Widespread co-occurrence of virulent pathogens within California amphibian communities

Jason T. Hoverman; Joseph R. Mihaljevic; Katherine L.D. Richgels; Jacob L. Kerby; Pieter T.J. Johnson

doi:10.1007/s10393-012-0778-2

Widespread co-occurrence of virulent pathogens within California amphibian communities

Jason T. Hoverman
, Joseph R. Mihaljevic
, Katherine L.D. Richgels
, Jacob L. Kerby
, Pieter T.J. Johnson

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Abstract

The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, ranaviruses, and trematodes (Ribeiroia ondatrae and echinostomes) are highly virulent pathogens known to infect amphibians, yet the extent to which they cooccur within amphibian communities remains poorly understood. Using field surveillance of 85 wetlands in the East Bay region of California, USA, we found that 68% of wetlands had ≥2 pathogens and 36% had ≥3 pathogens. Wetlands with high pathogen species richness also tended to cluster spatially. Our results underscore the need for greater integration of multiple pathogens and their interactions into amphibian disease research and conservation efforts.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	288-292
Number of pages	5
Journal	EcoHealth
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-012-0778-2
State	Published - Sep 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Amphibian decline
Amphibian malformations
Chytridiomycosis
Coinfection
Concomitant infection
Disease ecology
Emerging infectious disease

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ecology
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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