Histopathologic criteria to confirm white-nose syndrome in bats

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 411-414

  Meteyer, Carol Uphoff ^a   Buckles, Elizabeth L ^b   Blehert, David S ^a   Hicks, Alan C ^c   Green, D Earl ^a   Shearn Bochsler, Valerie ^a   Thomas, Nancy J ^a   Gargas, Andrea ^e   Behr, Melissa J ^d  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

^d WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^e Symbiology LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bats; Emerging disease; Fungus; Geomyces sp.; Hibernation; Myotis; Skin erosion

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; FUNGI; GEOMYCES; MYOTIS;

EID: 67849090552     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870902100401     Document Type: Article

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