[OHIOBWG] Fungus confirmed as cause of WNS

[Marne A. Titchenell]

New research by the U.S. Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center
and its partners confirms that the fungus, Geomyces destructions, is the
cause of White-nose Syndrome (WNS). Although the syndrome was named after
the telltale white fungus that grows on the faces of many infected bats,
scientists were not sure if the fungus was the cause or a symptom of the
disease. This research has also confirmed bat-to-bat spread of the disease.

USGS Press release:
http://batcon.org/pdfs/whitenose/USGS_News_Release_Oct2611.pdf

Attached is the article published in Nature which describes the research is
attached and can be found here:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature10590.html

 

 

 

Marne A. Titchenell
Wildlife Program Specialist
Ohio State University Extension
School of Environment and Natural Resources
210 Kottman Hall
2021 Coffey Road
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 292-0402
titchenell.4 at osu.edu

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