| Literature DB >> 20951224 |
Jamie Voyles1, Erica B Rosenblum, Lee Berger.
Abstract
The fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) causes a lethal skin disease of amphibians, chytridiomycosis, which has caused catastrophic amphibian die-offs around the world. This review provides a summary of host characteristics, pathogen characteristics and host-pathogen responses to infection that are important for understanding disease development.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20951224 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2010.09.015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Microbes Infect ISSN: 1286-4579 Impact factor: 2.700