Cryptic diversity of a widespread global pathogen reveals expanded threats to amphibian conservation.

ABSTRACT: Biodiversity loss is one major outcome of human-mediated ecosystem disturbance. One way that humans have triggered wildlife declines is by transporting disease-causing agents to remote areas of the world. Amphibians have been hit particularly hard by disease due in part to a globally distributed pathogenic chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis [Bd]). Prior research has revealed important insights into the biology and distribution of Bd; however, there are still many outstanding questions in this system. Although we know that there are multiple divergent lineages of Bd that differ in pathogenicity, we know little about how these lineages are distributed around the world and where lineages may be coming into contact. Here, we implement a custom genotyping

SUBMITTER: Byrne AQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6789904 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature