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

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RIV/60460709:41330/17:74450

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

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

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

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

Popis výsledku anglicky

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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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10613 - Zoology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

SALAMANDRA

ISSN

0036-3375

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

53

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

6

Strana od-do

44-49

Kód UT WoS článku

000395866400006

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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