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Chytrid Fungus Acts As A Generalist Pathogen Infecting Species-rich Amphibian Families In Brazilian Rainforests
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Chytrid Fungus Acts As A Generalist Pathogen Infecting Species-rich Amphibian Families In Brazilian Rainforests. Inter-research, v. 114, p. 61-67 MAY-2015.
0177-5103
WOS:000355149700005
10.3354/dao02845
Autor
Valencia-Aguilar
Anyelet; Ruano-Fajardo
Gustavo; Lambertini
Carolina; Leite
Domingos da Silva; Toledo
Luis Felipe; Mott
Tami
Institución
Resumen
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) The fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is among the main causes of declines in amphibian populations. This fungus is considered a generalist pathogen because it infects several species and spreads rapidly in the wild. To date, Bd has been detected in more than 100 anuran species in Brazil, mostly in the southern portion of the Atlantic forest. Here, we report survey data from some poorly explored regions; these data considerably extend current information on the distribution of Bd in the northern Atlantic forest region. In addition, we tested the hypothesis that Bd is a generalist pathogen in this biome. We also report the first positive record for Bd in an anuran caught in the wild in Amazonia. In total, we screened 90 individuals (from 27 species), of which 39 individuals (from 22 species) were Bd-positive. All samples collected in Bahia (2 individuals), Pernambuco (3 individuals), Para (1 individual), and Minas Gerais (1 individual) showed positive results for Bd. We found a positive correlation between anuran richness per family and the number of infected species in the Atlantic forest, supporting previous observations that Bd lacks strong host specificity; of 38% of the anuran species in the Atlantic forest that were tested for Bd infection, 25% showed positive results. The results of our study exemplify the pandemic and widespread nature of Bd infection in amphibians. 114 1
61 67 Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) OAS Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) FAPESP [2011/51694-7, 2012/04160-0] CNPq [405285/2013-2, 302589/2013-9]