Ophidiomyces ophidiicola detection and infection: a global review on a potential threat to the world's snake populations

MR Di Nicola, L Coppari, T Notomista… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Ophidiomyces ophidiicola (Oo) is one of the most relevant fungal pathogens for snakes. It is
the etiological agent of ophidiomycosis, an emerging disease causing dysecdysis, skin …

Major emerging fungal diseases of reptiles and amphibians

L Schilliger, C Paillusseau, C François, J Bonwitt - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) are caused by pathogens that have undergone recent
changes in terms of geographic spread, increasing incidence, or expanding host range. In …

Ophidiomycosis is related to seasonal patterns of reproduction, ecdysis, and thermoregulatory behavior in a free‐living snake species

CM Lind, J Agugliaro, JM Lorch, TM Farrell - Journal of Zoology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Informed and effective management of emerging infectious diseases can be improved by a
clear understanding of host–pathogen–environment interactions. Impacts of the seasonal …

Ophidiomycosis in Red Cornsnakes (Pantherophis guttatus): Potential Roles of Brumation and Temperature on Pathogenesis and Transmission

CM McKenzie, PT Oesterle, B Stevens… - Veterinary …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Ophidiomycosis (snake fungal disease) is caused by the fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola.
As ophidiomycosis is difficult to study in free-ranging snakes, a reliable experimental model …

Ophidiomycosis, an emerging fungal disease of snakes: Targeted surveillance on military lands and detection in the western US and Puerto Rico

MC Allender, MJ Ravesi, E Haynes, E Ospina… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Wildlife disease surveillance and pathogen detection are fundamental for conservation,
population sustainability, and public health. Detection of pathogens in snakes is often …

Comparative host–pathogen associations of Snake Fungal Disease in sympatric species of water snakes (Nerodia)

SF Harding, CG Becker, JR Yates, P Crump… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The ascomycete fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola (Oo) is the causative agent of
ophidiomycosis (Snake Fungal Disease), which has been detected globally. However …

Detection of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola in a Wild Burmese Python (Python bivittatus) in Hong Kong SAR, China

A Grioni, KW To, P Crow… - Journal of …, 2021 - meridian.allenpress.com
Ophidiomycosis (also referred to as snake fungal disease) is an emerging infectious disease
caused by Ophidiomyces ophidiicola (Oo). PCR was used to detect Oo in a Burmese python …

Divergent serpentoviruses in free-ranging invasive pythons and native colubrids in Southern Florida, United States

SB Tillis, JM Josimovich, MA Miller, LL Hoon-Hanks… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Burmese python (Python bivittatus) is an invasive snake that has significantly affected
ecosystems in southern Florida, United States. Aside from direct predation and competition …

Development and application of a qPCR-based genoty** assay for Ophidiomyces ophidiicola to investigate the epidemiology of ophidiomycosis

E Haynes, J Lorch, MC Allender - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Ophidiomycosis (snake fungal disease) is an infectious disease caused by the fungus
Ophidiomyces ophidiicola to which all snake species appear to be susceptible. Significant …

Environmental temperature influences ophidiomycosis progression and survival in experimentally challenged prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis)

MW Kendall, AD Wright, LA Adamovicz, K Durante… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Ophidiomycosis is a prevalent and intermittently pervasive disease of snakes globally
caused by the opportunistic fungal pathogen, Ophidiomyces ophidiicola. Host response has …