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Deanna H. Olson1*
Kathryn L. Ronnenberg1
Caroline K. Glidden2Kelly R. Christiansen1Andrew R. Blaustein3- 1Pacific Northwest Research Station, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Corvallis, OR, United States
- 2Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
- 3Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
A Corrigendum on
Global Patterns of the Fungal Pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Support Conservation Urgency
by Olson, D. H., Ronnenberg, K. L., Glidden, C. K., Christiansen, K. R., and Blaustein, A. R. (2021). Front. Vet. Sci. 8:685877. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.685877
In the original article, the word “not” was inadvertently omitted in the Results section, page 5, column 2, line 7. The correct text should read “and Bd has not been detected (J. Piovia-Scott, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA, USA; pers. commun.)” and the corrected paragraph appears below.
RESULTS, Taxonomic Patterns, Paragraph 1
Through 2019, our world Bd data compilation showed that Bd had been detected in 1,294 of 2,412 (54%) amphibian species sampled, and that sampling had been conducted in 29% of all amphibian species (Table 2 and Supplementary Table 2). Anurans (frogs and toads) had the highest species-level prevalence of infection (54.7%) compared to caudates (newts and salamanders: 49.2%), and gymnophionans (caecilians: 29.2%). Through 2019, there were Bd detections in 86% of amphibian families. Bd surveys have been reported for all amphibian families except one anuran family (Nasikabatrachidae, 2 spp.: Western Ghats, India); one caudate family (Rhyacotritonidae, 4 spp.: Pacific Northwest USA); and one gymnophionan family (Chikilidae, 4 spp.: Northeast India) (Tables 2, 3). However, we are aware that in ongoing experiments of Bsal susceptibility in USA salamanders, wild-caught members of Rhyacotritonidae have been screened for Bd prior to use in laboratory trials, and Bd has not been detected (J. Piovia-Scott, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA, USA; pers. commun.). Species-level Bd prevalence among families was highly variable (Table 3). Through 2019, 6 of 55 (11%) Anura families and 3 of 9 (33%) Gymnophiona families had no Bd detections among sampled species (Tables 2, 3).
The authors apologize for this error and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.
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Keywords: amphibian chytrid, Bd, climate associations, emerging infectious disease, fungal pathogen
Citation: Olson DH, Ronnenberg KL, Glidden CK, Christiansen KR and Blaustein AR (2022) Corrigendum: Global Patterns of the Fungal Pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Support Conservation Urgency. Front. Vet. Sci. 9:825058. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.825058
Received: 29 November 2021; Accepted: 13 January 2022;
Published: 08 February 2022.
Edited and reviewed by: Rachel E. Marschang, Laboklin GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
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*Correspondence: Deanna H. Olson, ZGVhbm5hLm9sc29uQHVzZGEuZ292