Ecology and impacts of white-nose syndrome on bats

JR Hoyt, AM Kilpatrick, KE Langwig - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2021 - nature.com
The recent introduction of Pseudogymnoascus destructans (the fungal pathogen that causes
white-nose syndrome in bats) from Eurasia to North America has resulted in the collapse of …

[HTML][HTML] What are the 100 most cited fungal genera?

CS Bhunjun, YJ Chen, C Phukhamsakda… - Studies in …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

The skin I live in: Pathogenesis of white-nose syndrome of bats

M Isidoro-Ayza, JM Lorch, BS Klein - PLoS Pathogens, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The emergence of white-nose syndrome (WNS) in North America has resulted in mass
mortalities of hibernating bats and total extirpation of local populations. The need to mitigate …

Determinants of defence strategies of a hibernating European bat species towards the fungal pathogen Pseudogymnoascus destructans

M Fritze, SJ Puechmaille, D Costantini, J Fickel… - Developmental & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), the causative agent of white-nose syndrome in North
America, has decimated bat populations within a decade. The fungus impacts bats during …

Transcriptional host–pathogen responses of Pseudogymnoascus destructans and three species of bats with white-nose syndrome

CM Davy, ME Donaldson, H Bandouchova, AM Breit… - Virulence, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding how context (eg, host species, environmental conditions) drives disease
susceptibility is an essential goal of disease ecology. We hypothesized that in bat white …

Resistance is futile: RNA-sequencing reveals differing responses to bat fungal pathogen in Nearctic Myotis lucifugus and Palearctic Myotis myotis

TM Lilley, JM Prokkola, AS Blomberg, S Paterson… - Oecologia, 2019 - Springer
Resistance and tolerance allow organisms to cope with potentially life-threatening
pathogens. Recently introduced pathogens initially induce resistance responses, but natural …

Bat population recoveries give insight into clustering strategies during hibernation

N Martínková, SJE Baird, V Káňa, J Zima - Frontiers in Zoology, 2020 - Springer
Background Behaviour during hibernation contributes to energy conservation in winter.
Hibernating bats select roosts with respect to physiological and environmental stressors …

When the host's away, the pathogen will play: the protective role of the skin microbiome during hibernation

TS Troitsky, VN Laine, TM Lilley - Animal microbiome, 2023 - Springer
The skin of animals is enveloped by a symbiotic microscopic ecosystem known as the
microbiome. The host and microbiome exhibit a mutualistic relationship, collectively forming …

Transcriptomic responses of bat cells to European bat lyssavirus 1 infection under conditions simulating euthermia and hibernation

M Harazim, J Perrot, H Varet, H Bourhy, J Lannoy… - BMC immunology, 2023 - Springer
Background Coevolution between pathogens and their hosts decreases host morbidity and
mortality. Bats host and can tolerate viruses which can be lethal to other vertebrate orders …

Anticipating white‐nose syndrome in the Southern Hemisphere: Widespread conditions favourable to Pseudogymnoascus destructans pose a serious risk to …

C Turbill, JA Welbergen - Austral Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There is a serious concern that white‐nose syndrome (WNS), a fungal disease causing
severe population declines in North American bats, could soon threaten bats on the …