Mysterious Bat Disease Decimates Colonies: Newly Identified Fungus Implicated In White-nose Syndrome
Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 21:14
in Biology & Nature
White-nose syndrome in bats is a disease that is decimating bat populations in the northeast U.S. A previously undescribed, cold-loving fungus has been linked to white-nose syndrome, a condition associated with the deaths of over 100,000 hibernating bats in the northeastern United States.