Browsing San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Research by Author "Zamudio, Kelly R."
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External reinfection of a fungal pathogen does not contribute to pathogen growthDiRenzo, Graziella V.; Tunstall, Tate S.; Ibáñez, Roberto; deVries, Maya S.; Longo, Ana V.; Zamudio, Kelly R.; Lips, Karen R. (2018)Chytridiomycosis is an emerging infectious disease of amphibians caused by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which has led to devastating declines in amphibian populations worldwide. Current theory predicts that Bd infections are maintained through both reproduction on the host’s skin and reinfection from sources outside of the host....