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Amphibian Pathogens

Amphibian Pathogens is a biological construct denoting infectious microorganisms, including fungi, bacteria, viruses, and parasites, that specifically infect amphibian species and are distinguished by their capacity to drive population declines, disrupt ecosystem dynamics, and contribute to the broader context of wildlife zoonoses through cross-species transmission potential.

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Chytridiomycosis causes amphibian mortality associated with population declines in the rain forests of Australia and Central America

Lee Berger, Rick Speare, Peter Daszak et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1998 · 2K citations

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Widespread amphibian extinctions from epidemic disease driven by global warming

J. Alan Pounds, Martín R. Bustamante, Luis A. Coloma et al. · Nature · 2006 · 2K citations

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Are we in the midst of the sixth mass extinction? A view from the world of amphibians

David B. Wake, Vance T. Vredenburg · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2008 · 1.8K citations · Full text

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Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity

Ben C. Scheele, Frank Pasmans, Lee F. Skerratt et al. · Science · 2019 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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Rapid quantitative detection of chytridiomycosis (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in amphibian samples using real-time Taqman PCR assay

DG Boyle, DB Boyle, V Olsen et al. · Diseases of Aquatic Organisms · 2004 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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  1. LB
    Lee Berger

    James Cook University, Australia

    58 publications · 10.4K citations

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  2. TW
    Trenton W. J. Garner

    Zoological Society of London, United Kingdom

    47 publications · 6.4K citations

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  3. MC
    Matthew C. Fisher

    Imperial College London, United Kingdom

    47 publications · 6.7K citations

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  4. LF
    Lee F. Skerratt

    James Cook University, Australia

    40 publications · 6.3K citations

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  5. KR
    Kelly R. Zamudio

    Cornell University, United States

    35 publications · 5.4K citations

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  1. James Cook University

    Townsville, Australia

    56 h-index

    315 publications

    39.9K citations

  2. Zoological Society of London

    London, United Kingdom

    41 h-index

    187 publications

    23.6K citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    38 h-index

    107 publications

    17.8K citations

  4. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    32 h-index

    117 publications

    19.2K citations

  5. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    31 h-index

    85 publications

    11.1K citations

  6. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

    Madrid, Spain

    30 h-index

    67 publications

    7.1K citations

  7. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    29 h-index

    74 publications

    10.6K citations

  8. Oregon State University

    Corvallis, United States

    29 h-index

    101 publications

    10.4K citations

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  1. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

    128 publications · 8.7K citations

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  2. PLoS ONE

    98 publications · 5.5K citations

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  3. EcoHealth

    49 publications · 3.5K citations

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  4. Journal of Wildlife Diseases

    35 publications · 1.8K citations

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  5. Conservation Biology

    27 publications · 3.4K citations

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