A fungal pandemic is massacring frogs, but scientists just found a virus that could lead to a cure
B. dendrobatidis is ravaging frog and toad populations, but its weakness is a virus we could weaponize
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B. dendrobatidis is ravaging frog and toad populations, but its weakness is a virus we could weaponize
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 05, 2024 - A newly identified virus might hold the key to combating a deadly fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), that has been decimating frog and toad populations globally. Research at the University
A fungus that is devastating populations of frogs and toads around the world may be vulnerable to a virus that can infect it, and that scientists could be genetically engineered to kill it.