Distribution, prevalence, and amphibian hosts of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the Balkans

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Alternative codes found

RIV/60460709:41330/17:74450

Result on the web

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Distribution, prevalence, and amphibian hosts of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the Balkans

Original language description

The Mediterranean region, consisting of, amongst other areas, three main southern European peninsulas (the Iberian, Apennine, and Balkan) is known as one of the world&apos;s biodiversity hotspots. The Iberian Peninsula was the first place in Europe where amphibians were confirmed to be infected by the amphibian chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Whereas the Iberian and Apennine peninsulas have been subject to intensive chytridiomycosis research, this study represents the first large-scale Bd survey in the Balkans. Over a two-year period, 454 skin swab samples of amphibians were collected in Montenegro, Albania, and the Republic of Macedonia of which 65 samples (14.3%) were Bd-positive. Bd was detected in 5 out of 11 sampled species (Bombina variegata, Hyla arborea, Lissotriton vulgaris, Pelophylax sp., and Triturus macedonicus) at 13 out of 38 localities. Infection rates did not differ between countries but varied greatly between species with a maximum in Pelophylax sp. (&gt; 30%). Within positive Pelophylax samples, infection loads were constant across areas and age groups. Considering the Balkans&apos; biodiversity and the potential threat to local endemics and genetic richness, future monitoring is vital for assessing Bd presence, prevalence and infection trends in the region.

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10613 - Zoology

Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

SALAMANDRA

ISSN

0036-3375

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Volume of the periodical

53

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

44-49

UT code for WoS article

000395866400006

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