Histological evidence of chytridiomycete fungal infection in a free-ranging amphibian, Afrana fuscigula (Anura: Ranidae), in South Africa

E P Lane; C Weldon; J Bingham

doi:10.4102/jsava.v74i1.493

Histological evidence of chytridiomycete fungal infection in a free-ranging amphibian, Afrana fuscigula (Anura: Ranidae), in South Africa

J S Afr Vet Assoc. 2003 Mar;74(1):20-1. doi: 10.4102/jsava.v74i1.493.

Authors

E P Lane¹, C Weldon, J Bingham

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa. [email protected]

PMID: 12836742
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v74i1.493

Abstract

The 1st recorded histological evidence of chytridiomycete fungal infection in a free-ranging ranid amphibian in South Africa is presented. Literature on causes of a worldwide decline in amphibian populations is briefly reviewed.

MeSH terms

Animals
Chytridiomycota / isolation & purification*
Dermatomycoses / pathology
Dermatomycoses / veterinary*
Population Dynamics
Ranidae / microbiology*
South Africa