Bat White-Nose Syndrome: An Emerging Fungal Pathogen?
Bat White-Nose Syndrome: An Emerging Fungal Pathogen?
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DOI：
10.1126/science.1163874
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发表时间：
2009-01-09
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影响因子：
56.9
通讯作者：
Stone, Ward B.
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作者：
Blehert, David S.;Hicks, Alan C.;Stone, Ward B.
白鼻综合征（WNS）是一种与美国东北部前所未有的蝙蝠死亡事件有关的疾病。自2006年 *2007年冬季以来，蝙蝠下降超过75%，已观察到在调查冬眠。受影响的蝙蝠往往存在视觉上醒目的白色真菌生长在他们的口鼻，耳朵，和/或翅膜。直接显微镜和文化分析表明，WNS影响蝙蝠的皮肤是由一个嗜冷真菌，这是与Geomycesspp。但分生孢子形态与本属的特征成员不同。这份报告的特点与WNS皮肤真菌感染。
White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a condition associated with an unprecedented bat mortality event in the northeastern United States. Since the winter of 2006*2007, bat declines exceeding 75% have been observed at surveyed hibernacula. Affected bats often present with visually striking white fungal growth on their muzzles, ears, and/or wing membranes. Direct microscopy and culture analyses demonstrated that the skin of WNS-affected bats is colonized by a psychro-philic fungus that is phylogenetically related to Geomyces spp. but with a conidial morphology distinct from characterized members of this genus. This report characterizes the cutaneous fungal infection associated with WNS.