Phenotypic profiling of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a lethal fungal pathogen of amphibians

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 196-200

  Voyles, Jamie ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian declines; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Chytrid; Chytridiomycosis; Pathogenicity; Phenotypic profiling; Virulence

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; LITORIA LESUEURII;

EID: 79953023517     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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