First Record of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Pleurodema somuncurense, a Critically Endangered Species from Argentina

The presence of Bd zoosporangia in skin samples of the dead individual coming from the eastern warm branch, which reach temperatures of up to 26°C, suggests the occurrence of a Bd strain adapted to higher temperatures (Bd does not grow well above 25°C: Piotrowsky et al. 2004). Since the two pairs of...

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Autores principales: Arellano, María Luz, Velasco, Melina Alicia, Kacoliris, Federico Pablo, Belasen, Anat M., James, Timothy Y.
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Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/95545
https://ri.conicet.gov.ar/11336/74618
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Sumario:The presence of Bd zoosporangia in skin samples of the dead individual coming from the eastern warm branch, which reach temperatures of up to 26°C, suggests the occurrence of a Bd strain adapted to higher temperatures (Bd does not grow well above 25°C: Piotrowsky et al. 2004). Since the two pairs of branches differ by almost 4°C, and knowing that temperature may influences patterns of Bd infection, future field-studies should assess the prevalence of the Bd infection in subpopulations of Valcheta Frog inhabiting at different environmental conditions along the stream.