TY - JOUR

T1 - First record of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on amphibians in Romania

AU - Vörös, Judit

AU - Bosch, Jaime

AU - Dán, Ádám

AU - Hartel, Tibor

PY - 2013/12/1

Y1 - 2013/12/1

N2 - Here we report for the first time the presence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Romania. Seventyseven amphibians belonging to four species were sampled in four regions of Transylvania: Sighisoara, Corund, Miercurea-Ciuc and Apuseni Mountains. Infected individuals were found in Sighisoara and Apuseni. Long term studies in Sighisoara region suggests that no unusual mass mortality occurs in the amphibian populations sampled for this study. We suspect that amphibians coexist with the chytrid. Further studies are urgently needed to understand the origin, ways of spreading, distribution, and potential impacts of Bd on amphibian populations in this country.

AB - Here we report for the first time the presence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Romania. Seventyseven amphibians belonging to four species were sampled in four regions of Transylvania: Sighisoara, Corund, Miercurea-Ciuc and Apuseni Mountains. Infected individuals were found in Sighisoara and Apuseni. Long term studies in Sighisoara region suggests that no unusual mass mortality occurs in the amphibian populations sampled for this study. We suspect that amphibians coexist with the chytrid. Further studies are urgently needed to understand the origin, ways of spreading, distribution, and potential impacts of Bd on amphibian populations in this country.

KW - Biology

KW - Amphibian

KW - Chytrid

KW - Conservation

KW - Romania

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84890089851&partnerID=8YFLogxK

M3 - Journal articles

AN - SCOPUS:84890089851

VL - 9

SP - 446

EP - 449

JO - North-Western Journal of Zoology

JF - North-Western Journal of Zoology

SN - 1584-9074

IS - 2

ER -