Chytridiomycosis

Kristin Winchell

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A lethal infectious disease in amphibians caused by the chytrid fungi Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans. Infections have caused global declines and the extinctions of many species of amphibians.

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Kristin Winchell
Co-founder of LITC along with E. Carlen and L. Miles. I’m an Assistant Professor in the Biology department at New York University. I study urban evolution from a functional morphological perspective. I like herps.