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Temperature-Dependent Growth of Geomyces destructans, the Fungus That Causes Bat White-Nose Syndrome

White-nose syndrome (WNS) is an emergent disease estimated to have killed over five million North American bats. Caused by the psychrophilic fungus Geomyces destructans, WNS specifically affects bats during hibernation. We describe temperature-dependent growth performance and morphology for six inde...

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Autores principales: Verant, Michelle L., Boyles, Justin G., Waldrep, William, Wibbelt, Gudrun, Blehert, David S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3460873/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23029462
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046280