White-Nose Syndrome Fungus (Geomyces destructans) in Bat, France
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Publication Date
February 2010
Publication Title
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume Number
16
Issue Number
2
Abstract
White-nose syndrome is caused by the fungus Geomyces destructans and is responsible for the deaths of >1,000,000 bats since 2006. This disease and fungus had been restricted to the northeastern United States. We detected this fungus in a bat in France and assessed the implications of this finding.
Keywords
Wns, Bats, Fungas, NORTHEASTERN United States, Geomyces Destructans, France
Geographic Subject
France
Document Type
Article
Language
English
Notes
Vol. 16, no. 2 (2010-02).
Identifier
SFS0050369_00001
Recommended Citation
Puechmaille, Sebastien J.; Verdeyroux, Pascal; and Fuller, Hubert, "White-Nose Syndrome Fungus (Geomyces destructans) in Bat, France" (2010). KIP Articles. 5669.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/5669