Amphibians are a clade of over 8,400 species that provide unique research opportunities
and challenges. With amphibians undergoing severe global declines, we posit that …

Numerous factors are contributing to the loss of biodiversity. These include complex effects
of multiple abiotic and biotic stressors that may drive population losses. These losses are …

Amphibians are experiencing devastating population declines globally. A major driver is
chytridiomycosis, an emerging infectious disease caused by the fungal pathogens …

One of the most important factors driving amphibian declines worldwide is the infectious
disease, chytridiomycosis. Two fungi have been associated with this disease …

The recent introduction of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans into
northeastern Spain threatens salamander diversity on the Iberian Peninsula. We assessed …

Western palearctic salamander susceptibility to the skin disease caused by the amphibian
chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) was recognized in 2014, eliciting …

Amphibians globally suffer from emerging infectious diseases like chytridiomycosis caused
by the continuously spreading chytrid fungi. One is Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans …

Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) is an emerging fungal pathogen that affects
salamander and newt populations in Asia and Europe. In the Western Hemisphere, Bsal …

Amphibians are an ancient, diverse lineage of vertebrates that have been studied in
research fields from evolution and ecology to engineering and medicine. Although …

Epidemiology relies on understanding the distribution of pathogens which often can be
detected through DNA-based techniques, such as quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction …