Successful Drug-Mediated Host Clearance of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans

Successful Drug-Mediated Host Clearance of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans

Skin fungi are among the most dangerous drivers of global amphibian declines, and few mitigation strategies are known. For Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Chytridiomycota), available treatments rely on temperature, partially combined with antifungal drugs. We report the clearance of B. salamandr...

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Main Authors: Amadeus Plewnia, Stefan Lötters, Michael Veith, Martin Peters, Philipp Böning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
fungi
Bsal
salamander plague
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans
Caudata
amphibian crisis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/2/22-1162_article

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