Chemical disinfection as a simple and reliable method to control the amphibian chytrid fungus at breeding points of endangered amphibians

Abstract Chytridiomycosis caused by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is pushing amphibians towards extinction. Whilst mitigation methods were suggested a decade ago, we lack field trials testing their efficacy. We used the agrochemical fungicide, tebuconazole, to treat Bd infe...

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Main Authors: Barbora Thumsová, Emilio González-Miras, Ángel Rubio, Ignacio Granados, Kieran A. Bates, Jaime Bosch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55946-1