Storage of samples at high temperatures reduces the amount of amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis DNA detectable by PCR assay

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-97

  Van Sluys, M ^a,b,c   Kriger, K M ^a   Phillott, A D ^c   Campbell, R ^c   Skerratt, L F ^c   Hero, J M ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibian declines; Chytrid detection; Chytridiomycosis; DNA; Field sampling; Laboratory experiments; PCR; Quantitative; Swab storage; Temperature

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

DNA; FIELDWORK; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LABORATORY METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; SPORE; STORAGE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; FROGS AND TOADS; HEAT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANURA; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; DNA, FUNGAL; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; LITORIA WILCOXII;

EID: 49649088388     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao01953     Document Type: Article

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