PhoenixSerenity#SanFranciscoStateUniversity #scientists are among the many concerned about a #fungus that has been #detrimental for #amphibians #worldwide and is #contributing to a #loss of #biodiversity .
In a new #FrontiersInConservationScience paper, #SanFrancisco State #researchers detail the relatively recent #emergence and spread of a #deadly fungus (#BatrachochytriumDendrobatidis or Bd) among amphibians in #Africa
https://scienceblog.com/536972/the-last-of-us-fungus-attacking-african-amphibians/
#Nature #biological #ecological #NewStudy #NewReport #science
‘The Last of Us’ fungus attacking African amphibians
For the past few years, how a virus triggered a global pandemic has dominated conversations. Now, thanks to the TV show “The Last of Us” (about an apocalypse triggered by brain-eating ’shrooms), fungi have infected popular culture. The focus has been on pathogens that cause human disease, but what