Amphibian Plague

Chytrid Fungus Causes Chytridiomycosis: Deadly Amphibian Plague Infects Zebrafish

Medicine & Technology Apr 25, 2017

The scientific name for Chytrid fungus is Batrachochytrium dendrobatids (Bd). It is known for severely affecting more than 700 amphibian species around the world and is responsible for the extinction of species than any other infectious disease, which is known to science till date.

Bsal Genes Sequenced By Scientists Sheds Hope To Save Salamanders From Extinction

Mar 29, 2017

Researchers joined their efforts together to sequence the genes of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) or the "amphibian plague" which is accountable for the declining of the salamander and newt's population as well as the increasing rate of their deaths.

Amphibian Plague

Chytrid Fungus Causes Chytridiomycosis: Deadly Amphibian Plague Infects Zebrafish

Bsal Genes Sequenced By Scientists Sheds Hope To Save Salamanders From Extinction

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