Frequent Arousal from Hibernation Linked to Severity of Infection and Mortality in Bats with White-Nose Syndrome

White-nose syndrome (WNS), an emerging infectious disease that has killed over 5.5 million hibernating bats, is named for the causative agent, a white fungus (Geomyces destructans (Gd)) that invades the skin of torpid bats. During hibernation, arousals to warm (euthermic) body temperatures are norma...

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Autores principales: Reeder, DeeAnn M., Frank, Craig L., Turner, Gregory G., Meteyer, Carol U., Kurta, Allen, Britzke, Eric R., Vodzak, Megan E., Darling, Scott R., Stihler, Craig W., Hicks, Alan C., Jacob, Roymon, Grieneisen, Laura E., Brownlee, Sarah A., Muller, Laura K., Blehert, David S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3380050/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22745688
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038920

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3380050/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22745688
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038920

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