Emerging Infectious Disease Chytridiomycosis and the Significance of the Absence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on Hyla arenicolor in Zion National Park.

Chytridiomycosis, an infection caused by the chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis), has become a global concern threatening the stability of amphibian populations and has spread rapidly across the United States since 1999. The fungus infects the skin of amphibians and may result in death....

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Published in:	Journal of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters Vol. 87; pp. 49 - 57
Main Authors:	Jones, Allystair D., Sumko, Daniel J., Walker, Curt
Format:	Article
Published:	Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters 2010
Subjects:	Arizona Communicable diseases Chytridiomycosis Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Emerging infectious diseases California treefrog
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