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Ziegler, Thomas, Pasmans, Frank and Martel, An (2017). Trade in wild anurans vectors the urodelan pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans into Europe. Amphib. Reptil., 38 (4). S. 554 - 557. LEIDEN: BRILL ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS. ISSN 1568-5381

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Abstract

Pathogen pollution has caused dramatic losses of amphibian diversity on a global scale. The recently emerged chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) has been hypothesized to have its origin in Asian urodelan populations, from which it may have been introduced to Europe through the trade in live urodelans. We here show that Bsal is present on wild small-webbed fire-bellied toads (Bombina microdeladigitora) from Vietnam and on representatives of the same species that have recently been imported in Germany. This finding suggests that the installment of measures to mitigate the Bsal threat through the amphibian trade should not be limited to urodeles, but should equally take anurans into account.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Ziegler, Thomas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pasmans, Frank UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Martel, An UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-242906
DOI:	10.1163/15685381-00003125
Journal or Publication Title:	Amphib. Reptil.
Volume:	38
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 554 - 557
Date:	2017
Publisher:	BRILL ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS
Place of Publication:	LEIDEN
ISSN:	1568-5381
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Zoology Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/24290