Physiology of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a chytrid pathogen of amphibians

Mycologia

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-15

  Piotrowski, Jeffrey S ^a   Annis, Seanna L ^a   Longcore, Joyce E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chytridiomycosis; Chytridiomycota; Disease; Fungal proteases

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; FUNGAL DISEASE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 1542320961     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2005.11832990     Document Type: Article

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