Host Species is Linked to Pathogen Genotype for the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis)
Allison Q. Byrne, Anthony W. Waddle, Veronica Saenz, Michel E. B. Ohmer, Jef R. Jaeger, Corinne L. Richards‐Zawacki, Jamie Voyles, Erica Bree Rosenblum
The paper investigates the correlation between Bd-GPL genotype and host species identity in amphibians, revealing a previously unknown association and identifying the eastern US as a Bd diversity hotspot.
PLoS ONE · Mar 14, 2022Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology