Elevated temperature clears chytrid fungus infections from tadpoles of the midwife toad, Alytes obstetricans
| Autor: | Corina C. Geiger, Sämi Schär, Benedikt R. Schmidt, Eliane Küpfer, Sarah Wolf |
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| Přispěvatelé: | University of Zurich |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
Amphibian
Larva biology Ecology Alytes obstetricans Zoology Fungus Toad biology.organism_classification Fungus Infections 10127 Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies 1105 Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Midwife toad biology.animal 570 Life sciences 590 Animals (Zoology) Animal Science and Zoology Chytridiomycosis 1103 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| DOI: | 10.5167/uzh-47968 |
| Popis: | The amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is sensitive to high temperature. Hence, exposing amphibians to high temperature may be a method to clear Bd infection. However, the effect of exposure to elevated temperature has never been tested in larval stages or temperate species. We experimentally exposed tadpoles of the toad Alytes obstetricans to low, medium and high temperatures and found that most, but not all, tadpoles lost the infection when exposed to temperatures higher than 2°C for 5 days. Thus, exposure to elevated temperatures can be used to treat tadpoles against Bd infection. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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