First record of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Nicaragua

• Main Authors: García-Roa, Roberto, Sunyer, Javier, Fernández-Loras, Andrés, Bosch, Jaime
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: British Herpetological Society 2014
• Subjects: Bd; Chytridiomycosis; Datanlí-El Diablo; Infectious disease; Isla Ometepe; Cerro Jesús; Volcán Maderas; Diablo; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/123908

The infectious disease chytridiomycosis caused by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is considered one of the main culprits causing major amphibian declines and extinctions worldwide. It is known to occur on every continent except Antarctica and is particularly damaging to amphi...