Aspects of amphibian chytrid infections in South Africa / M.C. Gericke

Aspects of amphibian chytrid infections in South Africa / M.C. Gericke

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The waterborne pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), amphibian chytrid, is implicated as being the causative agent for global amphibian declines. The fungus attacks the keratinized skin of adult and postmetamorphic animals and the keratinized mouthparts of tadpoles. Postmetamorphic animals s...

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Main Author: Gericke, Maria Catharina
Published: North-West University 2010
Subjects:
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Bd
Amphibian chytrid
Distribution
Cultivation
Antimicrobial skin peptides
Laser scanning confocal microscopy
Amietia vertebralis
Hadromophryne natalensis
South Africa
Amfibiese chytrid
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10394/3713

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