Effect of NaCl on developing zoosporangia.

<p>The mean (±SE) number of developing <i>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis</i> zoosporangia counted within an ocular frame at 400× magnification when grown for 11 days in liquid media with varying salt concentrations. Different letters above bars indicate significant differences were found between groups.</p

Effect of NaCl on chytrid zoospores.

<p>The mean (±SE) number of <i>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis</i> zoospores that were counted in or moving through an ocular frame at 400× magnification after 11 days growth in liquid media with varying salt concentrations. Different letters above bars indicate significant differences were found between groups.</p

Effect of NaCl on infection load.

<p>The number of <i>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis</i> genomic equivalents detected on epidermal swabs from juvenile <i>Litoria peronii</i> housed in tanks with water bodies at varying salt concentrations. Different letters indicate significant differences were found between groups.</p

Effect of NaCl on mature zoosporangia.

<p>The mean (±SE) number of mature <i>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis</i> zoosporangia counted within an ocular frame at 400× magnification when grown for 11 days in liquid media with varying salt concentrations. Different letters above bars indicate significant differences were found between groups.</p

Effect of NaCl on survival rates.

<p>Survival curves for juvenile <i>Litoria peronii</i> inhabiting tanks with waterbodies of varying salt concentrations (0–5 ppt) following inoculation with <i>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis</i>. Death was assumed following the expression of lethargy and slow righting reflex typical of the terminal stages of chytridiomycosis. Different letters above lines indicate significant differences were found between groups.</p