Wing pathology of white-nose syndrome in bats suggests life-threatening disruption of physiology
<p>Abstract</p> <p>White-nose syndrome (WNS) is causing unprecedented declines in several species of North American bats. The characteristic lesions of WNS are caused by the fungus <it>Geomyces destructans</it>, which erodes and replaces the living skin of bats while th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-11-01
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Series: | BMC Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/135 |