First record of chytridiomycosis in Bolivia (Rhinella quechua; Anura: Bufonidae)

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-163

  Barrionuevo, J Sebastián ^a   Aguayo, Rodrigo ^b   Lavilla, Esteban O ^a  

^a FUNDACIÓN MIGUEL LILLO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN SIMÓN   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Chytridiomycosis; Rhinella quechua

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; AMPHIBIAN; FUNGAL DISEASE; NEW RECORD;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; LARVA; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; MYCOSIS; PATHOLOGY; SKIN; TOAD;

ANIMALS; BOLIVIA; BUFONIDAE; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; LARVA; MOUTH; MYCOSES; SKIN;

BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; BUFONIDAE;

EID: 57749183472     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao01980     Document Type: Article

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