Chytridiomycosis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chytridiomycosis is a noun meaning An infectious disease of amphibians caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (amphibian chytrid fungus) or (chiefly in salamanders and newts) by Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans.
Meaning
An infectious disease of amphibians caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (amphibian chytrid fungus) or (chiefly in salamanders and newts) by Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans.
Example Sentences
In epidemic outbreaks and when it is present as an endemic, vulnerability to chytridiomycosis caused by B. dendrobatidis varies widely among species.
Chytridiomycosis is a fungal disease that was first discovered in Queensland, Australia in 1993, though it has probably been in Australia since the 1970s.
Word Forms
- chytridiomycoses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chytrid, chytridiomycete, cystospore, trichosporonosis, ascochyta, chromomycosis.
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