Fatal chytridiomycosis in the tyrrhenian painted frog

EcoHealth

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-32

  Bielby, Jon ^a,b   Bovero, Stefano ^c   Sotgiu, Giuseppe ^c   Tessa, Giulia ^c   Favelli, Marco ^c   Angelini, Claudio ^c   Doglio, Stefano ^c,d   Clare, Frances C ^a   Gazzaniga, Enrico ^c   Lapietra, Federica ^c   Garner, Trenton W J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Zirichiltaggi S W C Non profit Association for Wildlife Conservation   (Italy)

^d Prehistoric Study Center and Museum of Prehistoric Art of Pinerolo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chytridiomycosis; Discoglossus sardus; Mortality; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; BREEDING; CHYTRIDIOMYCOSIS; EUPROCTUS PLATYCEPHALUS; EUROPE; FROG; FUNGUS; HYPERKERATOSIS; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

ANIMALS; ANURA; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ITALY; MYCOSES;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; DISCOGLOSSUS PICTUS; DISCOGLOSSUS SARDUS; EUPROCTUS PLATYCEPHALUS; SALAMANDRIDAE;

EID: 70350152749     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-009-0232-2     Document Type: Article

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