Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2016)
Expanding Distribution of Lethal Amphibian Fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in Europe
- Annemarieke Spitzen-van der Sluijs,
- An Martel,
- Johan Asselberghs,
- Emma K. Bales,
- Wouter Beukema,
- Molly C. Bletz,
- Lutz Dalbeck,
- Edo Goverse,
- Alexander Kerres,
- Thierry Kinet,
- Kai Kirst,
- Arnaud Laudelout,
- Luis F. Marin da Fonte,
- Andreas Nöllert,
- Dagmar Ohlhoff,
- Joana Sabino-Pinto,
- Benedikt R. Schmidt,
- Jeroen Speybroeck,
- Frank Spikmans,
- Sebastian Steinfartz,
- Michael Veith,
- Miguel Vences,
- Norman Wagner,
- Frank Pasmans,
- Stefan Lötters
Affiliations
- Annemarieke Spitzen-van der Sluijs
- An Martel
- Johan Asselberghs
- Emma K. Bales
- Wouter Beukema
- Molly C. Bletz
- Lutz Dalbeck
- Edo Goverse
- Alexander Kerres
- Thierry Kinet
- Kai Kirst
- Arnaud Laudelout
- Luis F. Marin da Fonte
- Andreas Nöllert
- Dagmar Ohlhoff
- Joana Sabino-Pinto
- Benedikt R. Schmidt
- Jeroen Speybroeck
- Frank Spikmans
- Sebastian Steinfartz
- Michael Veith
- Miguel Vences
- Norman Wagner
- Frank Pasmans
- Stefan Lötters
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2207.160109
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 22,
no. 7
pp. 1286 – 1288
Abstract
Emerging fungal diseases can drive amphibian species to local extinction. During 2010–2016, we examined 1,921 urodeles in 3 European countries. Presence of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans at new locations and in urodeles of different species expands the known geographic and host range of the fungus and underpins its imminent threat to biodiversity.
Keywords
- Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans
- Ichthyosaura alpestris
- Lissotriton vulgaris
- Salamandra salamandra
- chytridiomycosis
- emerging infectious disease
