. Ten captive bred fire salamanders (S. salamandra) and
midwife toads (Alytes obstetricans) were housed individually at 15 ± 1 °C
on moist tissue, with access to a hiding place and a water container. All animals
were clinically healthy and free of B. dendrobatidis as assessed by sampling
the skin using cotton-tipped swabs and subsequent performing qPCR (10).
Using the PCR described above, all swab samples were negative for the presence
of DNA of B. salamandrivorans. After 1 wk of acclimatization, 1 mL of
a zoospore suspension in filtered (0.2 μm) pond water, containing 5,000
zoospores/mL, was dripped on the five animals of each species. Animals were
fed twice weekly with crickets and followed up by clinical examination and
weekly collection of skin swabs until 3 wk after exposure. The skin swabs
were examined for the presence of B. salamandrivorans DNA as described
elsewhere.
. Ten captive bred fire salamanders (S. salamandra) and
midwife toads (Alytes obstetricans) were housed individually at 15 ± 1 °C
on moist tissue, with access to a hiding place and a water container. All animals
were clinically healthy and free of B. dendrobatidis as assessed by sampling
the skin using cotton-tipped swabs and subsequent performing qPCR (10).
Using the PCR described above, all swab samples were negative for the presence
of DNA of B. salamandrivorans. After 1 wk of acclimatization, 1 mL of
a zoospore suspension in filtered (0.2 μm) pond water, containing 5,000
zoospores/mL, was dripped on the five animals of each species. Animals were
fed twice weekly with crickets and followed up by clinical examination and
weekly collection of skin swabs until 3 wk after exposure. The skin swabs
were examined for the presence of B. salamandrivorans DNA as described
elsewhere.
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