Mycobime Traits Associated with Disease Tolerance Predict Many Western North American Bat Species Will Be Susceptible to White-Nose Syndrome

Author

Karen J. Vanderwolf
Lewis J. Campbell
Daniel R. Taylor
Tony L. Goldberg
David S. Blehert
Jeffrey M. Lorch

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Publication Date

9-3-2021

Publication Title

Microbiology Spectrum

Volume Number

9

Issue Number

1

Abstract

White-nose syndrome is one of the most devastating wildlife diseases ever documented. Some bat species are resistant to or tolerant of the disease, and we previously reported that certain traits of the skin mycobiome of bat species in eastern North America are strongly associated with resistance to WNS.

Document Type

Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1128/Spectrum.00254-21

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Vanderwolf, Karen J.; Campbell, Lewis J.; Taylor, Daniel R.; Goldberg, Tony L.; Blehert, David S.; and Lorch, Jeffrey M., "Mycobime Traits Associated with Disease Tolerance Predict Many Western North American Bat Species Will Be Susceptible to White-Nose Syndrome" (2021). KIP Articles. 9139.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/9139