Ecology and impacts of white-nose syndrome on bats
The recent introduction of Pseudogymnoascus destructans (the fungal pathogen that causes
white-nose syndrome in bats) from Eurasia to North America has resulted in the collapse of …
white-nose syndrome in bats) from Eurasia to North America has resulted in the collapse of …
Emerging infectious disease and the challenges of social distancing in human and non-human animals
The 'social distancing'that occurred in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in humans
provides a powerful illustration of the intimate relationship between infectious disease and …
provides a powerful illustration of the intimate relationship between infectious disease and …
[PDF][PDF] White-nose syndrome in bats
White-nose syndrome (WNS) is an infectious disease of hibernating bats that has killed
millions of bats since it first emerged in eastern North America in 2006. The disease is …
millions of bats since it first emerged in eastern North America in 2006. The disease is …
The white-nose syndrome transcriptome: activation of anti-fungal host responses in wing tissue of hibernating little brown myotis
White-nose syndrome (WNS) in North American bats is caused by an invasive cutaneous
infection by the psychrophilic fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd). We compared …
infection by the psychrophilic fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd). We compared …
The Resistance of a North American Bat Species (Eptesicus fuscus) to White-Nose Syndrome (WNS)
CL Frank, A Michalski, AA McDonough, M Rahimian… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
White-nose Syndrome (WNS) is the primary cause of over-winter mortality for little brown
(Myotis lucifugus), northern (Myotis septentrionalis), and tricolored (Perimyotis subflavus) …
(Myotis lucifugus), northern (Myotis septentrionalis), and tricolored (Perimyotis subflavus) …
Long-Term Persistence of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the Causative Agent of White-Nose Syndrome, in the Absence of Bats
Wildlife diseases have been implicated in the declines and extinctions of several species.
The ability of a pathogen to persist outside its host, existing as an “environmental reservoir” …
The ability of a pathogen to persist outside its host, existing as an “environmental reservoir” …
White-nose syndrome increases torpid metabolic rate and evaporative water loss in hibernating bats
LP McGuire, HW Mayberry… - American Journal of …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Fungal diseases of wildlife typically manifest as superficial skin infections but can have
devastating consequences for host physiology and survival. White-nose syndrome (WNS) is …
devastating consequences for host physiology and survival. White-nose syndrome (WNS) is …
Energy conserving thermoregulatory patterns and lower disease severity in a bat resistant to the impacts of white-nose syndrome
MS Moore, KA Field, MJ Behr, GG Turner… - Journal of Comparative …, 2018 - Springer
The devastating bat fungal disease, white-nose syndrome (WNS), does not appear to affect
all species equally. To experimentally determine susceptibility differences between species …
all species equally. To experimentally determine susceptibility differences between species …
Effect of humidity on development of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the causal agent of bat white-nose syndrome
CM Marroquin, JO Lavine, ST Windstam - Northeastern Naturalist, 2017 - BioOne
The invasive fungal pathogen that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS),
Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has decimated bat populations in the United States …
Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has decimated bat populations in the United States …
Hibernacula microclimate and declines in overwintering bats during an outbreak of white‐nose syndrome near the northern range limit of infection in North America
KJ Vanderwolf, DF McAlpine - Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We document white‐nose syndrome (WNS), a lethal disease of bats caused by the fungus
Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), and hibernacula microclimate in New Brunswick …
Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), and hibernacula microclimate in New Brunswick …