Browsing by Subject "Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis"
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(2011-08-17)Department: Microbiology and ImmunologyPopulations of amphibians around the world have experienced devastating declines in the last few decades. A newly emerging fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, has been implicated as one cause of these declines. ...
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(2014-03-04)Department: Biological SciencesIn the sixth mass extinction, amphibians are being lost in greater numbers than almost any other taxon. The deadly skin disease, chytridiomycosis, has taken a great toll on amphibian populations around the globe. ...
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(2014-04-15)Department: Microbiology and ImmunologyThe fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) causes chytridiomycosis and has played a role in at least 90 amphibian extinctions since 1980. However, some amphibian species are more resistant to Bd than others, which may ...