Md Rahman md.m.rahman@durham.ac.uk
PGR Student Doctor of Philosophy
First Detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Wild Frogs from Bangladesh
Rahman, Md. Mokhlesur; Jahan, Hawa; Rabbe, Md. Fazle; Chakraborty, Moumita; Salauddin, Md
Authors
Hawa Jahan
Md. Fazle Rabbe
Moumita Chakraborty
Md Salauddin
Abstract
Global amphibian populations are facing a novel threat, chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which is responsible for the severe decline of a number of species across several continents. Chytridiomycosis in Asia is a relatively recent discovery yet there have been no reports on Bd-presence in Bangladeshi amphibians. We conducted a preliminary study on 133 wild frogs from seven sites in Bangladesh between April and July 2018. Nested PCR analysis showed 20 samples (15.04%) and 50% of the tested taxa (9 species from 6 genera and 4 families) as Bd-positive. Eight of the nine species are discovered as newly infected hosts. Analysis of Bd-positive samples shows prevalence does not significantly vary among different land cover categories, although the occurrence is higher in forested areas. The prevalence rate is similar in high and low disturbed areas, but the range of occurrence is statistically higher in low disturbance areas. Maximum entropy distribution modeling indicates high probabilities of Bd occurrence in hilly and forested areas in southeast and central-north Bangladesh. The Bd-specific ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 ribosomal gene sequence from the Bd-positive samples tested is completely identical. A neighbor-joining phylogenetic tree reveals that the identified strain shares a common ancestry with strains previously discovered in different Asian regions. Our results provide the first evidence of Bd-presence in Bangladeshi amphibians, inferring that diversity is at risk. The effects of environmental and climatic factors along with quantitative PCR analysis are required to determine the infection intensity and susceptibility of amphibians in the country.
Citation
Rahman, M. M., Jahan, H., Rabbe, M. F., Chakraborty, M., & Salauddin, M. (2021). First Detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Wild Frogs from Bangladesh. EcoHealth, 18(1), 31-43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-021-01522-2
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 17, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | May 24, 2021 |
Publication Date | 2021-03 |
Deposit Date | Jul 19, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 28, 2024 |
Journal | EcoHealth |
Print ISSN | 1612-9202 |
Electronic ISSN | 1612-9210 |
Publisher | Springer |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 18 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 31-43 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-021-01522-2 |
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This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in EcoHealth. The final authenticated version is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10393-021-01522-2
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