Chytridiomycosis in two species of Telmatobius (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Argentina.
Dead specimens of Telmatobius atacamensis and T. pisanoi were found in 2 localities in northwestern Argentina. The diagnosis was positive for chytridiomycosis caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Zoosporangia were identified in different stages: immature, mature with zoospores, empty and collapsed. This is the second report of chytridiomycosis in Argentina but the first one involving highly endangered species.
Barrionuevo
Sebastián
S
Instituto de Herpetología, Fundación Miguel Lillo, Miguel Lillo 251 (4000) Tucumán, Argentina. pretorum@hotmail.com
Mangione
Susana
S
D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000382:microbiology*; D001118:Argentina; D008411:Chytridiomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006652:Histological Techniques / Q000662:veterinary; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology