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chytridiomycosis

chytridiomycosis noun: an infectious disease of amphibians caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (amphibian chytrid fungus) or (chiefly in salamanders and newts) by Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans.

Noun

chytridiomycosis (usually uncountable, plural chytridiomycoses)

  1. (usually) An infectious disease of amphibians caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (amphibian chytrid fungus) or (chiefly in salamanders and newts) by Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans.
    • In epidemic outbreaks and when it is present as an endemic, vulnerability to chytridiomycosis caused by B. dendrobatidis varies widely among species.2010, Ross A. Alford, “2: Declines and the Global Status of Amphibians”, in Donald W. Sparling, Greg Linder, Christine A. Bishop, Sherry Krest, editors, Ecotoxicology of Amphibians and Reptiles, 2nd...
    • Pathogenic fungi have substantial effects on global diversity, and 2 emerging pathogenic species—the chytridiomycete Batrachochrytium dendrobatidis, which causes chytridiomycosis in amphibians, and the ascomycete Geomyces destructans, which causes white-nose syndrome in hibernating bats—are...2013, Evan A. Eskew, Brian D. Todd, Parallels in Amphibian and Bat Declines from Pathogenic Fungi, D. Peter Drotman (editor-in-chief), Emerging Infectious Diseases, Volume 19, Issues 1-3, Centers for...

Forms of chytridiomycosis

pluralchytridiomycoses

Origin of chytridiomycosis

From chytridio- + mycosis, from Ancient Greek χυτρίδιον (khutrídion, “little pot”), and μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom”).

Questions about chytridiomycosis

What does chytridiomycosis mean?
Chytridiomycosis means an infectious disease of amphibians caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (amphibian chytrid fungus) or (chiefly in salamanders and newts) by Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans.
What part of speech is chytridiomycosis?
Chytridiomycosis is a noun.
What is the plural of chytridiomycosis?
The plural of chytridiomycosis is chytridiomycoses.

Words near chytridiomycosis in the dictionary

  1. chytrid
  2. chytridiaceous
  3. chytridiomycete
  4. chytridiomycetes
  5. chytridiomycoses
  6. chytridiomycosis
  7. chytridiomyosis
  8. chytridiose
  9. chytridioses
  10. chytridiosis
  11. chytrids

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