Variation in Thermal Performance of a Widespread Pathogen, the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Figure 4
Box plots showing distributions of the optical density of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) during the logarithmic growth phase (Day 5 [Panels A-C]) and the stationary phase (Day 14 [Panels D–F]), under constant temperatures, ranging from 13–28°C, for isolates from (a, d) Queensland (QLD), (b, e) New South Wales (NSW), and (c, f) Tasmania (TAS), Australia.
Shown are mean optical densities of Bd grown at a concentration of 0.575x106 zoospores per ml. Horizontal lines indicate sets of temperatures that did not differ significantly; letters indicate groupings. Any temperature regime not included in a group differed significantly from all other temperature regimes for that isolate. See Appendix S2 for P-values.