA PARDUS; RANA CHIRICAHUENSIS; RANA YAVAPAIENSIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; DERMATOMYCOSIS; FROGS AND TOADS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SKIN; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANURA; ARIZONA; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; DERMATOMYCOSES; SKIN;

EID: 0036369473     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-38.1.206     Document Type: Article

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