Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection dynamics vary seasonally in upstate New York, USA.

@article{Lenker2014BatrachochytriumDI,
  title={Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection dynamics vary seasonally in upstate New York, USA.},
  author={Melissa A. Lenker and Anna E. Savage and C. Guilherme Becker and David Rodriguez and Kelly R. Zamudio},
  journal={Diseases of aquatic organisms},
  year={2014},
  volume={111 1},
  pages={
          51-60
        }
}
The amphibian disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is a major cause of worldwide amphibian declines and extinctions. Although several studies indicate that Bd prevalence and infection intensity vary seasonally, temporal variation of Bd at high-latitude sites, such as the northeastern USA, is still poorly characterized. We screened amphibians for Bd monthly at 2 study sites in New York State from April to October 2011 and used quantitative… 
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