Pseudogymnoascus destructans: Evidence of virulent skin invasion for bats under natural conditions, Europe

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-5

  Bandouchova, H ^a   Bartonicka, T ^b   Berkova, H ^c   Brichta, J ^a   Cerny, J ^d   Kovacova, V ^a   Kolarik, M ^e   Kollner B ^f   Kulich, P ^g   Martinkova N ^b,c   Rehak, Z ^b   Turner, G G ^h   Zukal, J ^b,c   Pikula, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^d CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^e INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^f FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^g VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^h Pennsylvania Game Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Morbidity; Mortality; Transmission electron microscopy; Ultraviolet light diagnostics; White nose syndrome

Indexed keywords

BARBASTELLA BARBASTELLUS; CHIROPTERA; FUNGI; MYOTIS DAUBENTONI; MYOTIS EMARGINATUS; MYOTIS MYOTIS MYOTIS; MYOTIS NATTERERI; PLECOTUS AURITUS; PSEUDOGYMNOASCUS;

ANIMAL; ASCOMYCETES; BAT; CZECH REPUBLIC; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSES; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASON; SKIN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ASCOMYCOTA; CHIROPTERA; CZECH REPUBLIC; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MYCOSES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONS; SKIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84920280694     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12282     Document Type: Article

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