Treatment of urodelans based on temperature dependent infection dynamics of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans. Blooi, M., Martel, A., Haesebrouck, F., Vercammen, F., Bonte, D., & Pasmans, F. Scientific Reports, 5:8037, January, 2015.
Treatment of urodelans based on temperature dependent infection dynamics of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
The recently emerged chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans currently causes amphibian population declines.We hypothesized that temperature dictates infection dynamics of B. salamandrivorans, and that therefore heat treatment may be applied to clear animals from infection. We examined the impact of environmental temperature on B. salamandrivorans infection and disease dynamics in fire salamanders (Salamandra salamandra). Colonization of salamanders by B. salamandrivorans occurred at 156C and 206C but not at 256C, with a significantly faster buildup of infection load and associated earlier mortality at 156C. Exposing B. salamandrivorans infected salamanders to 256C for 10 days resulted in complete clearance of infection and clinically cured all experimentally infected animals. This treatment protocol was validated in naturally infected wild fire salamanders. In conclusion, we show that B. salamandrivorans infection and disease dynamics are significantly dictated by environmental temperature, and that heat treatment is a viable option for clearing B. salamandrivorans infections.
@article{blooi_treatment_2015,
	title = {Treatment of urodelans based on temperature dependent infection dynamics of {Batrachochytrium} salamandrivorans},
	volume = {5},
	issn = {2045-2322},
	url = {http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/srep08037},
	doi = {10.1038/srep08037},
	abstract = {The recently emerged chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans currently causes amphibian population declines.We hypothesized that temperature dictates infection dynamics of B. salamandrivorans,
and that therefore heat treatment may be applied to clear animals from infection. We examined the impact
of environmental temperature on B. salamandrivorans infection and disease dynamics in fire salamanders
(Salamandra salamandra). Colonization of salamanders by B. salamandrivorans occurred at 156C and 206C
but not at 256C, with a significantly faster buildup of infection load and associated earlier mortality at 156C.
Exposing B. salamandrivorans infected salamanders to 256C for 10 days resulted in complete clearance of
infection and clinically cured all experimentally infected animals. This treatment protocol was validated in
naturally infected wild fire salamanders. In conclusion, we show that B. salamandrivorans infection and
disease dynamics are significantly dictated by environmental temperature, and that heat treatment is a
viable option for clearing B. salamandrivorans infections.},
	urldate = {2015-03-16TZ},
	journal = {Scientific Reports},
	author = {Blooi, M. and Martel, A. and Haesebrouck, F. and Vercammen, F. and Bonte, D. and Pasmans, F.},
	month = jan,
	year = {2015},
	keywords = {B.sal, Batrachochytrium},
	pages = {8037}
}

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