Ocean-Going Vessels: A Possible Conduit for the Introduction of White-Nose Syndrome Fungus (Geomyces destructans) into Bats in Alaska

Wright, Sadie K.; Moran, John R.

doi:10.1898/1051-1733-92.2.133

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“…The possibility of hitchhiking bats introducing the disease to novel areas was mentioned by Wright & Moran (2011), who discussed the introduction of the disease to Alaska. Voute (1982) was the first to document a bat hitchhiking a ride across the Atlantic.…”

Section: Invasive Alien Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is hypothesized that it came along with cave-visiting tourists or researchers, because it was first detected in a popular touristic bat cave, but the evidence supporting this theory is difficult to find (Wibbelt et al 2010). Another hypothesis is that it was introduced by a hitchhiking bat (Wright & Moran 2011). This is certainly possible, as there are a few documented cases of bats being transported long distances in containers or hiding in ships (Voute 1982, Daniel & Yoshiyuki 1982, Constantine 2003.…”

Section: Bacteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hulme 2009), but in the case of spreading bat pathogens its importance is not yet fully understood (e.g. Constantine 2003, Wright & Moran 2011).…”

Section: Transportation and Translocationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are a few documented cases of bats found on ships or in shipping containers (e.g. Voute 1982, Constantine 2003, Wright & Moran 2011. Some of the papers where these incidents are mentioned were difficult to find, so Table 4 is not fully comprehensive.…”

Section: Shipping/freightersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Hitchhiking Bats on the Great Lakes of North America

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Section: Invasive Alien Speciesmentioning

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Section: Bacteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hulme 2009), but in the case of spreading bat pathogens its importance is not yet fully understood (e.g. Constantine 2003, Wright & Moran 2011).…”

Section: Transportation and Translocationmentioning

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Section: Shipping/freightersmentioning

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Prelude to a panzootic: Gene flow and immunogenetic variation in northern little brown myotis vulnerable to bat white-nose syndrome

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Donaldson

Rico

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The fungus that causes bat white-nose syndrome (WNS) recently leaped from eastern North America to the Pacific Coast. The pathogen's spread is associated with the genetic population structure of a host (Myotis lucifugus). To understand the fine-scale neutral and immunogenetic variation among northern populations of M. lucifugus, we sampled 1142 individuals across the species' northern range. We used genotypes at 11 microsatellite loci to reveal the genetic structure of, and directional gene flow among, populations to predict the likely future spread of the pathogen in the northwest and to estimate effective population size (N e ). We also pyrosequenced the DRB1-like exon 2 of the class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in 160 individuals to explore immunogenetic selection by WNS. We identified three major neutral genetic clusters: Eastern, Montane Cordillera (and adjacent sampling areas), and Haida Gwaii, with admixture at intermediate areas and significant substructure west of the prairies. Estimates of N e were unexpectedly low (289-16 000). Haida Gwaii may provide temporary refuge from WNS, but the western mountain ranges are not barriers to its dispersal in M. lucifugus and are unlikely to slow its spread. Our major histocompatibility complex (MHC) data suggest potential selection by WNS on the MHC, but gene duplication limited the immunogenetic analyses.

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