White-Nose Syndrome Fungus (<i>Geomyces destructans</i>) in Bat, France

Puechmaille, Sébastien J.; Verdeyroux, Pascal; Fuller, Hubert T.; Gouilh, Meriadeg Ar; Bekaert, Michaël; Teeling, Emma C.

doi:10.3201/eid1602.091391

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“…For example, bats in the northeastern United States have recently suffered catastrophic declines caused by a condition termed white-nose syndrome (WNS) [67]. The fungus Geomyces destructans is associated with the deaths of greater than 500 000 bats in the affected area, but is present, apparently as a commensal, in some European bats [68]. Modelling of bat die-offs and physiology, together with G. destructans' relatively cool thermal optimum, suggest that providing artificially warmed roosting sites for hibernating bats could ameliorate the effects of WNS by reducing G. destructan's virulence or prevalence [67,69].…”

Section: Emerging Diseases Of Wildlifementioning

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Context-dependent symbioses and their potential roles in wildlife diseases

Daskin

Alford

2012

Proc. R. Soc. B.

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It is well known in ecology, evolution and medicine that both the nature (commensal, parasitic and mutualistic) and outcome (symbiont fitness, survival) of symbiotic interactions are often contextdependent. Less is known about the importance of context-dependence in symbioses involved in wildlife disease. We review variable symbioses, and use the amphibian disease chytridiomycosis to demonstrate how understanding context-dependence can improve the understanding and management of wildlife diseases. In chytridiomycosis, the host-pathogen interaction is context-dependent; it is strongly affected by environmental temperature. Skin bacteria can also modify the interaction; some bacteria reduce amphibians' susceptibility to chytridiomycosis. Augmentation of protective microbes is being considered as a possible management tool, but informed application of bioaugmentation requires understanding of how the interactions between host, beneficial bacteria and pathogen depend upon environmental context. The community-level response of the amphibian skin microbiota to environmental conditions may explain the relatively narrow range of environmental conditions in which past declines have occurred. Environmental context affects virulence and the protection provided by mutualists in other host-pathogen systems, including threatened bats and corals. Increased focus on context-dependence in interactions between wildlife and their symbionts is likely to be crucial to the future investigation and management of emerging diseases of wildlife.

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Section: Emerging Diseases Of Wildlifementioning

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Context-dependent symbioses and their potential roles in wildlife diseases

Daskin

Alford

2012

Proc. R. Soc. B.

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“…In Europe, G. destructans was described for the first time from France (Puechmaille et al 2010). Other data A. Šimonovičová et al from Czech and Slovak Republics are also summarized in Martínková et al (2010) and indicate epizootic spread of the pathogen.…”

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Geomyces destructans associated with bat disease WNS detected in Slovakia

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The paper describes macro-and micromorphological features of Geomyces destructans, the fungus which is associated with the white-nose syndrome (WNS) bat disease in North America. This species was isolated from hibernating Myotis myotis at two sites in Malé Karpaty Mts (the old mine Pod medveďou skalou and the Zbojnícka Cave) in Western Slovakia. Besides Geomyces destructans, the species Isaria farinosa, Cladosporium macrocarpum and Alternaria tenuissima were isolated, too. All strains are deposed at the Department of Soil Science, Comenius University in Bratislava (Slovakia) and in CMF at Institute of Soil Biology in České Budějovice (Czech Republic).

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“…In total, we obtained 218 confirmed WNS occurrences from North America and 20 from Europe (Martínková et al, 2010;Puechmaille et al, 2010Puechmaille et al, , 2011b. These occurrences were resampled into 218 grid cells in North America and 18 in Europe (Fig.…”

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Potential for spread of the white-nose fungus (Pseudogymnoascus destructans) in the Americas: use of Maxent and NicheA to assure strict model transference

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Abstract. Emerging infectious diseases can present serious threats to wildlife, even to the point of causing extinction. Whitenose fungus (Pseudogymnoascus destructans) is causing an epizootic in bats that is expanding rapidly, both geographically and taxonomically. Little is known of the ecology and distributional potential of this intercontinental pathogen. We address this gap via ecological niche models that characterise coarse resolution niche differences between fungus populations on different continents, identifying areas potentially vulnerable to infection in South America. Here we explore a novel approach to identifying areas of potential distribution across novel geographic regions that avoids perilious extrapolation into novel environments. European and North American fungus populations show differential use of environmental space, but rather than niche differentiation, we find that changes are best attributed to climatic differences between the two continents. Suitable areas for spread of the pathogen were identified across southern South America; however caution should be taken to avoid underestimating the potential for spread of this pathogen in South America.

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White-Nose Syndrome Fungus (Geomyces destructans) in Bat, France

Cited by 104 publications

References 12 publications

Context-dependent symbioses and their potential roles in wildlife diseases

Context-dependent symbioses and their potential roles in wildlife diseases

Geomyces destructans associated with bat disease WNS detected in Slovakia

Potential for spread of the white-nose fungus (Pseudogymnoascus destructans) in the Americas: use of Maxent and NicheA to assure strict model transference

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