Other parasites detected in 8 April specimens
were Ichthyophonus-like organisms in 57% (n = 7)
of bullfrog skeletal muscle and 16.7% (n = 6) of
leopard frog connective tissues; Trichodinain the
gills of 40% of leopard frogs (n = 5); and opalinids in
the intestinal lumen of 1 gopher frog tadpole. No
bacteria were detected in the tissues of moribund
and live tadpoles examined by histopathology.