Nikki Castleberry from the Georgia Museum of Natural History
also took part in the survey. She swabbed a tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus) for evidence of
white-nose syndrome, caused by the fungus Geomyces destructans, most likely of
European origin. Read more about White-Nose Syndrome in bats
- Science News article "Bat-killing fungus is a European import"
- Research Review article "National Interagency Team MobilizingTo
- Read USDA Firest Service article "Help Us Slow the Spread of White-nose Syndrome"
- Watch the video "The Battle for Bats: White Nose Syndome"