Authors
Jessica Whinfield, Reid Tingley, Alison Tweedie, Jasmin Hufschmid, Paul Hick
Publication date
2022/1/1
Journal
The Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Volume
58
Issue
1
Pages
248-250
Publisher
Wildlife Disease Association
Description
Smooth newts (Lissotriton vulgaris) established recently in Melbourne, Australia. Previously, the population's disease status was unknown. Samples from 34 adults and 78 larvae, collected 2011–16, were tested for two pathogens driving the global amphibian extinction crisis. The fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis was identified (6.3% quantitative PCR positive); ranaviruses were not detected.
Total citations
20241
Scholar articles
J Whinfield, R Tingley, A Tweedie, J Hufschmid, P Hick - The Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2022