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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Midges not only sucks, but may carry lethal pathogens to wild amphibians

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Author(s):
Toledo, Luis Felipe [1] ; Ruggeri, Joice [1] ; Leite Ferraz de Campos, Leonardo [2] ; Martins, Marcio [3] ; Neckel-Oliveira, Selvino [2] ; Breviglieri, Crasso Paulo Bosco [4]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Dept Biol Anim, Lab Hist Nat Anfibios Brasileiros LaHNAB, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Santa Catarina, Ctr Ciencias Biol, Dept Ecol & Zool, Programa Posgrad Ecol, Florianopolis, SC - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Ecol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[4] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Dept Biol Anim, Campinas, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: Biotropica; v. 53, n. 3 MAR 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 1
Abstract

The chytrid fungus (Bd) is one of the main causes of recent amphibian population declines and extinctions. However, one possible disease transmission pathway remained unexplored: the insect-borne transport between hosts. We found Bd DNA on specialized blood-sucking midges, which could indicate the transport of alive zoospores between amphibian hosts, in this case acting as Bd carriers in the wild. in Portuguese is available with online material. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 16/25358-3 - The chytrid fungus: from its origins to its consequences
Grantee:Luis Felipe de Toledo Ramos Pereira
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 17/01917-6 - Interaction between the chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and the Ranavirus in anuran assemblages from the Southern Atlantic forest
Grantee:Joice Ruggeri Gomes
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral