NONLETHAL SCREENING OF BAT-WING SKIN WITH THE USE OF ULTRAVIOLET FLUORESCENCE TO DETECT LESIONS INDICATIVE OF WHITE-NOSE SYNDROME

G. Turner, Gregory; U. Meteyer, Carol; A. Barton, Hazel; F. Gumbs, John; M. Reeder, DeeAnn; E. Overton, Barrie; Banďouchová, Hana; Bartonička, Tomáš; Martínková, Natália; Pikula, Jiří; Zukal, Jan; S. Blehert, David

doi:10.7589/2014-03-058

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NONLETHAL SCREENING OF BAT-WING SKIN WITH THE USE OF ULTRAVIOLET FLUORESCENCE TO DETECT LESIONS INDICATIVE OF WHITE-NOSE SYNDROME

Published in Journal of Wildlife Diseases • May 22, 2014

Authors:

Gregory G. Turner

Carol U. Meteyer

Hazel A. Barton

Abstract

Definitive diagnosis of the bat disease white-nose syndrome (WNS) requires histologic analysis to identify the cutaneous erosions caused by the fungal pathogen Pseudogymnoascus [formerly Geomyces] destructans (Pd). Gross visual inspection does not distinguish bats with or without WNS, and no nonleth...

Subject

Histopathology

Nose

Biology

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