Battling White-nose Syndrome in Bats
December 12, 2017
December 12, 2017
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The American Society for Microbiology issued the following news release:
Millions of bats in North America have been wiped out by the disease white-nose syndrome caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, and scientists worry that a catastrophic reduction in the bat population will have pervasive ecological repercussions. Now, a new study in mBio shines light on where the fungus came from and how it spreads.
"Our work suggests that th . . .
Millions of bats in North America have been wiped out by the disease white-nose syndrome caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, and scientists worry that a catastrophic reduction in the bat population will have pervasive ecological repercussions. Now, a new study in mBio shines light on where the fungus came from and how it spreads.
"Our work suggests that th . . .