First record of the chytrid fungus in Lithobates catesbeianus from Argentina: exotic species and conservation

Chytridiomycosis, a disease caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (B.d.), is recognized as one of the major factors of amphibian decline. Global trade of amphibians has been identified as one of the causes of B.d. spread, involving hundreds of species world wide. In this work w...

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Autores principales: Ghirardi, Romina, López, Javier Alejandro, Scarabotti, Pablo A., Steciow, Mónica Mirta, Perotti, María Gabriela
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2011
Materias:
Botánica
Chytridiomycosis
Biological invasion
Museum historical records
Argentina
Quitridiomicosis
Invasiones biológicas
Registros históricos de museos
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/128420
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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language Inglés
topic Botánica
Chytridiomycosis
Biological invasion
Museum historical records
Argentina
Quitridiomicosis
Invasiones biológicas
Registros históricos de museos
spellingShingle Botánica
Chytridiomycosis
Biological invasion
Museum historical records
Argentina
Quitridiomicosis
Invasiones biológicas
Registros históricos de museos
Ghirardi, Romina
López, Javier Alejandro
Scarabotti, Pablo A.
Steciow, Mónica Mirta
Perotti, María Gabriela
First record of the chytrid fungus in Lithobates catesbeianus from Argentina: exotic species and conservation
topic_facet Botánica
Chytridiomycosis
Biological invasion
Museum historical records
Argentina
Quitridiomicosis
Invasiones biológicas
Registros históricos de museos
description Chytridiomycosis, a disease caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (B.d.), is recognized as one of the major factors of amphibian decline. Global trade of amphibians has been identified as one of the causes of B.d. spread, involving hundreds of species world wide. In this work we detected the presence of B.d. through histological examination on 5 out of 9 analyzed specimens of bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) from a farm in Santa Fe City (Argentina), deposited since 1993 in the herpetological collection of the Provincial Museum of Natural Sciences “Florentino Ameghino”. Our finding represents the oldest record of B.d. for Argentina and the first case of the chytrid fungus infecting the exotic bullfrog in this country. We emphasize the importance of determining and monitoring the distribution and spread of B.d in Argentina, particularly in areas where feral bullfrog populations have already been identified.
format Articulo
Articulo
author Ghirardi, Romina
López, Javier Alejandro
Scarabotti, Pablo A.
Steciow, Mónica Mirta
Perotti, María Gabriela
author_facet Ghirardi, Romina
López, Javier Alejandro
Scarabotti, Pablo A.
Steciow, Mónica Mirta
Perotti, María Gabriela
author_sort Ghirardi, Romina
title First record of the chytrid fungus in Lithobates catesbeianus from Argentina: exotic species and conservation
title_short First record of the chytrid fungus in Lithobates catesbeianus from Argentina: exotic species and conservation
title_full First record of the chytrid fungus in Lithobates catesbeianus from Argentina: exotic species and conservation
title_fullStr First record of the chytrid fungus in Lithobates catesbeianus from Argentina: exotic species and conservation
title_full_unstemmed First record of the chytrid fungus in Lithobates catesbeianus from Argentina: exotic species and conservation
title_sort first record of the chytrid fungus in lithobates catesbeianus from argentina: exotic species and conservation
publishDate 2011
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/128420
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