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AUTHOR
Jacob Hoglund
The era of reference genomes in conservation genomics
Progress in genome sequencing now enables the large-scale generation of reference genomes. Various international initiatives aim to generate reference genomes representing global biodiversity. These genomes provide unique insights into genomic diversity and architecture, thereby enabling comprehensive analyses of population and functional genomics, and are expected to revolutionize conservation genomics.
The amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Sweden
The amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Sweden Emerging infectious disease is an important source of wildlife population declines and loss of biological diversity. Many of these emerging wildlife diseases are caused by fungi. The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) infects amphibians and has caused severe population declines in all continents where amphibians occur. While Bd is widespread in southern and central Europe, its occurrence and distribution in northernmost Europe is unknown. Bd was first found in Sweden in 2010. To get a more complete picture of the distribution of the chytrid we conducted a larger survey during 2015 and 2016 centered round t…