Non-invasive sampling methods for the detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in archived amphibians

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-166

  Soto Azat, C ^a,b   Clarke, B T ^c   Fisher, M C ^d   Walker, S F ^a,d   Cunningham, A A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibian chytridiomycosis; Amphibian declines; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Emerging infectious disease; Museum specimens

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FORMALDEHYDE;

DNA; FROG; FUNGUS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; INFORMATION CENTER; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; ETHANOL; FORMALDEHYDE; MUSEUMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI;

EID: 65649127536     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02029     Document Type: Article

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