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1 July 2007 Chytrid Fungus in Frogs from an Equatorial African Montane Forest in Western Uganda
Tony L. Goldberg, Anne M. Readel, Mary H. Lee
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Abstract

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, the causative agent of chytridiomycosis, was found in 24 of 109 (22%) frogs from Kibale National Park, western Uganda, in January and June 2006, representing the first account of the fungus in six species and in Uganda. The presence of B. dendrobatidis in an equatorial African montane forest raises conservation concerns, considering the high amphibian diversity and endemism characteristic of such areas and their ecological similarity to other regions of the world experiencing anuran declines linked to chytridiomycosis.

Goldberg, Readel, and Lee: Chytrid Fungus in Frogs from an Equatorial African Montane Forest in Western Uganda
Tony L. Goldberg, Anne M. Readel, and Mary H. Lee "Chytrid Fungus in Frogs from an Equatorial African Montane Forest in Western Uganda," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 43(3), 521-524, (1 July 2007). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-43.3.521
Received: 17 July 2006; Published: 1 July 2007
KEYWORDS
Africa
amphibians
Anura
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Chytridiomycota
Uganda
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