Expanding distribution of lethal amphibian fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in Europe

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1286-1288

  Spitzen van der Sluijs, Annemarieke ^a   Martel, An ^b   Asselberghs, Johan ^c   Bales, Emma K ^d   Beukema, Wouter ^b   Bletz, Molly C ^d   Dalbeck, Lutz ^e   Goverse, Edo ^a   Kerres, Alexander ^f   Kinet, Thierry ^g   Kirst, Kai ^e   Laudelout, Arnaud ^g   Marin da Fonte, Luis F ^h   Nöllert, Andreas ^a,i   Ohlhoff, Dagmar ^e   Sabino Pinto, Joana ^d   Schmidt, Benedikt R ^a,j,k   Speybroeck, Jeroen ^a,l   Spikmans, Frank ^a   Steinfartz, Sebastian ^d   Veith, Michael ^h   Vences, Miguel ^d   Wagner, Norman ^h   Pasmans, Frank ^b   Lötters, Stefan ^h   more..

^a Reptile Amphibian and Fish Conservation Netherlands (RAVON)   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Natuurpunt Hylawerkgroep Beneden Nete   (Belgium)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^e Biologische Station   (Germany)

^f Natagora ^*  (Germany)

^g Natagora   (Belgium)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

ⁱ Koordinationsstelle für Amphibien und Reptilienschutz in der Schweiz ^*  (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^k Koordinationsstelle für Amphibien und Reptilienschutz in der Schweiz   (Switzerland)

^l RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIBIAN DISEASE; ARTICLE; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM; BIODIVERSITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EUROPE; LETHARGY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ANIMAL; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; SPECIES EXTINCTION; URODELA; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; EUROPE; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; MYCOSES; URODELA;

EID: 84974808946     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2207.160109     Document Type: Article

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