| Titre : | Magnitude of the US trade in amphibians and presence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and ranavirus infection in imported North American bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) |
| Auteurs : | Lisa M. Schloegel, Auteur ; Angela M. Picco, Auteur ; A. Marm Kilpatrick, Auteur ; Angela J. Davies, Auteur ; Alex D. Hyatt, Auteur ; Peter Daszak, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Biological Conservation (142(7) JUL 2009) |
| Article en page(s) : | 1420-1426 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Résumé : | Amphibians are globally threatened by anthropogenic habitat loss, the wildlife trade and emerging diseases. Previous authors have hypothesized that the spread of the amphibian disease chytridiomycosis (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and amphibian ranaviruses are associated with the international trade in live amphibians. The North American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) is thought to be a carrier of these pathogens, is globally traded as a live commodity, and is sold live in |



