Recent Findings of Potentially Lethal Salamander Fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans

The distribution of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans continues to expand in Europe. During 2014-2018, we collected 1,135 samples from salamanders and newts in 6 countries in Europe. We identified 5 cases of B. salamandrivorans in a wild population in Spain but none in central Eur...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2019-07, Vol.25 (7), p.1416-1418
Main Authors: Lastra González, David, Baláž, Vojtech, Solský, Milič, Thumsová, Barbora, Kolenda, Krzysztof, Najbar, Anna, Najbar, Bartłomiej, Kautman, Matej, Chajma, Petr, Balogová, Monika, Vojar, Jiří
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amphibians
Animal Diseases - diagnosis
Animal Diseases - microbiology
Animals
caudates
chytridiomycosis
Chytridiomycota - classification
Chytridiomycota - genetics
Chytridiomycota - isolation & purification
Fungi
fungus
Mycoses - veterinary
newts
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Recent Findings of Potentially Lethal Salamander Fungus
Research Letter
salamanders
Urodela - microbiology
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Summary:The distribution of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans continues to expand in Europe. During 2014-2018, we collected 1,135 samples from salamanders and newts in 6 countries in Europe. We identified 5 cases of B. salamandrivorans in a wild population in Spain but none in central Europe or the Balkan Peninsula.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2507.181001