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Detection of infectious fungal diseases of frogs inhabiting in Korea.

ABSTRACT: In recent years, there has been a rapid decrease in amphibian populations worldwide, and infectious diseases have been associated with this decline. Diseased frogs inhabiting Korea were collected from fields, and the diseases were identified by morphological and molecular analyses. Two fungal diseases-saprolegniasis and chromomycosis-were detected in the frogs. Saprolegniasis caused by Saprolegnia spp. was found in Rana plancyi chosenica from Gangwon-do and Rana huanrenensis from Chungbuk. Chromomycosis, which is caused by infection with Cladosporium cladosporioides, was detected in Rana catesbeiana from Busan.

SUBMITTER: Kim S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3755244 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Detection of infectious fungal diseases of frogs inhabiting in Korea.

Kim Suk S Eom Ahn-Heum AH Park Daesik D Ra Nam-Yong NY

Mycobiology 20080331 1

In recent years, there has been a rapid decrease in amphibian populations worldwide, and infectious diseases have been associated with this decline. Diseased frogs inhabiting Korea were collected from fields, and the diseases were identified by morphological and molecular analyses. Two fungal diseases-saprolegniasis and chromomycosis-were detected in the frogs. Saprolegniasis caused by Saprolegnia spp. was found in Rana plancyi chosenica from Gangwon-do and Rana huanrenensis from Chungbuk. Chrom ...[more]

PMID: 23997600

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Detection of infectious fungal diseases of frogs inhabiting in Korea.

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Detection of infectious fungal diseases of frogs inhabiting in Korea.

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