DAO 68:47-50 (2005) - doi:10.3354/dao068047
Virulence of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis varies with the strain
Lee Berger1,*, Gerry Marantelli2, Lee F. Skerratt3, Rick Speare1
*Email: lee.berger@jcu.edu.au
ABSTRACT: Although mortality in 3 groups of 15 green tree frogs Litoria caerulea exposed to 3 isolates of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis was 100%, time to death varied with isolate, highlighting the importance of strain and/or passage history in pathogenicity studies and possibly in the epidemiology of chytridiomycosis. A standard naming scheme for isolates of B. dendrobatidis is proposed.
KEY WORDS: Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis · Amphibian chytrid fungus · Chytridiomycosis · Amphibian · Strain variation · Virulence · Litoria caerulea
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