Cryptic diversity of a widespread global pathogen reveals expanded threats to amphibian conservation

0518832 - BC 2020 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Byrne, A.Q. - Vredenburg, V.T. - Martel, A. - Pasmans, F. - Bell, R. C. - Blackburn, D. C. - Bletz, M.C. - Bosch, J. - Briggs, C.J. - Brown, R. M. - Catenazzi, A. - Lopez, M. F. - Figueroa-Valenzuela, R. - Ghose, S.L. - Jaeger, J.R. - Jani, A.J. - Jirků, Miloslav - Knapp, R.A. - Muňoz, A. - Portik, D. M. - Richards-Zawacki, C.L. - Rockney, H. - Rovito, S.M. - Stark, T. - Sulaeman, H. - Tao, N.T. - Voyles, J. - Waddle, A.W. - Yuan, Z. - Rosenblum, E.B.
Cryptic diversity of a widespread global pathogen reveals expanded threats to amphibian conservation.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Roč. 116, č. 41 (2019), s. 20382-20387. ISSN 0027-8424. E-ISSN 1091-6490
R&D Projects: GA ČR GAP506/10/2330
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : batrachochytrium-dendrobatidis * chytrid fungus * chytridiomycosis * dynamics * emergence * disease * extinction * bullfrog * spread * trade * Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis * amphibian * conservation * genetic monitoring
OECD category: Zoology
Impact factor: 9.412, year: 2019
Method of publishing: Open access
https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/116/41/20382.full.pdf

Biodiversity loss is one major outcome of human-mediated ecosystem disturbance. One way that humans have triggered wildlife declines is by transporting disease-causing agents to remote areas of the world. Amphibians have been hit particularly hard by disease due in part to a globally distributed pathogenic chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis [Bd]). Prior research has revealed important insights into the biology and distribution of Bd, however, there are still many outstanding questions in this system. Although we know that there are multiple divergent lineages of Bd that differ in pathogenicity, we know little about how these lineages are distributed around the world and where lineages may be coming into contact. Here, we implement a custom genotyping method for a global set of Bd samples. This method is optimized to amplify and sequence degraded DNA from noninvasive skin swab samples. We describe a divergent lineage of Bd, which we call BdASIA3, that appears to be widespread in Southeast Asia. This lineage co-occurs with the global panzootic lineage (BdGPL) in multiple localities. Additionally, we shed light on the global distribution of BdGPL and highlight the expanded range of another lineage, BdCAPE. Finally, we argue that more monitoring needs to take place where Bd lineages are coming into contact and where we know little about Bd lineage diversity. Monitoring need not use expensive or difficult field techniques but can use archived swab samples to further explore the history-and predict the future impacts-of this devastating pathogen.
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