Baseline prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in a Central African rainforest amphibian community
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), the fungal pathogen that causes chytridiomycosis, has been implicated in severe amphibian population declines and extinctions globally, yet the pathogen’s distribution in Central Africa remains poorly documented. Gabon hosts exceptional amphibian diversity, but previous Bd surveys h...