Itraconazole treatment reduces Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis prevalence and increases overwinter field survival in juvenile Cascades frogs
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Prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in three species of wild frogs on Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), has resulted in the decline or extinction of approximately 200 frog species worldwide. It has been reported throughout much of North America, but its presence on Prince Edward Island (PEI), on the eastern coast of Canada, was unknown. To determine the presence and prevalence of Bd on PEI, skin swabs were collected from ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0177-5103,1616-1580
DOI: 10.3354/dao02813