Field trial of a probiotic bacteria to protect bats from white-nose syndrome

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dc.contributor.authorHoyt, Joseph R.en
dc.contributor.authorLangwig, Kate E.en
dc.contributor.authorWhite, J. Paulen
dc.contributor.authorKaarakka, Heather M.en
dc.contributor.authorRedell, Jennifer A.en
dc.contributor.authorParise, Katy L.en
dc.contributor.authorFrick, Winifred F.en
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Jeffrey T.en
dc.contributor.authorKilpatrick, A. Marmen
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-14T18:35:08Zen
dc.date.available2021-10-14T18:35:08Zen
dc.date.issued2019-06-24en
dc.date.updated2021-10-14T18:35:05Zen
dc.description.abstractTools for reducing wildlife disease impacts are needed to conserve biodiversity. White-nose syndrome (WNS), caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has caused widespread declines in North American bat populations and threatens several species with extinction. Few tools exist for managers to reduce WNS impacts. We tested the efficacy of a probiotic bacterium, Pseudomonas fluorescens, to reduce impacts of WNS in two simultaneous experiments with caged and free-flying Myotis lucifugus bats at a mine in Wisconsin, USA. In the cage experiment there was no difference in survival between control and P. fluorescens-treated bats. However, body mass, not infection intensity, predicted mortality, suggesting that within-cage disturbance influenced the cage experiment. In the free-flying experiment, where bats were able to avoid conspecific disturbance, infection intensity predicted the date of emergence from the mine. In this experiment treatment with P. fluorescens increased apparent overwinter survival five-fold compared to the control group (from 8.4% to 46.2%) by delaying emergence of bats from the site by approximately 32 days. These results suggest that treatment of bats with P. fluorescens may substantially reduce WNS mortality, and, if used in combination with other interventions, could stop population declines.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.extent9 page(s)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifierARTN 9158 (Article number)en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45453-zen
dc.identifier.eissn2045-2322en
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322en
dc.identifier.issue1en
dc.identifier.other10.1038/s41598-019-45453-z (PII)en
dc.identifier.pmid31235813en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/105386en
dc.identifier.volume9en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherNature Researchen
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dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectDISEASEen
dc.subjectINHIBITIONen
dc.subjectINVASIONen
dc.subjectDYNAMICSen
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen
dc.subject.meshChiropteraen
dc.subject.meshAscomycotaen
dc.subject.meshProbioticsen
dc.subject.meshBacterial Physiological Phenomenaen
dc.titleField trial of a probiotic bacteria to protect bats from white-nose syndromeen
dc.title.serialScientific Reportsen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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dcterms.dateAccepted2019-06-03en
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pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Science/Biological Sciencesen
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