A Vavraia-like microsporidium as the cause of deadly infection in threatened and endangered Eurycea salamanders in the United States
Abstract Background Eurycea sosorum (Barton Springs salamander) and Eurycea nana (San Macros salamander) are listed as endangered and threatened species, respectively, by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) with habitats restricted to small regions near Austin, Texas, USA. The conservation ef...
Main Authors: | Xue Yu, Rachel L. Hoyle, Fengguang Guo, Cameron M. Ratliff, Valentin Cantu, Justin Crow, Lixin Xiang, J. Jill Heatley, Guan Zhu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-03-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3369-z |
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