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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Infection and Lethal Chytridiomycosis in Caecilian Amphibians (Gymnophiona)
EcoHealth, Volume 10, No. 2, Year 2013
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Description
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 and caudatans). It is not proven to infect the limbless, generally poorly known, and mostly soil-dwelling caecilians (Gymnophiona). We conducted the largest qPCR survey of Bd in caecilians to date, for more than 200 field-swabbed specimens from five countries in Africa and South America, representing nearly 20 species, 12 genera, and 8 families. Positive results were recovered for 58 specimens from Tanzania and Cameroon (4 families, 6 genera, 6+ species). Quantities of Bd were not exceptionally high, with genomic equivalent (GE) values of 0.052-17.339. In addition, we report the first evidence of lethal chytridiomycosis in caecilians. Mortality in captive (wild-caught, commercial pet trade) Geotrypetes seraphini was associated with GE scores similar to those we detected for field-swabbed, wild animals. © 2013 International Association for Ecology and Health.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gower, David J.
United Kingdom, London
The Natural History Museum, London
Doherty-Bone, Thomas M.
United Kingdom, London
The Natural History Museum, London
Loader, Simon P.
Switzerland, Basel
Universitat Basel
Wilkinson, Mark W.
United Kingdom, London
The Natural History Museum, London
Kouete, Marcel Talla
Cameroon, Yaounde
Conservation Biology Foundation
Tapley, Benjamin
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Orton, Frances
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London Institute of Zoology
Daniel, Olivia Z.
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Wynne, Felicity
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London Institute of Zoology
United Kingdom, London
University of Roehampton
Flach, Edmund
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Müller, Hendrik
Germany, Jena
Friedrich-schiller-universität Jena
Menegon, Michele
Italy, Trento
Mudeo Tridentino Di Scienze Naturali
Stephen, Ian
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Browne, Robert K.
Belgium, Antwerpen
Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
Fisher, Matthew C.
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Cunningham, Andrew Alexander
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London Institute of Zoology
Garner, Trenton W.J.
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London Institute of Zoology
Statistics
Citations: 63
Authors: 17
Affiliations: 10
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10393-013-0831-9
ISSN:
16129202
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Cameroon
Tanzania