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How river DNA can track fish, frogs, fungi and human feces all at once

  • May 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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How river DNA can track fish, frogs, fungi and human feces all at once
A single scoop of water from an Irish river has revealed evidence not only of Ireland's only frog species—as expected—but also signs of the dreaded B. dendrobatidis fungus, marking the first time this devastating amphibian disease has been spotted in the country and exposing a previously unknown risk to Ireland's frog population.

Originally published at Phys.org

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