Bats: White Nose Syndrome
A new study from University of Michigan biologists presents the first genetic evidence of resistance in some bats to white-nose syndrome, a deadly fungal disease that has decimated some North American bat populations.
The study involved northern Michigan populations of the little brown bat, one of the most common bats in eastern North America prior to the arrival of white-nose syndrome in 2006. Since then, some populations of the small, insect-eating bat have experienced declines of more than 90 percent. Learn more: myumi.ch/Ax7xx
Photo/Video Credit: Dr. Allen Kurta, Jackie Rockey, Delainey O'Donnell and Giorgia Auteri
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Bats are the cutest things ever
For those interested the full paper can be found here: www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-59797-4
Candida Auris
@bethcohen6334
3 жыл бұрын
This was one of the reasons that corona started, the disease had to do with coronaviruses
Is it transmitted to humans?
@noone5148
2 жыл бұрын
No
@TitaniumDragon
5 ай бұрын
No. Humans are very resistant to fungal infections due to our high body temperatures. Part of why bats are so vulnerable to this is that they have lower body temperatures than humans do when dormant. The fungus prefers temperatures of 10-20 C.
An example of natural selection.
If those things all turn around and I see white noses, that cave is being sealed and going up in flames.