Genetic diversity and population structure of the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the causative agent of whitenose disease: From large scale differentiation to locally homogeneous populations and genetically diverse infections in bats

Violeta Zhelyazkova; Nicola Fischer; Sebastien Puechmaille

doi:10.3897/arphapreprints.e109901

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https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e109901 (01 Aug 2023)

Published in: Biodiversity Data Journal https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e109848

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doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e109901

First posted 01 Aug 2023

Authors

Violeta Lyubomirova Zhelyazkova

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Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Nicola Fischer

Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany

3ISEM, University of Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France

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Sebastien J Puechmaille

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ISEM, University of Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France

Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany

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Conflict of interest

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Supporting agencies

This work was supported by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science under the National Research Programme “Young scientists and postdoctoral students” [DCM 577/ 17.08.2018], the National Geographic Society [WW-201ER-17, awarded to VZ], Bat Conservation International [awarded to SJP], and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [PU 527/2-1, awarded to SJP].

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