Increasing Incidence of Geomyces destructans Fungus in Bats from the Czech Republic and Slovakia

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Authors

Natália Martínková · Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology

Peter Bačkor · Matej Bel University

Tomáš Bartonička · Masaryk University

Pavla Blažková · University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice

Jaroslav Červený · Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Lukáš Falteisek · Charles University

Jiří Gaisler

Abstract

G. destructans was found to be widespread in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with an epizootic incidence in bats during the most recent years. Further development of the situation urgently requires a detailed pan-European monitoring scheme.

Topics & Keywords

Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Species Distribution and Climate Change Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 5, Issue 11, pp. e13853-e13853

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013853

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