Evaluation of Virus-Free and Wild-Type Isolates of Pseudogymnoascus destructans Using a Porcine Ear Model

ABSTRACT White-nose syndrome (WNS), responsible for the mass mortality of North American bats, lacks economically viable and practical in vitro models for Pseudogymnoascus destructans infection, the causative agent of WNS. Not only are many susceptible North American insectivorous bats nearing extin...

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Main Authors: Vaskar Thapa, Nancy P. Keller, Marilyn J. Roossinck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-04-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.01022-21