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Bat Skin Microbiome

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Dr. Lindsay Caesar
James Madison University
Dr. Diana Northup
University of New Mexico
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New species: Streptomyces corynorhini (Hamm et al. 2019) & Streptomyces buecherae (Hamm et al. 2020)
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We sampled bats at six sites across New Mexico and Arizona, and found ~6% could inhibit P. destructans (unpublished).
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We identified antifungal activity of members of the bat skin microbiome against Pseudogymnoascus destrucans, the cause of white-nose syndrome (Hamm et al. 2017).
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We isolated and identified nearly 3,000 bacterial cultures collected from the fur and skin of 314 bats across 12 species at six sites across New Mexico and Arizona (unpublished).
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We identified antifungal activity of members of the bat skin microbiome against Pseudogymnoascus destrucans, the cause of white-nose syndrome (Hamm et al. 2017).
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