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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Published in:	PLoS ONE
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
Online Access:	https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0145841&type=printable

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