导致全球两动物数量减少的亚洲菌
Simon J O'Hanlon1,2, Adrien Rieux3, Rhys A Farrer4
1Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK. simon.ohanlon@gmail.com matthew.fisher@imperial.ac.uk.
概括
导致两动物数量减少的真菌病原体Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) 起源于朝鲜半岛. 这种祖先的血统在20世纪初因两动物贸易而在全球传播.
科学领域:
- 生态学
- 病原体的演变
- 保护生物学
背景情况:
- 全球化的传染病威胁着生物多样性.
- 这种真菌Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) 是全球两动物数量减少的主要驱动因素.
- Bd的地理来源和传播在很大程度上是未知的.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定泛动物Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis的时间空间起源
- 确定Bd的祖先种群和地理来源.
主要方法:
- 全基因组测序Bd分离物
- 遗传学分析可以重建进化历史.
- 病原体出现和传播的日期.
主要成果:
- 这种疾病的起源可追溯到朝鲜半岛.
- 一个特定的血统,BdASIA-1,显示了祖先群体的遗传特征.
- 病原体的出现可以追溯到20世纪初, 与两动物贸易相吻合.
- 大陆间的Bd传播正在进行中.
结论:
- 东亚,特别是朝鲜半岛,是Bd生物多样性的热点,也是全球动物群的来源.
- 全球两动物贸易促进了Bd的传播.
- 了解病原体的起源对于保护工作至关重要.
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