White-Nose Syndrome Fungus in a 1918 Bat Specimen from France
oleh: Michael G. Campana, Naoko P. Kurata, Jeffrey T. Foster, Lauren E. Helgen, DeeAnn M. Reeder, Robert C. Fleischer, Kristofer M. Helgen
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-09-01 |
Deskripsi
White-nose syndrome, first diagnosed in North America in 2006, causes mass deaths among bats in North America. We found the causative fungus, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, in a 1918 sample collected in Europe, where bats have now adapted to the fungus. These results are consistent with a Eurasian origin of the pathogen.