Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans: The North American Response and a Call for Action

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2015, Pages

  Gray, Matthew J ^a   Lewis, James P ^b   Nanjappa, Priya ^c   Klocke, Blake ^b,d   Pasmans, Frank ^e   Martel, An ^e   Stephen, Craig ^f   Parra Olea, Gabriela ^g   Smith, Scott A ^h   Sacerdote Velat, Allison ⁱ   Christman, Michelle R ^j   Williams, Jennifer M ^k   Olson, Deanna H ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Amphibian Survival Alliance   (United States)

^c International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies   (United States)

^d GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^h MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

ⁱ LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

^j U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^k Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation   (United States)

^l PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM SALAMANDRIVORANS; BIODIVERSITY; EPIDERMIS CELL; HISTOLOGY; MORTALITY; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; SKIN ULCER; SPECIES TRANSLOCATION; ANIMAL; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; URODELA; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; MYCOSES; URODELA;

EID: 84953296188     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005251     Document Type: Review

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