Fungicidal effects of chemical disinfectants, UV light, desiccation and heat on the amphibian chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.

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Published in Dis Aquat Organ on December 29, 2003

Authors

Megan L Johnson1, Lee Berger, Lara Philips, Richard Speare

Author Affiliations

1: School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4810, Australia.

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