White-nose syndrome fungus (Geomyces destructans) in bat, France.

ABSTRACT: White-nose syndrome is caused by the fungus Geomyces destructans and is responsible for the deaths of >1,000,000 bats since 2006. This disease and fungus had been restricted to the northeastern United States. We detected this fungus in a bat in France and assessed the implications of this finding.

SUBMITTER: Puechmaille SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2958029 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature