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Publication Date
January 2012
Keywords
Europe, Bats
Geographic Subject
Europe
Document Type
Article
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White-nose syndrome, associated with the fungal skin infection geomycosis, caused regional population collapse in bats in North America. Our results, based on histopathology, show the presence of white-nose syndrome in Europe. Dermatohistopathology on two bats (Myotis myotis) found dead in March 2010 with geomycosis in the Czech Republic had characteristics resembling Geomyces destructans infection in bats confirmed with white-nose syndrome in US hibernacula. In addition, a live M. myotis, biopsied for histopathology during hibernation in April 2011, had typical fungal infection with cupping erosion and invasion of muzzle skin diagnostic for white-nose syndrome and conidiospores identical to G. destructans that were genetically confirmed as G. destructans. Open Access - Permission by Publisher See Extended description for more information.
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K26-01532
Recommended Citation
Pikula, Jiri; Bandouchova, Hana; and Novotny, Landislov, "Histopathology confirms White-Nose Syndrome in bats in Europe" (2012). KIP Articles. 2389.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/2389