Immune response of hibernating European bats to a fungal challenge

Immunological responses of hibernating mammals are suppressed at low body temperatures, a possible explanation for the devastating effect of the white-nose syndrome on hibernating North American bats. However, European bats seem to cope well with the fungal causative agent of the disease. To better...

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Main Authors: Marcus Fritze, David Costantini, Jörns Fickel, Dana Wehner, Gábor Á. Czirják, Christian C. Voigt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2019-10-01
Series:Biology Open
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/8/10/bio046078