Assessing the Threat of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus in the Albertine Rift: Past, Present and Future.

Assessing the Threat of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus in the Albertine Rift: Past, Present and Future.

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), the cause of chytridiomycosis, is a pathogenic fungus that is found worldwide and is a major contributor to amphibian declines and extinctions. We report results of a comprehensive effort to assess the distribution and threat of Bd in one of the Earth's most...

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Main Authors: Tracie A Seimon, Samuel Ayebare, Robert Sekisambu, Emmanuel Muhindo, Guillain Mitamba, Eli Greenbaum, Michele Menegon, Fabio Pupin, Denise McAloose, Alyssa Ammazzalorso, Danny Meirte, Wilbur Lukwago, Mathias Behangana, Anton Seimon, Andrew J Plumptre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4692535?pdf=render

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