Author | Briggs, C. & Birkin, S. |
Year | 2004 |
Title | Congo Red, an effective stain for revealing the chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, in epidermal skin scrapings from frogs |
Type | Paper |
Source | Mycologist Vol 18 (3): 98-103. |
Illustrations | Colour photomicrographs |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Reports this technique from Australia. |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis | Chytridiomycosis Amphibian Plague (Causative Organims), Amphibian Chytrid Disease | Fungi: Rhizophydiales |
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