New research suggests deadly bat fungus is more widespread in western Canada than previously known
Scientists at McMaster University have uncovered new evidence that the fungus causing white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease affecting bats, may be more widespread in Western Canada than existing testing methods reveal. In their paper published in the Journal of Fungi, the researchers call for improv...
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Scientists at McMaster University have uncovered new evidence that the fungus causing white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease affecting bats, may be more widespread in Western Canada than existing testing methods reveal. In their paper published in the Journal of Fungi, the researchers call for improved ways to detect the fungus, known as Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), earlier and more accurately.
Originally published at Phys.org
