The Temperature Relationship of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Introduction
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By [Eva Brazer]
Amphibian species around the world are experiencing unprecedented population decline due to the emerging infectious disease chytridiomycosis, which is caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd).[2] The chytrid pathogen is considered an emerging infectious disease because it was discovered and described only in the last twenty years, and has continued to spread globally causing devastating effects.[3] Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis has been documented in hundreds of amphibian species, and reports of infection in new species and geographic locations continue to accumulate rapidly.[4]
Effect on Amphibians
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Effect of Temperature
Phylogeny
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Chytridiomycota
Class: Chytridiomycetes
Order: Rhizophydiales
Genus: Batrachochytrium
Species: B. dendrobatidis
Life Cycle
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Effect of Temperature
Geographic Distribution
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Effect of Temperature
Climate Change
Conclusion
References
- ↑ Berger et al. 2005. Life cycle stages of the amphibian chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Inter-Research. 68:52-63
- ↑ Weldon et al. 2004. Origin of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 10(12):2100-2105
- ↑ Piotrowski et al. 2004. Physiology of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a Chytrid Pathogen of Amphibians. Mycologia. 96:9-15
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rosenblum et al. 2010. The Deadly Chytrid Fungus: A Story of an Emerging Pathogen. PLoS Pathogens. 6(1):e1000550
- ↑ Rooij et al. 2015. Amphibian chytridiomycosis: A review with focus on fungus-host interactions. Veterinary Research. 46(1):137.
- ↑ Bower et al. 2017. Amphibians on the brink: Preemptive policies can protect amphibians from devastating fungal diseases. Science. 357:454-455
Authored for BIOL 238 Microbiology, taught by Joan Slonczewski, 2018, Kenyon College.