Detection of chytridiomycosis caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the endangered sardinian newt (Euproctus platycephalus) in Southern Sardinia, Italy

被引：31

作者：

Bovero, S. ^{[1
]}

Sotgiu, G. ^{[1
]}

Angelini, C. ^{[1
]}

Doglio, S. ^{[1
,3
,4
]}

Gazzaniga, E. ^{[1
]}

Cunningham, A. A. ^{[2
]}

Garner, T. W. J. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Zirichiltaggi SWC Nonprofit Assoc Wildlife Conser, I-07100 Sassari, Italy

[2] Zool Soc London, Inst Zool, London NW1 4RY, England

[3] CESMAP Prehist Study Ctr, Turin, Italy

[4] Museum Prehist Art Pinerolo, Turin, Italy

来源：

JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES | 2008年 / 44卷 / 03期

关键词：

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; chytridiomycosis; Euproctus platycephalus; Sardinia;

D O I：

10.7589/0090-3558-44.3.712

中图分类号：

S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];

学科分类号：

0906 ;

摘要：

The chytridiomycete fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is known to be focally distributed across Europe, but has only been lined to chytridiomycosis at a few locations in Spain. Here we report the second occurrences of chytridiomycosis in European amphibians. We found a population of endangered Sardinian newts (Euproctus platycephalus) exhibiting clinical signs of disease including loss of digits and patchy, discolored skin. Molecular examination of skin samples tested positive for B. dendrobatidis. The population of E. platycephalus has been in decline on a timescale consistent with the global emergence of chytridiomycosis, and the ecology of this salamander suggests that the disease in this species warrants concern.

引用

页码：712 / 715

页数：4

共 2 条

[1] Cryptic but direct costs of an epidemic caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the endangered Sardinian newt Euproctus platycephalus (Amphibia, Caudata)
Tessa, Giulia
Sotgiu, Giuseppe
Bovero, Stefano
Angelini, Claudio
Favelli, Marco
Gazzaniga, Enrico
Giacoma, Cristina
Garner, Trenton W. J.
[J]. AMPHIBIA-REPTILIA, 2023, 44 (01) : 83 - 94
[2] Are conservation assessments of threatened species reliable? Updated distribution of the Endangered Sardinian newt Euproctus platycephalus and implications for Red List assessments of Italian amphibians
Vignoli, Leonardo
Macale, Daniele
Luiselli, Luca
Lecis, Roberta
Casula, Paolo
[J]. ORYX, 2017, 51 (03) : 482 - 488

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