[HTML][HTML] Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans' Amphibian Host Species and Invasion Range

F Castro Monzon, MO Rödel, F Ruland, G Parra-Olea… - EcoHealth, 2022 - Springer
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal), a species related to the destructive pathogen
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), was found and identified in Europe in 2013. Now, a …

[PDF][PDF] Numerous uncertainties in the multifaceted global trade in frogs' legs with the EU as the major consumer

M Auliya, S Altherr, C Nithart… - Nature …, 2023 - natureconservation.pensoft.net
The commercial trade in frogs and their body parts is global, dynamic and occurs in
extremely large volumes (in the thousands of tonnes/yr or billions of frogs/yr). The European …

[PDF][PDF] The amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in the hotspot of its European invasive range: past-present-future.

S Lötters, N Wagner, G Albaladejo, P Böning… - Salamandra, 2020 - mvences.de
The salamander plague, caused by the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium
salamandrivorans (Bsal), is one of the most devastating amphibian diseases, currently …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiological tracing of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans identifies widespread infection and associated mortalities in private amphibian collections

LD Fitzpatrick, F Pasmans, A Martel… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) infects newts and
salamanders (urodele amphibians), in which it can cause fatal disease. This pathogen has …

[HTML][HTML] United States amphibian imports pose a disease risk to salamanders despite Lacey Act regulations

PJ Connelly, N Ross, OC Stringham… - Communications Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal), one of two fungal pathogens that cause the
deadly amphibian disease chytridiomycosis, is a major impending threat to salamander …

[HTML][HTML] Gaps in global wildlife trade monitoring leave amphibians vulnerable

AC Hughes, BM Marshall, CT Strine - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
As the biodiversity crisis continues, we must redouble efforts to understand and curb
pressures pushing species closer to extinction. One major driver is the unsustainable trade …

Environmental DNA‐based detection of pathogens in trade and captive settings: Best practices and validation for Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans

JL Brunner, CM Yarber, RAI Pearhill… - Methods in Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Detecting pathogens in the live animal trade is critical for tracking and preventing their
movement, introduction and spillover into susceptible fauna. However, the scale of the live …

Environmental context and differences between native and invasive observed niches of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans affect invasion risk assessments in the …

W Beukema, A Martel, TT Nguyen… - Diversity and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Identifying hosts and regions susceptible to invasion by an emerged pathogen is vital to
inform early risk assessments. We here show how differences between a pathogen's native …

[HTML][HTML] Mitigating Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in Europe

V Thomas, YU Wang, P Van Rooij, E Verbrugghe… - Amphibia-Reptilia, 2019 - brill.com
The infectious chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) has been
responsible for severe population declines of salamander populations in Europe. Serious …

Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in the Ruhr District, Germany: history, distribution, decline dynamics and disease symptoms of the salamander plague

V Schulz, A Schulz, M Klamke, K Preissler… - 2020 - repository.helmholtz-hzi.de
he chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal), recently introduced from Asia
to Europe, causes mortality in numerous species of salamanders and newts and has led to …