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Cryptic diversity of a widespread global pathogen reveals expanded threats to amphibian conservation
Recommended Citation:
Byrne, A. 2019 "Cryptic diversity of a widespread global pathogen reveals expanded threats to amphibian conservation" AmphibiaWeb: Amphibian Disease Portal.
Data Last Modified: Tue Feb 16 2021
Project Description
Published in PNAS 8 Oct 2019: Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis [Bd] is one of the most devastating wildlife pathogens ever documented. Most surveys for Bd report only the presence/absence of the pathogen. However, Bd has distinct genetic lineages that vary in geographic extent and virulence, thus reporting Bd presence alone is not particularly informative. Our study uses a custom method for genotyping degraded Bd DNA samples, such as those nondestructively collected from live animal or museum specimen skin swabs, and presents the discovery of a divergent lineage of Bd—BdASIA3. This study advances our understanding of the evolutionary origins of Bd, highlights areas of the world where Bd lineages are coming into contact, and opens the door to affordable, rapid genetic monitoring of this pathogen.
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Project PI: Allison Q. Byrne
Project Contact: Allison Q. Byrne
Dataset DOI: https://n2t.net/ark:/21547/Cyo2
Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1908289116
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Events: 161 || Samples Collected: 269
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