Sodium chloride inhibits the growth and infective capacity of the amphibian chytrid fungus and increases host survival rates.

The amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is a recently emerged pathogen that causes the infectious disease chytridiomycosis and has been implicated as a contributing factor in the global amphibian decline. Since its discovery, research has been focused on developing various method...

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Main Authors: Michelle Pirrie Stockwell, John Clulow, Michael Joseph Mahony
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3349647?pdf=render