A Vavraia-like microsporidium as the cause of deadly infection in threatened and endangered Eurycea salamanders in the United States

A Vavraia-like microsporidium as the cause of deadly infection in threatened and endangered Eurycea salamanders in the United States

Abstract Background Eurycea sosorum (Barton Springs salamander) and Eurycea nana (San Macros salamander) are listed as endangered and threatened species, respectively, by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) with habitats restricted to small regions near Austin, Texas, USA. The conservation ef...

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Main Authors: Xue Yu, Rachel L. Hoyle, Fengguang Guo, Cameron M. Ratliff, Valentin Cantu, Justin Crow, Lixin Xiang, J. Jill Heatley, Guan Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Lungless salamanders
Eurycea sosorum
Eurycea nana
Endangered species
Microsporidiosis
Vavraia-like microsporidian
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3369-z

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