First report of spontaneous chytridiomycosis in frogs in Asia

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 157-160

  Une, Yumi ^a   Kadekaru, Sho ^a   Tamukai, Kenichi ^b   Goka, Kouichi ^c   Kuroki, Toshiro ^d  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Denenchofu Central Hospital   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^d KANAGAWA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Captive frog; Chytridiomycosis; Japan

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; FROG; FUNGAL DISEASE; NEW RECORD; POPULATION OUTBREAK; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; EPIDEMIC; FROGS AND TOADS; JAPAN; MYCOSIS; PATHOLOGY; SKIN;

ANIMALS; ANURA; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; JAPAN; MYCOSES; SKIN;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; CERATOPHRYS CORNUTA; CHACOPHRYS; FUNGI; LEPIDOBATRACHUS LAEVIS; LEPTODACTYLUS PENTADACTYLUS; OCCIDOZYGA LIMA; PLETHODONTOHYLA TUBERATA;

EID: 57749191508     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02006     Document Type: Article

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