Chytridiomycosis in an aquarium collection of frogs: Diagnosis, treatment, and control

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 406-411

  Forzán, María J ^a,d   Gunn, Helen ^b   Scott, Peter ^c  

^a Finn Pathologists   (United Kingdom)

^b Blue Planet Aquarium   (United Kingdom)

^c Zoo and Aquatic Veterinary Group   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Caecilians; Chytridiomycosis; England; Frog; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE;

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; FROG; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; DERMATOMYCOSES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; ITRACONAZOLE; RANIDAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; DENDROBATIDAE; FUNGI; GYMNOPHIONA;

EID: 53549099382     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2007-0091.1     Document Type: Article

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