The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis has been implicated as the causative
agent of mass mortalities, population declines, and the extinctions of stream‐breeding …

The recent global spread of the amphibian‐killing fungus [B atrachochytrium dendrobatidis
(Bd)] has been closely tied to anthropogenic activities; however, regional patterns of spread …

Chytridiomycosis is a recently emerged, infectious skin disease of amphibians that has been
linked directly to mass mortalities, population declines, and species extinctions worldwide …

Introduced species have the potential to become invasive and jeopardize entire ecosystems.
The success of species establishing viable populations outside their original extent depends …

The disappearance of amphibian populations from seemingly pristine upland areas
worldwide has become a major focus of conservation efforts in the last two decades, and a …

Chytridiomycosis, an infectious disease of amphibians, is caused by the fungus
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and has been linked to declining amphibian …

Amphibians suffer from a number of factors that make them the most threatened group of
vertebrates. One threat is the fungal disease chytridiomycosis caused by the emerging …

The pathogenic chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (denoted Bd), causes large-
scale epizootics in naïve amphibian populations. Intervention strategies to rapidly respond …

The Amazon forest is known for its astonishing amphibian diversity, yet the potential
distribution and underlying impacts of the most important amphibian pathogen is unknown …

Latitudinal gradients are linked to the dynamics of infectious diseases. Both prevalence and
infection intensity of the amphibian-killing fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), vary …