Genetic transformation of the frog-killing chytrid fungus .

(), a causative agent of chytridiomycosis, is decimating amphibian populations around the world. belongs to the chytrid lineage, a group of early-diverging fungi that are widely used to study fungal evolution. Like all chytrids, develops from a motile form into a sessile, growth form, a transition that involves drastic changes in its cytoskeletal architecture.