#SanFranciscoStateUniversity #scientists are among the many concerned about a #fungus that has been #detrimental for #amphibians #worldwide and is #contributing to a #loss of #biodiversity .
In a new #FrontiersInConservationScience paper, #SanFrancisco State #researchers detail the relatively recent #emergence and spread of a #deadly fungus (#BatrachochytriumDendrobatidis or Bd) among amphibians in #Africa
https://scienceblog.com/536972/the-last-of-us-fungus-attacking-african-amphibians/
#Nature #biological #ecological #NewStudy #NewReport #science
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US researchers are testing oral vaccines against the deadly amphibian disease Bd, which is caused by the chytrid fungus and is wreaking havoc all over the world.
via: https://www.frogs-friends.org/
#Chytridiomycosis #BatrachochytriumDendrobatidis #Bd #Amphibians #Batrachochytrium #Hellbender #CitizenConservation #Disease #CWHL #Study #Kaganer #Hare #Smithsonian #CCL #Science #Gratwicke #Smithsonian #Conservation #FrogsAndFriends
#chytridiomycosis #batrachochytriumdendrobatidis #bd #amphibians #batrachochytrium #hellbender #citizenconservation #disease #cwhl #study #kaganer #hare #smithsonian #ccl #science #gratwicke #conservation #frogsandfriends