U.S. Fish & Wildlife: Nature journal identifies deadly fungus killing bats in Northeast
Eastern small-footed bat with signs of white-nose syndrome
Photo credit: Ryan von Linden
Photo credit: Ryan von Linden
The appropriately named fungus Geomyces destructans is the cause of deadly white-nose syndrome (WNS) in bats, according to research published today in the journal Nature.
The study by U.S. Geological Survey scientists and partners, conducted at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisc., provides the first direct evidence that the fungus G. destructans causes WNS, a rapidly spreading disease in North American bats.
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 10/27/2011 3:23 PM 
Categories: Bats
Tags: white nose syndrome little brown bat eastern small footed bat
Categories: Bats
Tags: white nose syndrome little brown bat eastern small footed bat
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