Clinical trials with itraconazole as a treatment for chytrid fungal infections in amphibians

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 95-104

  Brannelly, Laura A ^a   Richards Zawacki, Corinne L ^a   Pessier, Allan P ^b  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b Institute for Conservation Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Batrochochytrium dendrobatidis; Chytridiomycosis; Fungicide; Gulf Coast toad; Incilius nebulifer; Itraconazole; Litoria caerulea; White's green treefrog

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE;

CHEMICAL CONTROL; DRUG; EXTINCTION RISK; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGICIDE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; POPULATION DECLINE; TOAD;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANURA; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; MYCOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANURA; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; ITRACONAZOLE; MYCOSES;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; BUFO VALLICEPS; FUNGI; HYLA CINEREA; LITORIA CAERULEA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84869187845     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02521     Document Type: Article

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