A molecular perspective: Biology of the emerging pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 131-147

  Rosenblum, Erica Bree ^a   Fisher, Matthew C ^b   James, Timothy Y ^c   Stajich, Jason E ^d   Longcore, Joyce E ^e   Gentry, Lydia R ^a   Poorten, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Chytrid; Ecological genomics; Genetics; Genomics; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; FUNGUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENETICS; VIRULENCE; WILD POPULATION;

AMPHIBIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS;

EID: 78650497396     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02179     Document Type: Article

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