First evidence of amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and ranavirus in Hong Kong amphibian trade

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Kolby, Jonathan E ^a,b   Smith, Kristine M ^b   Berger, Lee ^a   Karesh, William B ^b   Preston, Asa ^c   Pessier, Allan P ^c   Skerratt, Lee F ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HONG KONG; IRIDOVIRUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; COMMERCE; HONG KONG; RANAVIRUS; SHIPS; UNITED STATES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84897144309     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090750     Document Type: Article

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