| Title |
Pan-European Distribution of White-Nose Syndrome Fungus (Geomyces destructans) Not Associated with Mass Mortality
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0019167 |
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| Authors |
Sébastien J. Puechmaille, Gudrun Wibbelt, Vanessa Korn, Hubert Fuller, Frédéric Forget, Kristin Mühldorfer, Andreas Kurth, Wieslaw Bogdanowicz, Christophe Borel, Thijs Bosch, Thomas Cherezy, Mikhail Drebet, Tamás Görföl, Anne-Jifke Haarsma, Frank Herhaus, Guénael Hallart, Matthias Hammer, Christian Jungmann, Yann Le Bris, Lauri Lutsar, Matti Masing, Bart Mulkens, Karsten Passior, Martin Starrach, Andrzej Wojtaszewski, Ulrich Zöphel, Emma C. Teeling |
| Abstract |
The dramatic mass mortalities amongst hibernating bats in Northeastern America caused by "white nose-syndrome" (WNS) continue to threaten populations of different bat species. The cold-loving fungus, Geomyces destructans, is the most likely causative agent leading to extensive destruction of the skin, particularly the wing membranes. Recent investigations in Europe confirmed the presence of the fungus G. destructans without associated mass mortality in hibernating bats in six countries but its distribution remains poorly known. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 11 | 4% |
| Germany | 3 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Poland | 2 | <1% |
| Romania | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 271 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 60 | 20% |
| Researcher | 50 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 44 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 40 | 13% |
| Other | 23 | 8% |
| Other | 48 | 16% |
| Unknown | 32 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 168 | 57% |
| Environmental Science | 38 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 15 | 5% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 3% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 8 | 3% |
| Other | 19 | 6% |
| Unknown | 39 | 13% |