Leveraging preserved specimens of Nerodia to infer the spatiotemporal dynamics of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola via quantitative polymerase chain reaction
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9998
Abstract: Abstract Ophidiomyces ophidiicola (Oo) is a fungal pathogen and the causative agent of ophidiomycosis that has affected multiple snake taxa across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Ophidiomycosis has often been referred to as an… read more here.
Keywords: polymerase chain; ophidiomyces ophidiicola; quantitative polymerase; chain reaction ... See more keywords
Testing the febrile response of snakes inoculated with Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, the causative agent of snake fungal disease.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2021.103065
Abstract: Snake Fungal Disease (SFD) negatively impacts wild snake populations in the eastern United States and Europe. Ophidiomyces ophidiicola causes SFD and manifests clinically by the formation of heterophilic granulomas around the mouth and eyes, weight… read more here.
Keywords: snake fungal; fungal disease; response; ophidiomyces ophidiicola ... See more keywords