A New Pathogenic Fungus Is Threatening Bats

A new pathogenic fungus is threatening bats

One fungus, two species, millions of dead bats: A study published in the journal Nature has analyzed 5,000 samples of a fungus that is responsible for the largest recorded pathogen-caused mortality in mammals. An international team of researchers, led by a doctoral candidate at the University of Greifswald, produced the study in collaboration with partners from France, Bulgaria, Finland and Ukraine and several hundred volunteers.

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An emerging fungal infection is endangering bats in America. DNA analysis reveals that the infection first arose in Europe, mediated by two fungal culprits. An emerging fungal infection is endangering bats in America. DNA analysis reveals that the infection first arose in Europe, mediated by two fungal culprits.

An international team of researchers led by a doctoral student from the University of Greifswald has published a study showing that not one, but two fungal species can cause the dangerous white-nose disease in bats. The study, published in the journal Nature, analyzed more than 5,000 samples from 27 countries. However, so far, only one of the two species has been introduced to North America, where it has already killed millions of bats. The rese…

An international team led by scientists from the University of Montpellier, in collaboration with CNRS scientists and partners in Germany, Bulgaria, Finland and Ukraine, has analysed a huge number of samples of the fungus responsible for the greatest mammal mortality ever documented. This extensive work, supported by more than 360 volunteers, has...

The closest record of the fungus Pseudogymnoascus causing white nose syndrome in bats was found in 2018 in Texas, United States