Experimental infection of North American plethodontid salamanders with the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Vazquez, V M ^a   Rothermel, B B ^b,d   Pessier, A P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^d ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Chytridiomycosis; Mortality; Salamander

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGAL DISEASE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MORTALITY; VULNERABILITY;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; MICROBIOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; NORTH AMERICA; TIME FACTORS; URODELA;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; DESMOGNATHUS MONTICOLA; FUNGI; PLETHODON; PLETHODON METCALFI; PLETHODONTIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 63449113432     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02026     Document Type: Article

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