Elimination of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis by Archey's frog Leiopelma archeyi

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-15

  Bishop, Phillip J ^a   Speare, Rick ^b   Poulter, Russell ^a   Butler, Margi ^a   Speare, Benjamin J ^b   Hyatt, Alex ^c   Olsen, Veronica ^c   Haigh, Amanda ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Chloramphenicol; Chytridiomycosis; Elimination; Leiopelma archeyi; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL;

ANTIBIOTICS; BODY CONDITION; CAPTIVITY; DISEASE TREATMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; FROG; FUNGAL DISEASE; GROWTH RATE; HUMIDITY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; DRUG EFFECT; FROGS AND TOADS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANURA; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI; LEIOPELMA ARCHEYI;

EID: 63449127004     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02028     Document Type: Article

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