Pathogenesis of Chytridiomycosis, a Cause of Catastrophic Amphibian Declines
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- 23 October 2009
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 326 (5952) , 582-585
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1176765
Abstract
Croaking Frogs: The global amphibian decline has been attributed, among other causes, to an amphibian skin disease chytridiomycosis caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis . However, how this pathogen causes mortality has been unclear. Voyles et al. (p. 582 ) show that this superficial skin infection may lead to cardiac failure owing to changes caused by lowered ion transport through the skin and consequent electrolyte reduction in the blood.Keywords
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