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Article: Assessing the threat of bat-associated fungal pathogens

TitleAssessing the threat of bat-associated fungal pathogens
Authors
KeywordsBat roosts
Bat-associated fungi
Chiroptera
Community ecology
Emerging infectious diseases
Hibernacula
Landscape management
Microbiome–pathogen interactions
White-nose syndrome
Issue Date1-Jun-2023
PublisherElsevier
Citation
One Health, 2023, v. 16 How to Cite?
Abstract

Fungal pathogens have become an increasingly important topic in recent decades. Yet whilst various cankers and blights have gained attention in temperate woodlands and crops, the scope for fungal pathogens of animals and their potential threat has received far less attention. With a shifting climate, the threat from fungal pathogens is predicted to increase in the future, thus understanding the spread of fungi over landscapes as well as taxa that may be at risk is of particular importance. Cave ecosystems provide potential refugia for various fungi, and roosts for bats. With their well vascularized wings and wide-ranging distributions, bats present potential fungal vectors. Furthermore, whilst bat immune systems are generally robust to bacterial and viral pathogens, they can be susceptible to fungal pathogens, particularly during periods of stress such as hibernation. Here we explore why bats are important and interesting vectors for fungi across landscapes and discuss knowledge gaps that require further research.


Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/333781
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 4.1
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.971
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dc.contributor.authorKarunarathna, S-
dc.contributor.authorHaelewaters, D-
dc.contributor.authorLionakis, M-
dc.contributor.authorTibpromma, S-
dc.contributor.authorJianchu, X-
dc.contributor.authorHughes, A-
dc.contributor.authorMortimer, P-
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-06T08:39:01Z-
dc.date.available2023-10-06T08:39:01Z-
dc.date.issued2023-06-01-
dc.identifier.citationOne Health, 2023, v. 16-
dc.identifier.issn2352-7714-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/333781-
dc.description.abstract<p>Fungal pathogens have become an increasingly important topic in recent decades. Yet whilst various cankers and blights have gained attention in temperate woodlands and crops, the scope for fungal pathogens of animals and their potential threat has received far less attention. With a shifting climate, the threat from fungal pathogens is predicted to increase in the future, thus understanding the spread of fungi over landscapes as well as taxa that may be at risk is of particular importance. Cave ecosystems provide potential refugia for various fungi, and roosts for bats. With their well vascularized wings and wide-ranging distributions, bats present potential fungal vectors. Furthermore, whilst bat immune systems are generally robust to bacterial and viral pathogens, they can be susceptible to fungal pathogens, particularly during periods of stress such as hibernation. Here we explore why bats are important and interesting vectors for fungi across landscapes and discuss knowledge gaps that require further research.<br></p>-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherElsevier-
dc.relation.ispartofOne Health-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectBat roosts-
dc.subjectBat-associated fungi-
dc.subjectChiroptera-
dc.subjectCommunity ecology-
dc.subjectEmerging infectious diseases-
dc.subjectHibernacula-
dc.subjectLandscape management-
dc.subjectMicrobiome–pathogen interactions-
dc.subjectWhite-nose syndrome-
dc.titleAssessing the threat of bat-associated fungal pathogens-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.onehlt.2023.100553-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85156184115-
dc.identifier.volume16-
dc.identifier.eissn2352-7714-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:001042914700001-
dc.identifier.issnl2352-7714-

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