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Bat White-Nose Syndrome in North America

2011-01-01

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Summary• The newly described fungus, Geomyces destructans, causes an invasive skin infection in bats and is the likely agent of white-nose syndrome (WNS).• With immune system functions and body temperatures reduced during hibernation, bats may be unusually ... \n

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Literature Corpus work: 2ed453ac-6198-563b-9916-a8308f09e4a0
DOI: 10.1128/microbe.6.267.1

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