First detection of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in free-ranging populations of amphibians on mainland Asia: Survey in South Korea

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-13

  Yang, Hyojin ^a   Baek, Haejun ^a   Speare, Richard ^b   Webb, Rebecca ^b   Park, Sunkyung ^a   Kim, Taeho ^a   Lasater, Kelly C ^a   Shin, Sangphil ^a   Son, Sangho ^c   Park, Jaehak ^a   Min, Misook ^a   Kim, Youngjun ^a   Na, Kijeong ^d   Lee, Hang ^a   Park, Sechang ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Mulsari Farm Cheongyang Gun   (South Korea)

^d Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amphibian decline; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Chytridiomycosis; Korea Fungus

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DYE TRACER; FROG; FUNGUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DECLINE; SAMPLING;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; FROGS AND TOADS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; SOUTH KOREA;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANURA; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; MYCOSES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SKIN;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; BUFO GARGARIZANS; FUNGI; HYLA JAPONICA; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 70349445140     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02098     Document Type: Article

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