Mycobiome of the bat white nose syndrome affected caves and mines reveals diversity of fungi and local adaptation by the fungal pathogen Pseudogymnoascus (Geomyces) destructans.

Current investigations of bat White Nose Syndrome (WNS) and the causative fungus Pseudogymnoascus (Geomyces) destructans (Pd) are intensely focused on the reasons for the appearance of the disease in the Northeast and its rapid spread in the US and Canada. Urgent steps are still needed for the mitig...

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Main Authors: Tao Zhang, Tanya R Victor, Sunanda S Rajkumar, Xiaojiang Li, Joseph C Okoniewski, Alan C Hicks, April D Davis, Kelly Broussard, Shannon L LaDeau, Sudha Chaturvedi, Vishnu Chaturvedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4181696?pdf=render