Novel assays for amphibian diseases

Amphibians suffer from a variety of introduced diseases that can severely decimate populations. We are striving to improve molecular diagnostics for the pathogens Batrachochytrium dendrobatidisBatrachochytrium salamandrivorans and Perkinsea.

Project team

Dragan Stajic (postdoc)
Saskia Keller (head of wildlife pathology)
Aurelie Merminod (master student)