Snake fungal disease: an emerging threat to wild snakes

JM Lorch, S Knowles, JS Lankton… - … of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Since 2006, there has been a marked increase in the number of reports of severe and often
fatal fungal skin infections in wild snakes in the eastern USA. The emerging condition …

Horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2011

WJ Sutherland, S Bardsley, L Bennun, M Clout… - Trends in ecology & …, 2011 - cell.com
This review describes outcomes of a 2010 horizon-scanning exercise building upon the first
exercise conducted in 2009. The aim of both horizon scans was to identify emerging issues …

[BOG][B] The fungal community: its organization and role in the ecosystem

J Dighton, JF White - 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
"… a number of chapters provide excellent summaries of the modern methods available for
studying fungal ecology, along with those more traditional methods that are still extremely …

Amphibians acquire resistance to live and dead fungus overcoming fungal immunosuppression

TA McMahon, BF Sears, MD Venesky, SM Bessler… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Emerging fungal pathogens pose a greater threat to biodiversity than any other parasitic
group, causing declines of many taxa, including bats, corals, bees, snakes and …

The population genetics of the causative agent of snake fungal disease indicate recent introductions to the USA

JT Ladner, JM Palmer, CL Ettinger, JE Stajich… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Snake fungal disease (SFD; ophidiomycosis), caused by the pathogen Ophidiomyces
ophiodiicola (Oo), has been documented in wild snakes in North America and Eurasia, and …

Molecular characterization of reptile pathogens currently known as members of the Chrysosporium anamorph of Nannizziopsis vriesii complex and relationship with …

L Sigler, S Hambleton, JA Paré - Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
In recent years, the Chrysosporium anamorph of Nannizziopsis vriesii (CANV),
Chrysosporium guarroi, Chrysosporium ophiodiicola, and Chrysosporium species have …

The natural history, ecology, and epidemiology of Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola and its potential impact on free-ranging snake populations

MC Allender, DB Raudabaugh, FH Gleason, AN Miller - Fungal Ecology, 2015 - Elsevier
Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, the causative agent of snake fungal disease, is a serious
emerging fungal pathogen of North American-endemic and captive snakes. We provide a …

Experimental Infection of Snakes with Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola Causes Pathological Changes That Typify Snake Fungal Disease

JM Lorch, J Lankton, K Werner, EA Falendysz… - MBio, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Snake fungal disease (SFD) is an emerging skin infection of wild snakes in eastern North
America. The fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola is frequently associated with the skin …

Emerging fungal pathogen Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola in wild European snakes

LHV Franklinos, JM Lorch, E Bohuski… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Snake fungal disease (SFD) is an emerging disease of conservation concern in eastern
North America. Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, the causative agent of SFD, has been isolated …

Mycotic diseases of reptiles

JA Paré, KJ Conley - Infectious diseases and pathology of reptiles, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter focuses on presentation, etiopathogenesis, and pathology of mycoses in
reptiles. Fungal nomenclature is somewhat complex and is currently undergoing a major …