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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 44(3), 2008, pp. 712-715
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Detection of Chytridiomycosis Caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the Endangered Sardinian Newt (Euproctus platycephalus) in Southern Sardinia, Italy

 S. Bovero1,4, G. Sotgiu1, C. Angelini1, S. Doglio1,3, E. Gazzaniga1, A. A. Cunningham2 and T. W. J. Garner2

1 "Zirichiltaggi" S. W. C. Non-profit Association for Wildlife Conservation, Strada vicinale Filigheddu 62/C, 07100 Sassari, Italy
2 Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park, NW1 4RY, London, United Kingdom
3 CESMAP – Prehistoric Study Center and Museum of Prehistoric Art of Pinerolo, Turin, Italy
4 Corresponding author (email: stefano.bovero{at}tin.it)

ABSTRACT:   The chytridiomycete fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is known to be focally distributed across Europe, but has only been linked to "chytridiomycosis at a few locations in Spain. Here we report the second occurrence of chytridiomycosis in European amphibians. We found a population of endangered Sardinian newts (Euproctus platycephalus) exhibiting clinical signs of disease including loss of digits and patchy, discolored skin. Molecular examination of skin samples tested positive for B. dendrobatidis. The population of E. platycephalus has been in decline on a timescale consistent with the global emergence of chytridiomycosis, and the ecology of this salamander suggests that the disease in this species warrants concern.
  Key words:  Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, chytridiomycosis, Euproctus platycephalus, Sardinia.






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