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Clonal expansion of the Pseudogymnoascus destructans genotype in North America is accompanied by significant variation in phenotypic expression.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Khankhet Jordan, Vanderwolf Karen J, McAlpine Donald F, McBurney Scott, Overy David P, Slavic Durda, Xu Jianping
Abstract excerpt
Pseudogymnoascus destructans is the causative agent of an emerging infectious disease that threatens populations of several North American bat species. The fungal disease was first observed in 2006 and has since caused the death of nearly six million bats. The disease, commonly known as white-nose syndrome, is characterized by a cutaneous infection with P. destructans causing erosions and ulcers in the skin of...
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