Emerging fungal pathogen Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola in wild European snakes
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-03352-1
Abstract: Snake fungal disease (SFD) is an emerging disease of conservation concern in eastern North America. Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, the causative agent of SFD, has been isolated from over 30 species of wild snakes from six families… read more here.
Keywords: ophidiomyces ophiodiicola; pathogen; wild snakes; wild european ... See more keywords
A Cross-Inoculation Experiment Reveals that Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola and Nannizziopsis guarroi Can Each Infect Both Snakes and Lizards
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DOI: 10.1128/aem.02168-22
Abstract: Our experiment using Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola and Nannizziopsis guarroi is the first to look more critically at these pathogens’ host range. We are the first to identify that both fungal pathogens can infect both corn snakes… read more here.
Keywords: experiment; nannizziopsis; host; ophidiomyces ophiodiicola ... See more keywords