Terence M. Farrell Keenan S Freitas Craig M. Lind Steven J. Price Brian O Butler Tigran Tadevosyan Marcos Isidoro Ayza Daniel Taylor Megan Winzeler Jeffrey M. Lorch Anne G Stengle 2019 <div id="divARTICLECONTENTTop"><div class="div0"><div class="row ArticleContentRow"><p id="ID0EF" class="first">Snake fungal disease (ophidiomycosis) is an emerging infection of snakes caused by<span>&nbsp;</span><i>Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola</i>. Little is known about mechanisms of this pathogen's transmission and its implications for conservation of wild snake populations. We report four cases with evidence of vertical transmission of<span>&nbsp;</span><i>O. ophiodiicola</i><span>&nbsp;</span>from dam to offspring.</p></div></div></div> application/pdf 10.7589/2018-10-250 en BioOne Evidence of vertical transmission of the snake fungal pathogen Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola article