First Survey of the Pathogenic Fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Wild Populations of the Yunnan Caecilian (Ichthyophis bannanicus) in Guangxi, China

Autor: Jie-Ling, Lai, Yong-Jian, Bei, Zhi-Ling, Wu, Xiang-Lian, He, Rong, Liao, Xiao-Lu, He, Cai-Nuo, Huang, Jie-Ming, Pan, Gui-Fen, Li
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 58
ISSN: 0090-3558
DOI: 10.7589/jwd-d-21-00133
Popis: Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which causes chytridiomycosis, mainly infects Anura and Caudata but is poorly known in Gymnophiona. We conducted a survey of Bd in the Yunnan caecilian (Ichthyophis bannanicus) and found that 6 of 71 samples (8.4%) tested positive for Bd. To our knowledge, this is the first detection of Bd in wild I. bannanicus.
Databáze: OpenAIRE