Discovery of novel fungal species and pathogens on bat carcasses in a cave in Yunnan Province, China

ABSTRACTVirulent infectious fungal diseases, in natural and managed landscapes, are increasing. Fungal diseases in humans, animals and plants have caused die-off and extinction events and have become a threat to food security. A caving expedition in Yunnan Province, China, revealed two bat carcasses...

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Main Authors: Samantha Chandranath Karunarathna, Yang Dong, Seigi Karasaki, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Kevin David Hyde, Saisamorn Lumyong, Jianchu Xu, Jun Sheng, Peter Edward Mortimer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2020.1785333