Chytridiomykosis in Amphibians (Dyscophus antongilii) in Switzerland;Chytridiomykose bei Tomatenfröschen (Dyscophus antongilii) in der Schweiz

Tierarztliche Umschau

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 211-217

  Oevermann, Anna ^a,d   Schildger, B ^b   Feldman, S ^c   Robert, N ^a  

^a VETSUISSE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Tierpark Dahlholzli   (Switzerland)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d University of Bern Institute of Animal Pathology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amphibians; B. dendrobatidis; Chytridiomycosis; Epidermal hyperplasia an hyperkeratosis; Mortality; Tomato frog

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; CHYTRIDIOMYCOSIS; DYSCOPHUS ANTONGILII; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; SKIN DEFECT; SWITZERLAND;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; DYSCOPHUS ANTONGILII; FUNGI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 17444405324     PISSN: 00493864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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