In the past decade, infectious disease threats to European herpetofauna have become
better understood. Since the 1990s, three major emerging infections in amphibians have …

Abstract Central European water frog Pelophylax esculentus is a hybrid that lives
sympatrically and forms genetic systems with one of its parental species, in this case LE (P …

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a fungal pathogen which causes the emerging
infectious disease chytridiomycosis. Bd presents low host specificity and threatens …

The chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a widespread fungus causing amphibian
declines across the globe. Although data on Bd occurrence in Eastern Europe are scarce, a …

Emerging infectious diseases are a threat to biodiversity and have taken a large toll on
amphibian populations worldwide. The chytrid fungi Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) …

Two water frog species: the pool frog Pelophylax lessonae (L) and the marsh frog P.
ridibundus (R) occur sympatrically in Central Europe and form mixed populations (genetic …

We used quantitative PCR to detect Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) in 135 samples of Pelophylax esculentus …

Amphibians are the most threatened group of vertebrates. While habitat loss poses the
greatest threat to amphibians, a spreading fungal disease caused by Batrachochytrium …

Survival of amphibian assemblages is threatened by many factors. Among them,
chytridiomycosis, the disease caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis …

Występowanie salamandry plamistej Salamandra salamandra w Polsce jest ograniczone do
pasm górskich Sudetów i Karpat wyznaczających północno--wschodnią granicę zasięgu …