Borteiro Claudio, Cruz Juan Carlos, Kolenc Francisco, Aramburu Andrea
Río de Janeiro 4058, CP 12800, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Dis Aquat Organ. 2009 Apr 6;84(2):159-62. doi: 10.3354/dao02035.
Amphibian chytridiomycosis caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is reported in Uruguayan native amphibians for the first time. Histological evidence of infection was observed in tadpoles of Hypsiboas pulchellus, Odontophrynus maisuma, Physalaemus henselii, and Scinax squalirostris. The effects of chytridiomycosis on these species are still unknown. However, the disease is of potential concern for the conservation of the apparently declining species P. henselii and also for O. maisuma, given its restricted distribution in habitats which are being increasingly disturbed.
首次在乌拉圭本土两栖动物中发现由蛙壶菌引起的两栖动物壶菌病。在美蛙雨蛙、马氏齿蟾、亨氏泡蟾和尖吻琴蛙的蝌蚪中观察到感染的组织学证据。壶菌病对这些物种的影响仍不清楚。然而，鉴于亨氏泡蟾这一明显数量下降的物种以及马氏齿蟾（其分布在日益受到干扰的栖息地中，范围有限）的保护，这种疾病值得关注。
