Monitoring the Prevalence and Distribution of Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in the Kihansi Spray Toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis) Population in the Kihansi Gorge Spray Wetlands, Tanzania

ABSTRACT Chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is fatal to some amphibian species, whereas others can carry the pathogen without developing disease. Among the vulnerable species is the Kihansi Spray Toad, Nectophrynoides asperginis, endemic to the Kihansi Gorge...

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Principais autores:	Devolent T. Mtui, Leonard J. Haule, Joseph O. Ogutu, Asa Preston, Josephine Braun, William D. Newmark, Edward M. Kohi, Juma Kimera, Mikidadi Mtalika, Hussein Adam, Samueli Mtoka, Felix Shayo, Julius D. Keyyu, Mariam R. Makange, Jean N. Hakizimana, Gerald Misinzo, Eblate E. Mjingo
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado:	Wiley 2026-01-01
Series:	Ecology and Evolution
Assuntos:	Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis captive breeding chytrid fungus Kihansi spray toad spray wetlands Udzungwa Mountains
Acceso en liña:	https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72873
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