Phenotype profiling of white-nose syndrome pathogen Pseudogymnoascus destructans and closely-related Pseudogymnoascus pannorum reveals metabolic differences underlying fungal lifestyles [version 2; referees: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Background: Pseudogymnoascus destructans, a psychrophile, causes bat white-nose syndrome (WNS). Pseudogymnoascus pannorum, a closely related fungus, causes human and canine diseases rarely. Both pathogens were reported from the same mines and caves in the United States, but only P. destructans cause...

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Main Authors: Vishnu Chaturvedi, Holland DeFiglio, Sudha Chaturvedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2018-07-01
Series:F1000Research
Online Access:https://f1000research.com/articles/7-665/v2