Case report of high mortality due to chytridiomycosis in transported Broadfoot Mushroomtongue Salamanders, Bolitoglossa platydactyla

Rebecca Hardman, Gabriela Parra-Olea, Mirna Grisel Garcia-Castillo, Omar Becerra Soria, M. Delia Basanta, E. Davis Carter, Matthew Gray, Patrick Cusaac, Debra Miller Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis or Bd) is a globally important pathogen implicated in several amphibian declines over the past few decades. However, it remains unclear how Bd has…