On the timing of an epidemic of amphibian chytridiomycosis in the highlands of Guatemala

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Issue Date
2014
Author
Mendelson, Joseph R.
Jones, Megan E. B.
Pessier, Allan P.
Toledo, Gabriela
Kabay, Edward H.
Campbell, Jonathan A.
Subject
AMPHIBIANS
GUATEMALA
PATHOLOGY
NATURAL HISTORY
Journal title
South American Journal of Herpetology
Volume
9
Issue
2
Begin page
151
End page
153

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DOI
10.2994/SAJH-D-14-00021.1
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https://bioone.org/journals/South-American-Journal-of-Herpetology/volume-9/issue-2/SAJH-D-14-00021.1/On-the-Timing-of-an-Epidemic-of-Amphibian-Chytridiomycosis-in/10.2994/SAJH-D-14-00021.1.full
Abstract
We analyzed museum specimens from two regions of Guatemala for the presence of the pathogenic amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) using both histological and PCR-based assays. We determined that the pathogen was present at one site at low prevalence in 1980 and 1981, immediately preceding drastic declines of amphibian in the region by 1983….
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12634/498
Type
Article
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