Projecting the Global Distribution of the Emerging Amphibian Fungal Pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, Based on IPCC Climate Futures

GY Xie, DH Olson, AR Blaustein - PLOS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Projected changes in climate conditions are emerging as significant risk factors to numerous
species, affecting habitat conditions and community interactions. Projections suggest …

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Infection and Lethal Chytridiomycosis in Caecilian Amphibians (Gymnophiona)

DJ Gower, T Doherty-Bone, SP Loader, M Wilkinson… - EcoHealth, 2013 - Springer
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is commonly termed the 'amphibian chytrid fungus' but
thus far has been documented to be a pathogen of only batrachian amphibians (anurans …

Continent-wide recent emergence of a global pathogen in African amphibians

SL Ghose, TA Yap, AQ Byrne, H Sulaeman… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Emerging infectious diseases are increasingly recognized as a global threat to
wildlife. Pandemics in amphibians, caused by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium …

West Africa - A Safe Haven for Frogs? A Sub-Continental Assessment of the Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis)

J Penner, GB Adum, MT McElroy, T Doherty-Bone… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
A putative driver of global amphibian decline is the panzootic chytrid fungus
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). While Bd has been documented across continental …

Seasonality, environmental factors, and host behavior linked to disease risk in stream-dwelling tadpoles

A Valencia-Aguilar, LF Toledo, MVC Vital… - …, 2016 - meridian.allenpress.com
The aquatic pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) can cause declines in
amphibian populations and species extinctions worldwide. In tadpoles, epizootic events …

High prevalence of infection in tadpoles increases vulnerability to fungal pathogen in high-Andean amphibians

A Catenazzi, R von May, VT Vredenburg - Biological Conservation, 2013 - Elsevier
The amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is causing population
declines and species extirpations worldwide. Montane amphibians in tropical and temperate …

Chytrid Pathogen (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in African Amphibians: A Continental Analysis of Occurrences and Modeling of Its Potential Distribution

BM Zimkus, V Baláž, AM Belasen, RC Bell… - …, 2020 - meridian.allenpress.com
The fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is implicated in global declines of
amphibian populations and has been documented in African specimens originally collected …

Effects of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on the prevalence of the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Chytridiomycota) in stream tadpoles in the Atlantic Forest …

D Das Neves-da-Silva, VNT Borges-Júnior… - Aquatic Ecology, 2021 - Springer
Recent evidence indicates that infectious diseases are one of the main causes of amphibian
decline worldwide. Chytridiomycosis is an emergent disease caused by the waterborne …

Why Does Amphibian Chytrid (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) Not Occur Everywhere? An Exploratory Study in Missouri Ponds

A Strauss, KG Smith - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The amphibian chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is a globally emerging
pathogen that has caused widespread amphibian population declines, extirpations, and …

Seasonal prevalence of the amphibian chytrid in a tropical pond-dwelling tadpole species

J Ruggeri, AGDS Martins, AHR Domingos… - Diseases of Aquatic …, 2020 - int-res.com
Infection by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a major threat to
amphibians and has caused catastrophic global declines of amphibian populations. Some …