@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref21275,
author = {Jeffrey M. Lorch and Daniel L. Lindner and Andrea Gargas and Laura K Muller and Andrew M Minnis and David S. Blehert},
title = {A culture-based survey of fungi in soil from bat hibernacula in the eastern United States and its implications for detection of Geomyces destructans, the causal agent of bat white-nose syndrome},
year = {2012},
keywords = {white-nose syndrome, bat, wildlife disease, skin infection, Geomyces},
doi = {},
url = {http://},
pmid = {},
journal = {Mycologia},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
abstract = {The recent emergence of white-nose syndrome (WNS), a fungal disease causing unprecedented mortality among hibernating bats of eastern North America, has revealed a knowledge gap regarding fungal communities associated with bats and their hibernacula. We used culture-based techniques to investigate the diversity of fungi in soil samples collected from 24 bat hibernacula in the eastern United States. Ribosomal RNA regions (internal transcribed spacer and partial intergenic spacer) were sequenced to preliminarily characterize isolates. Geomyces species were one of the most abundant and diverse groups cultured, representing approximately 33% of all isolates. Geomyces destructans was isolated from soil samples from three hibernacula and many of the cultured Geomyces isolates likely represent undescribed taxa. Further characterization of the diversity of fungi that occur in hibernacula will both facilitate an improved understanding of the ecology of G. destructans within this complex fungal community and provide an opportunity to identify characteristics that differentiate G. destructans from non-pathogenic relatives.}
}
Citation for Study 13306
Citation title:
"A culture-based survey of fungi in soil from bat hibernacula in the eastern United States and its implications for detection of Geomyces destructans, the causal agent of bat white-nose syndrome".
Study name:
"A culture-based survey of fungi in soil from bat hibernacula in the eastern United States and its implications for detection of Geomyces destructans, the causal agent of bat white-nose syndrome".
This study is part of submission 13306
(Status: Published).
Citation
Lorch J.M., Lindner D.L., Gargas A., Muller L.K., Minnis A.M., & Blehert D.S. 2012. A culture-based survey of fungi in soil from bat hibernacula in the eastern United States and its implications for detection of Geomyces destructans, the causal agent of bat white-nose syndrome. Mycologia, .
Authors
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Lorch J.M.
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Lindner D.L.
(submitter)
608-231-9511
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Gargas A.
01-608-827-5164
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Muller L.K.
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Minnis A.M.
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Blehert D.S.
Abstract
The recent emergence of white-nose syndrome (WNS), a fungal disease causing unprecedented mortality among hibernating bats of eastern North America, has revealed a knowledge gap regarding fungal communities associated with bats and their hibernacula. We used culture-based techniques to investigate the diversity of fungi in soil samples collected from 24 bat hibernacula in the eastern United States. Ribosomal RNA regions (internal transcribed spacer and partial intergenic spacer) were sequenced to preliminarily characterize isolates. Geomyces species were one of the most abundant and diverse groups cultured, representing approximately 33% of all isolates. Geomyces destructans was isolated from soil samples from three hibernacula and many of the cultured Geomyces isolates likely represent undescribed taxa. Further characterization of the diversity of fungi that occur in hibernacula will both facilitate an improved understanding of the ecology of G. destructans within this complex fungal community and provide an opportunity to identify characteristics that differentiate G. destructans from non-pathogenic relatives.
Keywords
white-nose syndrome, bat, wildlife disease, skin infection, Geomyces
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@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref21275,
author = {Jeffrey M. Lorch and Daniel L. Lindner and Andrea Gargas and Laura K Muller and Andrew M Minnis and David S. Blehert},
title = {A culture-based survey of fungi in soil from bat hibernacula in the eastern United States and its implications for detection of Geomyces destructans, the causal agent of bat white-nose syndrome},
year = {2012},
keywords = {white-nose syndrome, bat, wildlife disease, skin infection, Geomyces},
doi = {},
url = {http://},
pmid = {},
journal = {Mycologia},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
abstract = {The recent emergence of white-nose syndrome (WNS), a fungal disease causing unprecedented mortality among hibernating bats of eastern North America, has revealed a knowledge gap regarding fungal communities associated with bats and their hibernacula. We used culture-based techniques to investigate the diversity of fungi in soil samples collected from 24 bat hibernacula in the eastern United States. Ribosomal RNA regions (internal transcribed spacer and partial intergenic spacer) were sequenced to preliminarily characterize isolates. Geomyces species were one of the most abundant and diverse groups cultured, representing approximately 33% of all isolates. Geomyces destructans was isolated from soil samples from three hibernacula and many of the cultured Geomyces isolates likely represent undescribed taxa. Further characterization of the diversity of fungi that occur in hibernacula will both facilitate an improved understanding of the ecology of G. destructans within this complex fungal community and provide an opportunity to identify characteristics that differentiate G. destructans from non-pathogenic relatives.}
}
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TY - JOUR
ID - 21275
AU - Lorch,Jeffrey M.
AU - Lindner,Daniel L.
AU - Gargas,Andrea
AU - Muller,Laura K
AU - Minnis,Andrew M
AU - Blehert,David S.
T1 - A culture-based survey of fungi in soil from bat hibernacula in the eastern United States and its implications for detection of Geomyces destructans, the causal agent of bat white-nose syndrome
PY - 2012
KW - white-nose syndrome
KW - bat
KW - wildlife disease
KW - skin infection
KW - Geomyces
UR - http://dx.doi.org/
N2 - The recent emergence of white-nose syndrome (WNS), a fungal disease causing unprecedented mortality among hibernating bats of eastern North America, has revealed a knowledge gap regarding fungal communities associated with bats and their hibernacula. We used culture-based techniques to investigate the diversity of fungi in soil samples collected from 24 bat hibernacula in the eastern United States. Ribosomal RNA regions (internal transcribed spacer and partial intergenic spacer) were sequenced to preliminarily characterize isolates. Geomyces species were one of the most abundant and diverse groups cultured, representing approximately 33% of all isolates. Geomyces destructans was isolated from soil samples from three hibernacula and many of the cultured Geomyces isolates likely represent undescribed taxa. Further characterization of the diversity of fungi that occur in hibernacula will both facilitate an improved understanding of the ecology of G. destructans within this complex fungal community and provide an opportunity to identify characteristics that differentiate G. destructans from non-pathogenic relatives.
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