期刊
FUNGAL ECOLOGY
卷 17, 期 -, 页码 187-196出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2015.05.003
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Emerging fungal pathogen; Herpetology; Massasaugas; Pitvipers; Snake fungal disease; Wildlife diseases
Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, the causative agent of snake fungal disease, is a serious emerging fungal pathogen of North American-endemic and captive snakes. We provide a detailed literature review, introduce new ecological and biological information and consider aspects of O. ophiodiicola that need further investigation. The current biological evidence suggests that this fungus can persist as an environmental saprobe in soil, as well as colonizing living hosts. Not unlike other emerging fungal pathogens, many fundamental questions such as the origin of O. ophiodiicola, mode of transmission, environmental influences, and effective treatment options still need to be investigated. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd and The British Mycological Society. All rights reserved.
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