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

1Amphibian Disease Ecology Group, School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences,James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia
2Amphibian Research Centre, New Farm Road, Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia
3Amphibian Disease Ecology Group, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, James Cook University,Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia
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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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Published in DAO Vol. 68, No. 1. Online publication date: December 30, 2005
Print ISSN: 0177-5103; Online ISSN: 1616-1580
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