Live Bullfrog Trade Implicated in Amphibian-Killing Disease
Yahoo News (USA) August 10th, 2012 05:12 PM: Live Bullfrog Trade Implicated in Amphibian-Killing Disease
Bullfrogs, often shipped live between continents to be eaten, are spreading the deadly chytrid fungus that is threatening amphibians worldwide, new research indicates.
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Re: Live Bullfrog Trade Implicated in Amphibian-Killing Disease
Yeah, bullfrogs are resistant to Chytrid... that really gave me both a shock and relief when I found out. Now I can brag:
"You think your frogs are cool? Mine are immune to chytrid!"
Nah, but still, it's interesting. If they could find out how Bullfrogs are immune and then somehow apply that genetic trait to other frogs, they could save many species.
My Amphibians:
1.0.0 Rana Catesbiana (Bumpy Digtoad )
1.0.0 Pseudacris Regilla (Levi )
1.1.0 Ambystoma Macrodactylum (Urtham and Gargan )
2.2.0 Bombina Orientalis ( Rosa, Sasha, Aleksis, and Dimitri )
Rest in Peace, Gnag the Nameless, Chrome, and Thermidor
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