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USGS National Survey for the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans
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Data Last Modified: Wed Jun 24 2020
Project Description
This dataset provides the results of a national survey of the conterminous U.S. for the salamander chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative from May 2014 to August 2017. Sites were sampled by capturing amphibians by hand or by traps or nets that were then swabbed individually using methods that prevent sample contamination. All swabs were then analyzed using a real-time TaqMan PCR for detection of B. salamandrivorans on the extracted DNA. The data consist of locality information and data on the individual sampled, as well as the result of the test for B. salamandrivorans. No cases of B. salamandrivorans were detected in this study. Publication citation: Waddle, J.H., Grear, D.A., Mosher, B.A. et al. Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) not detected in an intensive survey of wild North American amphibians. Sci Rep 10, 13012 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69486-x
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Project PI: Hardin Waddle
Project Contact: Hardin Waddle
Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9BGQA1T
Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69486-x
Project Data - Public
Events: 703 || Samples Collected: 11186
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