| Title |
Invasion of the Fungal Pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on California Islands
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|---|---|
| Published in |
EcoHealth, October 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10393-015-1071-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Tiffany A. Yap, Lauren Gillespie, Silas Ellison, Sandra V. Flechas, Michelle S. Koo, Ari E. Martinez, Vance T. Vredenburg |
| Abstract |
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), an amphibian fungal pathogen, has infected >500 species and caused extinctions or declines in >200 species worldwide. Despite over a decade of research, little is known about its invasion biology. To better understand this, we conducted a museum specimen survey (1910-1997) of Bd in amphibians on 11 California islands and found a pattern consistent with the emergence of Bd epizootics on the mainland, suggesting that geographic isolation did not prevent Bd invasion. We propose that suitable habitat, host diversity, and human visitation overcome isolation from the mainland and play a role in Bd invasion. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 3 | 50% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 17% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 1 | 17% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 67% |
| Scientists | 2 | 33% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Chile | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 47 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 12% |
| Researcher | 6 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 10% |
| Other | 7 | 14% |
| Unknown | 4 | 8% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 23 | 47% |
| Environmental Science | 10 | 20% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 12% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 2 | 4% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 6 | 12% |
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