The North American bullfrog as a reservoir for the spread of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Brazil

Animal Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 53-61

  Schloegel, L M ^a,b   Ferreira, C M ^c   James, T Y ^d   Hipolito, M ^e   Longcore, J E ^f   Hyatt, A D ^g   Yabsley, M ^h   Martins, A M C R P F ^e   Mazzoni, R ⁱ   Davies, A J ^b   Daszak, P ^a,b  

^a ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO DE PESCA   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e INSTITUTO BIOLÓGICO   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^g CSIRO   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

ⁱ FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Brazil; Chytridiomycosis; Gene sequencing; North American bullfrog; Trade

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SPREAD; FROG; GENOTYPE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; ISOLATED POPULATION; PATHOGEN; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

BRAZIL; PARA [BRAZIL]; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 77955305394     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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