Quantitative PCR detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis DNA from sediments and water: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Abstract/Summary

The fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) causes chytridiomycosis, a disease implicated in amphibian declines on 5 continents. We developed filtering and PCR based quantiative methods to detect Bd in water and sediments. Our methods provide a new tool to investigate critical aspects of Bd in the environment.

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