Morphological and molecular characterizations of psychrophilic fungus Geomyces destructans from New York bats with White Nose Syndrome (WNS).

<h4>Background</h4>Massive die-offs of little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) have been occurring since 2006 in hibernation sites around Albany, New York, and this problem has spread to other States in the Northeastern United States. White cottony fungal growth is seen on the snouts of aff...

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Main Authors: Vishnu Chaturvedi, Deborah J Springer, Melissa J Behr, Rama Ramani, Xiaojiang Li, Marcia K Peck, Ping Ren, Dianna J Bopp, Britta Wood, William A Samsonoff, Calvin M Butchkoski, Alan C Hicks, Ward B Stone, Robert J Rudd, Sudha Chaturvedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20520731/?tool=EBI