Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on May 10, 2010
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Enzootic and epizootic dynamics of the chytrid fungal pathogen of amphibians. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 3.63
Multiple emergences of genetically diverse amphibian-infecting chytrids include a globalized hypervirulent recombinant lineage. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2011) 2.78
Coincident mass extirpation of neotropical amphibians with the emergence of the infectious fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2011) 2.33
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Populations of a susceptible amphibian species can grow despite the presence of a pathogenic chytrid fungus. PLoS One (2012) 1.01
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Amphibian pathogens in Southeast Asian frog trade. Ecohealth (2013) 0.94
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First evidence of amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and ranavirus in Hong Kong amphibian trade. PLoS One (2014) 0.89
Effects of an infectious fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, on amphibian predator-prey interactions. PLoS One (2011) 0.89
Experimental evidence for American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) susceptibility to chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis). Ecohealth (2013) 0.89
Co-Infection by Chytrid Fungus and Ranaviruses in Wild and Harvested Frogs in the Tropical Andes. PLoS One (2016) 0.89
Adaptive tolerance to a pathogenic fungus drives major histocompatibility complex evolution in natural amphibian populations. Proc Biol Sci (2016) 0.88
Unexpected rarity of the pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Appalachian Plethodon Salamanders: 1957-2011. PLoS One (2014) 0.88
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Retrospective survey of museum specimens reveals historically widespread presence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in China. Ecohealth (2014) 0.87
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Do frogs get their kicks on Route 66? Continental U.S. transect reveals spatial and temporal patterns of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection. PLoS One (2011) 0.87
Correlates of virulence in a frog-killing fungal pathogen: evidence from a California amphibian decline. ISME J (2014) 0.85
Pathogenic chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, but not B. salamandrivorans, detected on eastern hellbenders. PLoS One (2015) 0.84
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Early 1900 s detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Korean amphibians. PLoS One (2015) 0.84
Motile zoospores of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis move away from antifungal metabolites produced by amphibian skin bacteria. Ecohealth (2011) 0.84
Assessing the ability of swab data to determine the true burden of infection for the amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Ecohealth (2016) 0.83
Sodium chloride inhibits the growth and infective capacity of the amphibian chytrid fungus and increases host survival rates. PLoS One (2012) 0.83
Seasonal and ontogenetic variation of skin microbial communities and relationships to natural disease dynamics in declining amphibians. R Soc Open Sci (2015) 0.82
Fungal infection intensity and zoospore output of Atelopus zeteki, a potential acute chytrid supershedder. PLoS One (2014) 0.82
Introduction of ranavirus to isolated wood frog populations could cause local extinction. Ecohealth (2014) 0.82
Genomic Correlates of Virulence Attenuation in the Deadly Amphibian Chytrid Fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. G3 (Bethesda) (2015) 0.82
Prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in 120 archived specimens of Lithobates catesbeianus (American bullfrog) collected in California, 1924-2007. Ecohealth (2014) 0.82
Large-scale recovery of an endangered amphibian despite ongoing exposure to multiple stressors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2016) 0.82
Predicted and observed mortality from vector-borne disease in small songbirds. Biol Conserv (2013) 0.81
Unlikely remedy: fungicide clears infection from pathogenic fungus in larval southern leopard frogs (Lithobates sphenocephalus). PLoS One (2012) 0.81
Ubiquity of the pathogenic chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, in Anuran communities in Panamá. Ecohealth (2011) 0.81
Experimental evolution alters the rate and temporal pattern of population growth in Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a lethal fungal pathogen of amphibians. Ecol Evol (2014) 0.81
Susceptibility to disease varies with ontogeny and immunocompetence in a threatened amphibian. Oecologia (2016) 0.81
Host-specific thermal profiles affect fitness of a widespread pathogen. Ecol Evol (2014) 0.80
Confidence intervals for population allele frequencies: the general case of sampling from a finite diploid population of any size. PLoS One (2014) 0.80
Pathophysiology in mountain yellow-legged frogs (Rana muscosa) during a chytridiomycosis outbreak. PLoS One (2012) 0.80
Environment, host, and fungal traits predict continental-scale white-nose syndrome in bats. Sci Adv (2016) 0.79
Hydrologic variability governs population dynamics of a vulnerable amphibian in an arid environment. PLoS One (2015) 0.79
There is no evidence for a temporal link between pathogen arrival and frog extinctions in north-eastern Australia. PLoS One (2012) 0.79
Effects of Pesticide Mixtures on Host-Pathogen Dynamics of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus. PLoS One (2015) 0.79
Evidence of a salt refuge: chytrid infection loads are suppressed in hosts exposed to salt. Oecologia (2014) 0.79
Prevalence and Seasonality of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Along Widely Separated Longitudes Across the United States. Ecohealth (2016) 0.78
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans is the predominant chytrid fungus in Vietnamese salamanders. Sci Rep (2017) 0.78
High occupancy of stream salamanders despite high ranavirus prevalence in a southern appalachians watershed. Ecohealth (2013) 0.78
Temperature variability and moisture synergistically interact to exacerbate an epizootic disease. Proc Biol Sci (2015) 0.78
Invasion of the Fungal Pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on California Islands. Ecohealth (2015) 0.78
Trophic dynamics in an aquatic community: interactions among primary producers, grazers, and a pathogenic fungus. Oecologia (2014) 0.77
DNA Extraction Method Affects the Detection of a Fungal Pathogen in Formalin-Fixed Specimens Using qPCR. PLoS One (2015) 0.77
Defects in host immune function in tree frogs with chronic chytridiomycosis. PLoS One (2014) 0.77
Widespread occurrence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in contemporary and historical samples of the endangered Bombina pachypus along the Italian peninsula. PLoS One (2013) 0.77
Trypan blue dye is an effective and inexpensive way to determine the viability of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis zoospores. Ecohealth (2014) 0.77
Recent Emergence of a Chytrid Fungal Pathogen in California Cascades Frogs (Rana cascadae). Ecohealth (2016) 0.77
Extremely low prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in frog populations from neotropical dry forest of Costa Rica supports the existence of a climatic refuge from disease. Ecohealth (2014) 0.76
Within-host dynamics of infection: from ecological insights to evolutionary predictions. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2015) 0.76
History, novelty, and emergence of an infectious amphibian disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2013) 0.76
Why does Amphibian Chytrid (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) not occur everywhere? An exploratory study in Missouri ponds. PLoS One (2013) 0.76
American Bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) Resist Infection by Multiple Isolates of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, Including One Implicated in Wild Mass Mortality. Ecohealth (2015) 0.76
Dynamics of Chytridiomycosis during the Breeding Season in an Australian Alpine Amphibian. PLoS One (2015) 0.76
Transition of chytrid fungus infection from mouthparts to hind limbs during amphibian metamorphosis. Ecohealth (2014) 0.76
Dynamics and genetics of a disease-driven species decline to near extinction: lessons for conservation. Sci Rep (2016) 0.76
DNA Barcoding Survey of Anurans across the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia and the Impact of the Andes on Cryptic Diversity. PLoS One (2015) 0.76
A new species of Telmatobius (Amphibia, Anura, Telmatobiidae) from the Pacific slopes of the Andes, Peru. Zookeys (2015) 0.75
Antifungal Bacteria on Woodland Salamander Skin Exhibit High Taxonomic Diversity and Geographic Variability. Appl Environ Microbiol (2017) 0.75
Seasonal Variation in Population Abundance and Chytrid Infection in Stream-Dwelling Frogs of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. PLoS One (2015) 0.75
Historical amphibian declines and extinctions in Brazil linked to chytridiomycosis. Proc Biol Sci (2017) 0.75
Integral Projection Models for host-parasite systems with an application to amphibian chytrid fungus. Methods Ecol Evol (2016) 0.75
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Widespread amphibian extinctions from epidemic disease driven by global warming. Nature (2006) 13.56
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Rapid quantitative detection of chytridiomycosis (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in amphibian samples using real-time Taqman PCR assay. Dis Aquat Organ (2004) 5.77
Pathogenesis of chytridiomycosis, a cause of catastrophic amphibian declines. Science (2009) 4.45
Diagnostic assays and sampling protocols for the detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Dis Aquat Organ (2007) 3.78
Enzootic and epizootic dynamics of the chytrid fungal pathogen of amphibians. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 3.63
Riding the wave: reconciling the roles of disease and climate change in amphibian declines. PLoS Biol (2008) 3.30
Emerging infectious disease as a proximate cause of amphibian mass mortality. Ecology (2006) 2.65
Reversing introduced species effects: Experimental removal of introduced fish leads to rapid recovery of a declining frog. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2004) 2.54
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Rapid global expansion of the fungal disease chytridiomycosis into declining and healthy amphibian populations. PLoS Pathog (2009) 2.01
Population genetics of the frog-killing fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2007) 1.99
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Fungicidal effects of chemical disinfectants, UV light, desiccation and heat on the amphibian chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Dis Aquat Organ (2003) 1.87
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Using itraconazole to clear Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection, and subsequent depigmentation of Alytes muletensis tadpoles. Dis Aquat Organ (2009) 1.38
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Nonnative trout impact an alpine-nesting bird by altering aquatic-insect subsidies. Ecology (2010) 1.31
Spatial dynamics of lyme disease: a review. Ecohealth (2008) 1.24
Temperature alters reproductive life history patterns in Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a lethal pathogen associated with the global loss of amphibians. Ecol Evol (2012) 1.19
Quantifying the disease transmission function: effects of density on Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis transmission in the mountain yellow-legged frog Rana muscosa. J Anim Ecol (2007) 1.18
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A network extension of species occupancy models in a patchy environment applied to the Yosemite Toad (Anaxyrus canorus). PLoS One (2013) 0.94
Allee effect limits colonization success of sexually reproducing zooplankton. Ecology (2008) 0.93
Predators, parasitoids, and pathogens: a cross-cutting examination of intraguild predation theory. Ecology (2007) 0.93
Host suppression and stability in a parasitoid-host system: experimental demonstration. Science (2005) 0.92
Multiple stressors and amphibian declines: dual impacts of pesticides and fish on yellow-legged frogs. Ecol Appl (2007) 0.92
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