Recommendations on diagnostic tools for Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans

• Published in: Transboundary and emerging diseases Vol. 65; no. 2; pp. e478 - e488
• Main Authors: Thomas, V., Blooi, M., Van Rooij, P., Van Praet, S., Verbrugghe, E., Grasselli, E., Lukac, M., Smith, S., Pasmans, F., Martel, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.04.2018
• Subjects: Amphibians; Batrachochytrium; Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans; chytrid fungi; Chytridiomycosis; Diagnosis; diagnostic sensitivity; Diagnostic software; diagnostic specificity; Diagnostic systems; diagnostic techniques; emerging diseases; emerging infectious disease; Europe; formaldehyde; Guidelines; Immunohistochemistry; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; real‐time PCR; Reproducibility; Reptiles & amphibians; screening; Standardization; Europe; emerging infectious disease; diagnosis; real-time PCR; Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans; chytrid fungi; amphibians

Summary Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) poses a major threat to amphibian, and more specifically caudata, diversity. Bsal is currently spreading through Europe, and mitigation measures aimed at stopping its spread and preventing its introduction into naïve environments are urgently needed....