Virulence of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytium dendrobatidis varies with the strain

Dis Aquat Organ. 2005 Dec 30;68(1):47-50. doi: 10.3354/dao068047.

Abstract

Although mortality in 3 groups of 15 green tree frogs Litoria caerulea exposed to 3 isolates of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis was 100%, time to death varied with isolate, highlighting the importance of strain and/or passage history in pathogenicity studies and possibly in the epidemiology of chytridiomycosis. A standard naming scheme for isolates of B. dendrobatidis is proposed.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anura / microbiology*
  • Chytridiomycota / classification
  • Chytridiomycota / isolation & purification
  • Chytridiomycota / pathogenicity*
  • Mycoses / microbiology
  • Mycoses / mortality
  • Mycoses / pathology
  • Mycoses / veterinary*
  • Virulence