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We present the first record of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) infecting endangered populations of the Tandilean Red-belly toad (Melanophryniscus aff. montevidensis). We obtained skin swab samples of 32 individuals. The prevalence was 35.5% and the infection levels varied between 0.34 and 915 Bd-genomic equivalents. This finding represents a new threat that could be affecting, in conjunction with the high habitat fragmentation, the viability of the studied populations. © 2015 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Biología.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:First record of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infecting threatened populations of Tandilean Red-belly toad (Melanophryniscus aff. montevidensis) in Argentina
Autor:Agostini, M.G.; Cortelezzi, A.; Berkunsky, I.; Soler, G.; Burrowes, P.
Filiación:Grupo de Estudios Sobre Biodiversidad en Agroecosistemas, Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Pabellón II Ciudad Universitaria, Caba, C1428EHA, Argentina
Instituto Multidisciplinario Sobre Ecosistemas y Desarrollo Sustentable, Universidad Nacional Del Centro, Campus Universitario, Paraje Arroyo Seco s/n, Tandil, (B7000GHG), Argentina
Instituto Superior de Formación Docente 10 Osvaldo Zarini, Belgrano 1619, Tandil, B7000KBB, Argentina
Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, P.O Box 70377, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Palabras clave:Amphibians; Chytridiomycosis; Highland grassland; Population decline
Año:2015
Volumen:86
Número:3
Página de inicio:826
Página de fin:828
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2015.07.007
Título revista:Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
Título revista abreviado:Rev. Mex. Biodiversidad
ISSN:18703453
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_18703453_v86_n3_p826_Agostini

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Agostini, M.G., Cortelezzi, A., Berkunsky, I., Soler, G. & Burrowes, P. (2015) . First record of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infecting threatened populations of Tandilean Red-belly toad (Melanophryniscus aff. montevidensis) in Argentina. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 86(3), 826-828.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2015.07.007
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Agostini, M.G., Cortelezzi, A., Berkunsky, I., Soler, G., Burrowes, P. "First record of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infecting threatened populations of Tandilean Red-belly toad (Melanophryniscus aff. montevidensis) in Argentina" . Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 86, no. 3 (2015) : 826-828.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2015.07.007
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Agostini, M.G., Cortelezzi, A., Berkunsky, I., Soler, G., Burrowes, P. "First record of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infecting threatened populations of Tandilean Red-belly toad (Melanophryniscus aff. montevidensis) in Argentina" . Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, vol. 86, no. 3, 2015, pp. 826-828.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2015.07.007
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Agostini, M.G., Cortelezzi, A., Berkunsky, I., Soler, G., Burrowes, P. First record of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infecting threatened populations of Tandilean Red-belly toad (Melanophryniscus aff. montevidensis) in Argentina. Rev. Mex. Biodiversidad. 2015;86(3):826-828.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2015.07.007