Survival of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on bare hands and gloves: Hygiene implications for amphibian handling

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 97-104

  Mendez, Diana ^a   Webb, Rebecca ^a   Berger, Lee ^a   Speare, Rick ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibian handling; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Gloves; Human skin; Hygiene

Indexed keywords

LATEX; NITRILE; POLYETHYLENE;

AGAR; AMPHIBIAN; ETHANOL; FUNGICIDE; FUNGUS; HOMINID; HYGIENE; INOCULATION; POPULATION DECLINE; SKIN; SPORE; SURVIVAL;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; HAND; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TIME;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HAND; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; LATEX; MYCOSES; NITRILES; POLYETHYLENE; TIME FACTORS;

AMPHIBIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI;

EID: 57749198453     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao01975     Document Type: Article

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