학술논문
The novel ' Candidatus Amphibiichlamydia ranarum' is highly prevalent in invasive exotic bullfrogs ( Lithobates catesbeianus).
Document Type
Article
Author
Martel, An; Adriaensen, Connie; Sharifian ‐ Fard, Mojdeh; Vandewoestyne, Mado; Deforce, Dieter; Favoreel, Herman; Bergen, Karolien; Spitzen ‐ van der Sluijs, Annemarieke; Devisscher, Sander; Adriaens, Tim; Louette, Gerald; Baert, Kristof; Hyatt, Alex; Crameri, Sandra; Haesebrouck, Freddy; Pasmans, Frank
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Subject
*CANDIDATUS
*BULLFROG
*CHYTRIDIOMYCOSIS
*CHLAMYDIACEAE
*AMPHIBIAN diseases
*CHLAMYDIALES
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ISSN
1758-2229
Abstract
Knowledge concerning microbial infectious diseases in the current amphibian crisis is rudimentary and largely limited to ranavirosis and chytridiomycosis. The family Chlamydiaceae is gaining attention as a common cause of disease in amphibians and may harbour new and emerging amphibian pathogens. We identified a novel species of Chlamydiales (Candidatus Amphibiichlamydia ranarum) with a prevalence of 71% in exotic invasive bullfrog tadpoles ( Lithobates catesbeianus) from an introduced population in the Netherlands. The sequence of a 1474 bp 16S rRNA gene fragment showed that the novel taxon forms a well-defined clade with ' Candidatus Amphibiichlamydia salamandrae' within the Chlamydiaceae family. Although none of the tadpoles examined showed signs of clinical disease, urgent evaluation of its pathogenic potential for native amphibian species is required. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]