"Chytridiomycota" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A phylum of fungi that was formerly considered a subdivision of Phycomycetes. They are the only fungi that produce motile spores (zoospores) at some stage in their life cycle. Most are saprobes but they also include examples of plant, animal, and fungal pathogens.
| Descriptor ID |
D008411
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.300.283
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chytridiomycota" by people in Profiles.
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Transcriptomics reveal immune downregulation of newts overwhelmed by chytrid co-infection. Mol Ecol. 2020 09; 29(17):3167-3169.
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Post-epizootic salamander persistence in a disease-free refugium suggests poor dispersal ability of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans. Sci Rep. 2018 02 28; 8(1):3800.
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Body size influences energetic and osmoregulatory costs in frogs infected with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Sci Rep. 2018 02 27; 8(1):3739.
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Climate forcing of an emerging pathogenic fungus across a montane multi-host community. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2016 Dec 05; 371(1709).