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Provedor de dados: | 5
País: | France
Título: | Development and worldwide use of non-lethal, and minimal population-level impact, protocols for the isolation of amphibian chytrid fungi
Autores: | Fisher, Matthew C.; Ghosh, Pria; Shelton, Jennifer M. G.; Bates, Kieran; Brookes, Lola; Wierzbicki, Claudia; Rosa, Goncalo M.; Farrer, Rhys A.; Aanensen, David M.; Alvarado-rybak, Mario; Bataille, Arnaud; Berger, Lee; Boell, Susanne; Bosch, Jaime; Clare, Frances C.; Courtois, Elodie A.; Crottini, Angelica; Cunningham, Andrew A.; Doherty-bone, Thomas M.; Gebresenbet, Fikirte; Gower, David J.; Hoglund, Jacob; James, Timothy Y; Jenkinson, Thomas S.; Kosch, Tiffany A.; Lambertini, Carolina; Laurila, Anssi; Lin, Chun-fu; Loyau, Adeline; Martel, An; Meurling, Sara; Miaud, Claude; Minting, Pete; Ndriantsoa, Serge; O'Hanlon, Simon J.; Pasmans, Frank; Rakotonanahary, Tsanta; Rabemananjara, Falitiana C. E.; Ribeiro, Luisa P.; Schmeller, Dirk S.; Schmidt, Benedikt R.; Skerratt, Lee; Smith, Freya; Soto-azat, Claudio; Tessa, Giulia; Toledo, Luis Felipe; Valenzuela-sanchez, Andres; Verster, Ruhan; Voeroes, Judit; Waldman, Bruce; Webb, Rebecca J.; Weldon, Che; Wombwell, Emma; Zamudio, Kelly R.; Longcore, Joyce E.; Garner, Trenton W. J.
Data: | 2018-05
Ano: | 2018
Resumo: | Parasitic chytrid fungi have emerged as a significant threat to amphibian species worldwide, necessitating the development of techniques to isolate these pathogens into culture for research purposes. However, early methods of isolating chytrids from their hosts relied on killing amphibians. We modified a pre-existing protocol for isolating chytrids from infected animals to use toe clips and biopsies from toe webbing rather than euthanizing hosts, and distributed the protocol to researchers as part of the BiodivERsA project RACE; here called the RML protocol. In tandem, we developed a lethal procedure for isolating chytrids from tadpole mouthparts. Reviewing a database of use a decade after their inception, we find that these methods have been applied across 5 continents, 23 countries and in 62 amphibian species. Isolation of chytrids by the non-lethal RML protocol occured in 18% of attempts with 207 fungal isolates and three species of chytrid being recovered. Isolation of chytrids from tadpoles occured in 43% of attempts with 334 fungal isolates of one species (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) being recovered. Together, these methods have resulted in a significant reduction and refinement of our use of threatened amphibian species and have improved our ability to work with this group of emerging pathogens.
Tipo: | Text
Idioma: | Inglês

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https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00442/55317/78944.pdf

https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00442/55317/78945.pdf

https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00442/55317/78946.pdf

DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-24472-2

https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00442/55317/

Editor: | Nature Publishing Group
Formato: | application/pdf
Fonte: | Scientific Reports (2045-2322) (Nature Publishing Group), 2018-05 , Vol. 8 , P. 7772 (8p.)

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