Spatial assessment of amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in South Africa confirms endemic and widespread infection.

Chytridiomycosis has been identified as a major cause of global amphibian declines. Despite widespread evidence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection in South African frogs, sampling for this disease has not focused on threatened species, or whether this pathogen poses a disease risk to these...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Jeanne Tarrant, Dirk Cilliers, Louis H du Preez, Ché Weldon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23894506/pdf/?tool=EBI