Life cycle stages of the amphibian chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-63

  Berger, Lee ^a,b   Hyatt, Alex D ^b   Speare, Rick ^a   Longcore, Joyce E ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Chytridiomycosis; Fungus; Morphology; Pathology; Transmission and scanning electron microscopy; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; FUNGAL DISEASE; LIFE CYCLE; MORPHOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI;

EID: 31544472327     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao068051     Document Type: Review

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