Drivers of salamander extirpation mediated by Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans

Gwij Stegen, Frank Pasmans, Benedikt R. Schmidt, Lieze O. Rouffaer, Sarah Van Praet, Michael Schaub, Stefano Canessa, Arnaud Laudelout, Thierry Kinet, Connie Adriaensen, Freddy Haesebrouck, Wim Bert, Franky Bossuyt and An Martel ()
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Gwij Stegen: Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
Frank Pasmans: Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
Benedikt R. Schmidt: University of Zurich
Lieze O. Rouffaer: Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
Sarah Van Praet: Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
Michael Schaub: Swiss Ornithological Institute
Stefano Canessa: Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
Arnaud Laudelout: Natagora c/o Mundo-Namur
Thierry Kinet: Natagora c/o Mundo-Namur
Connie Adriaensen: Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
Freddy Haesebrouck: Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
Wim Bert: Nematology Research Unit, Ghent University
Franky Bossuyt: Amphibian Evolution Lab, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
An Martel: Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University

Nature, 2017, vol. 544, issue 7650, 353-356

Abstract: The authors investigated the disease ecology of the fast-spreading fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in fire salamanders; on the basis of their research, they call for Europe-wide monitoring systems and conservation strategies for threatened species.

Date: 2017
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