Data di Pubblicazione:
2011
Citazione:
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in amphibians from the Po River Delta, Northern Italy / G.F. Ficetola, A. Valentini, C. Miaud, A. Noferini, S. Mazzotti, T. Dejean. - In: ACTA HERPETOLOGICA. - ISSN 1827-9635. - 6:2(2011), pp. 297-302.
Abstract:
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is a pathogen infecting amphibians at the global scale and causing their decline, but knowledge of the distribution of this pathogen is far from complete. We sampled amphibians from three species (Hyla intermedia, Rana dalmatina and Pelophylax synklepton esculentus) to evaluate whether B. dendrobatidis infects amphibians in the Po River Delta Natural Park, Northern Italy. We detected the pathogen in one population of P. sk. esculentus (prevalence: 0.33). These findings expand the known distribution of B. dendrobatidis in Italy and add further concern to the conservation of amphibians in this area.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Amphibian decline; Chytridiomycosis; Emerging infectious disease; Management; Pool frogs; Prevalence; Animal Science and Zoology
Elenco autori:
G.F. Ficetola, A. Valentini, C. Miaud, A. Noferini, S. Mazzotti, T. Dejean
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