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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Wing pathology of white-nose syndrome in bats suggests life-threatening disruption of physiology
BMC Biology, Volume 8, Article 135, Year 2010
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White-nose syndrome (WNS) is causing unprecedented declines in several species of North American bats. The characteristic lesions of WNS are caused by the fungus Geomyces destructans, which erodes and replaces the living skin of bats while they hibernate. It is unknown how this infection kills the bats. We review here the unique physiological importance of wings to hibernating bats in relation to the damage caused by G. destructans and propose that mortality is caused by catastrophic disruption of wing-dependent physiological functions. Mechanisms of disease associated with G. destructans seem specific to hibernating bats and are most analogous to disease caused by chytrid fungus in amphibians. © 2010 Cryan et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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Authors & Co-Authors
Cryan, Paul M.
United States, Fort Collins
Fort Collins Science Center
Meteyer, Carol U.
United States, Madison
Usgs National Wildlife Health Center
Boyles, Justin G.
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Blehert, David S.
United States, Madison
Usgs National Wildlife Health Center
Statistics
Citations: 288
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
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Doi:
10.1186/1741-7007-8-135
e-ISSN:
17417007