A New Disease Caused by an Unidentified Etiological Agent Affects European Salamanders.
Mesomycetozoea
Salamandra salamandra
amphibians
fire salamander
pathogenic
protist
Journal
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
ISSN: 2076-2615
Titre abrégé: Animals (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101635614
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 Mar 2022
10 Mar 2022
Historique:
received:
10
02
2022
revised:
03
03
2022
accepted:
04
03
2022
entrez:
25
3
2022
pubmed:
26
3
2022
medline:
26
3
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
New pathologies are causing dramatic declines and extinctions of multiple amphibian species. In 2013, in one fire salamander population of Northern Italy, we found individuals with undescribed cysts at the throat level, a malady whose existence has not previously been reported in amphibians. With the aim of describing this novel disease, we performed repeated field surveys to assess the frequency of affected salamanders from 2014 to 2020, and integrated morphological, histological, and molecular analyses to identify the pathogen. The novel disease affected up to 22% of salamanders of the study population and started spreading to nearby populations. Cysts are formed by mucus surrounding protist-like cells about 30 µm long, characterized by numerous cilia/undulipodia. Morphological and genetic analyses did not yield a clear match with described organisms. The existence of this pathogen calls for the implementation of biosecurity protocols and more studies on the dynamics of transmission and the impact on wild populations.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35327092
pii: ani12060696
doi: 10.3390/ani12060696
pmc: PMC8944795
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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