Other Animal Disease — Brazil
A disease-inducing fungus in amphibians worldwide could become deadlier as different genetic variations emerge, according to research led by the University of Alabama (UA).
Biologists tested the harmfulness of a Brazilian hybrid form of _Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis_, known simply as Bd or the amphibian chytrid fungus, as well as both parent forms, on species of frogs from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. They found infections and strength of the illness increased with the hybrid
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