Detection of batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in endemic salamander species from central texas

EcoHealth

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-26

  Gaertner, James P ^a   Forstner, Michael R J ^a   O'Donnell, Lisa ^b   Hahn, Dittmar ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b City of Austin Watershed Protection Department   (United States)

Author keywords

5.8S rRNA gene; Chytrid fungus; Eurycea; ITS region; Nested PCR; Tail clipping

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; RNA 5.8S;

ARTICLE; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EURYCEA NANA; EURYCEA NEOTENES; EURYCEA PTEROPHILA; EURYCEA SOSORUM; FUNGUS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALAMANDER; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ANIMALS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; ENDANGERED SPECIES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEXAS; URODELA;

BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; EURYCEA; EURYCEA NANA; EURYCEA NEOTENES; EURYCEA PTEROPHILA; EURYCEA SOSORUM; EURYCEA TONKAWAE; FUNGI; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 70350163383     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-009-0229-x     Document Type: Article

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