Early 1900 S Detection of Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis in Korean Amphibians

Overview

Journal PLoS One

Specialties General Medicine
Science

Date 2015 Mar 5

PMID 25738656

Citations 17

Authors

Jonathan J Fong

Tina L Cheng

Arnaud Bataille

Allan P Pessier

Bruce Waldman

Vance T Vredenburg

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Abstract

The pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a major conservation concern because of its role in decimating amphibian populations worldwide. We used quantitative PCR to screen 244 museum specimens from the Korean Peninsula, collected between 1911 and 2004, for the presence of Bd to gain insight into its history in Asia. Three specimens of Rugosa emeljanovi (previously Rana or Glandirana rugosa), collected in 1911 from Wonsan, North Korea, tested positive for Bd. Histology of these positive specimens revealed mild hyperkeratosis - a non-specific host response commonly found in Bd-infected frogs - but no Bd zoospores or zoosporangia. Our results indicate that Bd was present in Korea more than 100 years ago, consistent with hypotheses suggesting that Korean amphibians may be infected by endemic Asian Bd strains.

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