Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Confiscated Telmatobius in Lima, Peru

Zevallos, Samanta; Elías Piperis, Roberto Kosmas; Reading, Richard-P.; Berenguel, Raul-A.; Weaver, Thomas-J.

dc.contributor.author	Zevallos, Samanta
dc.contributor.author	Elías Piperis, Roberto Kosmas
dc.contributor.author	Berenguel, Raul-A.
dc.contributor.author	Weaver, Thomas-J.
dc.contributor.author	Reading, Richard-P.
dc.date.accessioned	2019-02-06T14:48:08Z
dc.date.available	2019-02-06T14:48:08Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/5183
dc.description.abstract	The Peruvian Andes are the home of 27 species of frogs of the genus Telmatobius, many of which are critically endangered. Illegal trade of adult frogs for purported medical properties likely represents the major threat facing these species. This activity, besides reducing their populations, may contribute to the dissemination of the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which causes chytridiomycosis, a disease posing a threat to many populations of amphibians. We screened frogs confiscated by the Administration of Forestry and Wildlife in Lima, Peru, for Bd. We used real-time PCR to diagnose Bd at the Laboratory of Wildlife, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootecnics, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, in Lima and Pisces Molecular Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado, US. Of 62 samples collected during this study, 60% (37) were PCR positive for Bd, confirming that illegal trade of amphibians can pose a risk for disseminating Bd.	en_US
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	Wildlife Disease Association
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of Wildlife Diseases
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject	Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis	en_US
dc.subject	illegal trade	en_US
dc.subject	Mycoses	en_US
dc.subject	PCR	en_US
dc.subject	Telmatobius	en_US
dc.subject	Animals	en_US
dc.subject	Anura/microbiology	en_US
dc.subject	Chytridiomycota/pathogenicity	en_US
dc.subject	Endangered Species	en_US
dc.subject	Peru	en_US
dc.title	Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Confiscated Telmatobius in Lima, Peru	en_US
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.7589/2016-01-006
dc.subject.ocde	https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.06.13
dc.relation.issn	1943-3700