Co-localisation of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and keratin for enhanced diagnosis of chytridiomycosis in frogs

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 85-88

  Olsen, Veronica ^a   Hyatt, Alex D ^a   Boyle, Donna G ^a   Mendez, Diana ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Chytridiomycosis; Diagnostic assay; Hollande's Trichrome

Indexed keywords

FROG; FUNGAL DISEASE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI;

EID: 9944264631     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao061085     Document Type: Article

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