@article{fdi:010061382,
  title = {{I}mpacts of mesomycetozoean parasites on amphibian and freshwater fish populations},
  author = {{R}owley, {J}. {J}. {L}. and {G}leason, {F}. {H}. and {A}ndreou, {D}. and {M}arshall, {W}. {L}. and {L}ilje, {O}. and {G}ozlan, {R}odolphe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{F}ungal and fungal-like parasites and the diseases which they cause have been increasingly associated with amphibians and fish population declines at a global scale. {T}his review summarises our current knowledge of the {M}esomycetozoea, a poorly-studied group of fungal-like parasites that includes emerging virulent parasites capable of causing high mortality rates in fish and amphibian populations. {T}his review considers the potential impact of emerging parasites in this class on global aquatic biodiversity. {S}everal aspects of the biology of mesomycetozoean parasites are associated with the potential to drive hosts to extinction, including their high virulence under certain conditions, low host specificity, and a free-living infectious stage. {I}n addition, mesomycetozoeans are currently being introduced into novel environments and hosts via the global freshwater wildlife trade. {T}hese parasites have been linked to dramatic population declines in at least one native fish throughout {E}urope, and there are indications that they are already impacting amphibian populations in {A}merica and {E}urope. {T}he impact of mesomycetozoeans on freshwater biodiversity is likely to increase in response to stressors such as global climate change and habitat modification. {S}urveillance for mesomycetozoean parasites in the field and in specimens transported in the aquatic wildlife trade needs to be increased, and a tighter control of the aquatic wildlife trade is urgently needed.},
  keywords = {{B}iodiversity loss ; {D}isease ; {F}reshwater ; {I}nvasion ; {P}revalence ; {V}irulence ; {W}ildlife trade ; {Z}oospores},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}ungal {B}iology {R}eviews},
  volume = {27},
  numero = {3-4},
  pages = {100--111},
  ISSN = {1749-4613},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.fbr.2013.09.002},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061382},
}