Transmission of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis within and between amphibian life stages
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Global gene expression profiles for life stages of the deadly amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.
Amphibians around the world are being threatened by an emerging pathogen, the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Despite intensive ecological study in the decade since Bd was discovered, little is known about the mechanism by which Bd kills frogs. Here, we compare patterns of global gene expression in controlled laboratory conditions for the two phases of the life cycle of Bd: ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0177-5103,1616-1580
DOI: 10.3354/dao061075