Inoculation of bats with European <i>Geomyces destructans</i> supports the novel pathogen hypothesis for the origin of white-nose syndrome

Warnecke, Lisa; M. Turner, James; K. Bollinger, Trent; M. Lorch, Jeffrey; Misra, Vikram; M. Cryan, Paul; Wibbelt, Gudrun; S. Blehert, David; K. R. Willis, Craig

doi:10.1073/pnas.1200374109

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Inoculation of bats with European Geomyces destructans supports the novel pathogen hypothesis for the origin of white-nose syndrome

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Apr 9, 2012

Authors:

Lisa Warnecke

James M. Turner

Trent K. Bollinger

Abstract

White-nose syndrome (WNS) is an emerging disease of hibernating bats associated with cutaneous infection by the fungus Geomyces destructans (Gd), and responsible for devastating declines of bat populations in eastern North America. Affected bats appear emaciated and one hypothesis is that they spend...

Subject

Myotis lucifugus

Torpor

Biology

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