Chytrid fungi and global amphibian declines

2020/02/25 by Matthew C. Fisher, Trenton W. J. Garner · 410 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Amphibian #Amphibian and Reptile Biology #Bat Biology and Ecology Studies #Biodiversity #Biology #Chytridiomycosis #Chytridiomycota #Ecology #Emerging infectious disease #Gene #Genetics #Species Distribution and Climate Change #Wildlife #Wildlife disease

paper · doi:10.1038/s41579-020-0335-x

published in Nature Reviews Microbiology 18(6), 332-343 (Nature Portfolio)

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• Bat White-Nose Syndrome: An Emerging Fungal Pathogen?
• Historical variations in mutation rate in an epidemic pathogen, Yersinia pestis
• Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity
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• Fungus [wikipedia]