Tag Archive for PRO/AH> Perkinsea-like infection, amphibian – worldwide: conservation concern
PRO/AH> Perkinsea-like infection, amphibian – worldwide: conservation concern
Other Animal Disease -- Worldwide/UnknownAmphibians are among the most threatened animal groups. Population declines and extinctions have been linked, in part, to emerging infectious diseases. One such emerging disease has been attributed to Perkinsea-like protists causing mass mortality events in the United States. Using molecular methods, we evaluated the diversity of Perkinsea parasites in livers sampled from a wide taxonomic collection of tadpoles from 6 countries across 3 continents. We discovered Read more [...]
