Prevalence of the pathogenic chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, in an endangered population of northern leopard frogs, Rana pipiens

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dc.contributor.authorVoordouw, Maarten J.
dc.contributor.authorAdama, Doug
dc.contributor.authorHouston, Barb
dc.contributor.authorGovindarajulu, Purnima
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, John
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-29T20:44:37Z
dc.date.available2013-10-29T20:44:37Z
dc.date.copyright2010en_US
dc.date.issued2010-03-04
dc.descriptionBioMed Centralen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Emerging infectious diseases threaten naïve host populations with extinction. Chytridiomycosis, an emerging infectious disease of amphibians, is caused by the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and has been linked to global declines in amphibians. Results: We monitored the prevalence of Bd for four years in the Northern leopard frog, Rana pipiens, which is critically imperiled in British Columbia (BC), Canada. The prevalence of Bd initially increased and then remained constant over the last three years of the study. Young of the year emerging from breeding ponds in summer were rarely infected with Bd. Some individuals cleared their Bd infections and the return rate between infected and uninfected individuals was not significantly different. Conclusions: The BC population of R. pipiens appears to have evolved a level of resistance that allows it to co-exist with Bd. However, this small population of R. pipiens remains vulnerable to extinction.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.identifier.citationVoordouw et al.: Prevalence of the pathogenic chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, in an endangered population of northern leopard frogs, Rana pipiens. BMC Ecology 2010 10:6.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6785/10/6
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-10-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/5008
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of the pathogenic chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, in an endangered population of northern leopard frogs, Rana pipiensen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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