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Zoosporic

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zo·o·spore  (z-spôr, -spr)
n.
A motile flagellated asexual spore, as of certain algae and fungi. Also called swarm spore.
zoo·sporic (-spôrk, -spr-), zoo·sporous (z-spôrs, -spr-, z-spr-s) adj.
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Chytridiomycosis is caused by a zoosporic fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which develops solely within keratinized cells (3), causing extensive hyperkeratosis and death by an, as yet, unknown mechanism (1,4,5).
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This highly pathogenic zoosporic fungus has only been found in the American and Australian continents, where it has been implicated as a major factor in amphibian deaths and population declines in the rain forests (9).
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