Environmental detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in a temperate climate
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Environmental detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in a temperate climate.
The aetiological agent of amphibian chytridiomycosis Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is a primary cause of amphibian population declines. Current surveillance is based on the detection of B. dendrobatidis in its host but in vitro work suggests infective stages may survive in the abiotic environment for at least 3 mo. We describe here a surveillance system using filtration and quantitative PCR th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0177-5103,1616-1580
DOI: 10.3354/dao01850