ArticleScience (New York, N.Y.)2018
Recent Asian origin of chytrid fungi causing global amphibian declines.
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Simon J O'HanlonDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK. simon.ohanlon@gmail.com matthew.fisher@imperial.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-6852-3911
Adrien RieuxCIRAD, UMR PVBMT, 97410 St. Pierre, Reunion, France.
Rhys A FarrerDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8456-7458
Gonçalo M RosaInstitute of Zoology, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8658-8436
Bruce WaldmanLaboratory of Behavioral and Population Ecology, School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0006-5333
Arnaud BatailleLaboratory of Behavioral and Population Ecology, School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-3508-2144
Tiffany A KoschLaboratory of Behavioral and Population Ecology, School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5158-5748
Kris A MurrayDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.
Balázs BrankovicsWesterdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584CT Utrecht, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-0536-7787
Matteo FumagalliDepartment of Life Sciences, Silwood Park Campus, Imperial College London, Ascot, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4084-2953
Michael D MartinDepartment of Natural History, NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Erling Skakkes gate 49, NO-7012 Trondheim, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-2010-5139
Nathan WalesCentre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-0359-8450
Mario Alvarado-RybakCentro de Investigación para la Sustentabilidad, Facultad de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Andres Bello, Republica 440, Santiago, Chile.
Kieran A BatesDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1559-6014
Lee BergerOne Health Research Group, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9227-5439
Susanne BöllAgency for Population Ecology and Nature Conservancy, Gerbrunn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5197-2913
Lola BrookesInstitute of Zoology, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5354-0244
Frances ClareDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7564-6664
Elodie A CourtoisLaboratoire Ecologie, Évolution, Interactions des Systèmes Amazoniens (LEEISA), Université de Guyane, CNRS, IFREMER, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana.
Andrew A CunninghamInstitute of Zoology, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3543-6504
Thomas M Doherty-BoneConservation Programmes, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8074-5955
Pria GhoshDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.
David J GowerLife Sciences, Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1725-8863
William E HintzBiology Department, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 3N5, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3946-1010
Jacob HöglundDepartment of Ecology and Genetics, EBC, Uppsala University, Norbyv. 18D, SE-75236, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-5840-779X
Thomas S JenkinsonDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4384-9058
Chun-Fu LinZoology Division, Endemic Species Research Institute, 1 Ming-shen East Road, Jiji, Nantou 552, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-5692-0397
Anssi LaurilaDepartment of Ecology and Genetics, EBC, Uppsala University, Norbyv. 18D, SE-75236, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-8090-3776
Adeline LoyauDepartment of Conservation Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, 04318 Leipzig, Germany.
An MartelDepartment of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
Sara MeurlingDepartment of Ecology and Genetics, EBC, Uppsala University, Norbyv. 18D, SE-75236, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-8030-0649
Claude MiaudPSL Research University, CEFE UMR 5175, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier, EPHE, Montpellier, France.
Pete MintingAmphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC) Trust, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 4AP, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7640-945X
Frank PasmansDepartment of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
Dirk S SchmellerDepartment of Conservation Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, 04318 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3860-9933
Benedikt R SchmidtDepartment of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland, and Info Fauna Karch, UniMail-Bâtiment G, Bellevaux 51, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-4023-1001
Jennifer M G SheltonDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.
Lee F SkerrattOne Health Research Group, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3471-7512
Freya SmithInstitute of Zoology, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK.
Claudio Soto-AzatCentro de Investigación para la Sustentabilidad, Facultad de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Andres Bello, Republica 440, Santiago, Chile.ORCID 0000-0001-9201-7886
Matteo SpagnolettiUCL Genetics Institute, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Giulia TessaNon-profit Association Zirichiltaggi-Sardinia Wildlife Conservation, Strada Vicinale Filigheddu 62/C, I-07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3881-825X
Luís Felipe ToledoLaboratório de História Natural de Anfíbios Brasileiros (LaHNAB), Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Unicamp, Campinas, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4929-9598
Andrés Valenzuela-SánchezCentro de Investigación para la Sustentabilidad, Facultad de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Andres Bello, Republica 440, Santiago, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-0445-9156
Ruhan VersterUnit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Private Bag x6001, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-2974-1155
Judit VörösCollection of Amphibians and Reptiles, Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Baross u. 13., 1088, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-9707-1443
Rebecca J WebbOne Health Research Group, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia.
Claudia WierzbickiDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7266-2597
Emma WombwellInstitute of Zoology, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK.
Kelly R ZamudioDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5107-6206
David M AanensenDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6688-0854
Timothy Y JamesDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
M Thomas P GilbertDepartment of Natural History, NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Erling Skakkes gate 49, NO-7012 Trondheim, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-5805-7195
Ché WeldonUnit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Private Bag x6001, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-6716-0787
Jaime BoschMuseo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC c/ Jose Gutierrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0099-7934
François BallouxUCL Genetics Institute, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1978-7715
Trenton W J GarnerInstitute of Zoology, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0336-9706
Matthew C FisherDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK. simon.ohanlon@gmail.com matthew.fisher@imperial.ac.uk.
Funding
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/E023207/1European Research Council 260801Medical Research Council MR/L01632X/1Medical Research Council MR/P007597/1Medical Research Council MR/R015600/1Wellcome Trust
Abstract
Globalized infectious diseases are causing species declines worldwide, but their source often remains elusive. We used whole-genome sequencing to solve the spatiotemporal origins of the most devastating panzootic to date, caused by the fungus
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Extinction, BiologicalAfricaAmericasAmphibiansAnimalsAsiaAustraliaChytridiomycotaEuropeGenes, FungalGenetic VariationHybridization, GeneticKoreaPhylogenySequence Analysis, DNAVirulence
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