First record of Saprolegnia sp. in a population of amphibians in Colombia
Objective: Most research related to the decline of amphibians has been focused on the detection of the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. This fungus is the main pathogen detected around the world. However, research has shown the presence of another fungus, Saprolegnia ferax, as a ca...
| Autor Principal: | Prada-Salcedo, Luis Daniel; Unidad de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (UNIDIA), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. |
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| Otros Autores: | Franco-Correa, Marcela; Unidad de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (UNIDIA), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia., Acosta-Galvis, Andrés Rymel; Profesional Independiente. Consultor |
| Formato: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Idioma: | eng |
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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
2011
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http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/scientarium/article/view/1800 |
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Objective: Most research related to the decline of amphibians has been focused on the detection of the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. This fungus is the main pathogen detected around the world. However, research has shown the presence of another fungus, Saprolegnia ferax, as a cause of mortality in amphibians in North America. Our study suggests a possible interspecific transmission caused by the presence of rainbow trout; thus, amphibian declines may not be attributable only to the presence of a single pathogen, but to other organisms and factors. Materials and methods: Our study revealed the presence of Saprolegnia sp. in the Andean frog Atelopus mittermeieri using the imprinting technique with lactophenol blue staining, which allowed the typical structures of this fungus to be observed. Results: The importance of this discovery is the presence of two pathogenic fungi, B. dendrobatidis and Saprolegnia, which affecting simultaneously a population of amphibians. This finding brings attention to the eventual presence of other microorganisms that might be involved individually or collectively in the decline of amphibian species. Conclusions: This record suggests a possible transmission between rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), an introduced species in the highlands of Colombia, which shares the same habitats with different species of amphibians in the Sanctuary of Flora and Fauna Guanentá in the upper river Fonce in the mid Cordillera Oriental of Colombia. Key words: decline, Amphibians, Saprolegnia, Fishes, Atelopus, Colombia. |
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