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Table 2 Filamentous molds and yeasts causing microbial overgrowth of cultures. Abbreviations: Mbly – Myotis blythii, Mmyo – Myotis myotis, Rfer – Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

From: Higher white-nose syndrome fungal isolate yields from UV-guided wing biopsies compared with skin swabs and optimal culture media

Identified fungi and yeasts

Skin biopsy

Swab

Mbly

Mmyo

Rfer

Mbly

Mmyo

Rfer

Hyaline filamentous ascomycete

 + 

 + 

not collected

 + 

 + 

 + 

Dematiaceous filamentous ascomycete

 + 

 + 

 + 

-

 + 

Chaetomium spp.

-

-

-

 + 

-

Yeasts

 + 

 + 

-

-

-

Mucor spp.

 + 

 + 

-

 + 

-

Pseudogymnoascus pannorum sl

 + 

 + 

 + 

 + 

 + 

Penicillium spp.

-

 + 

 + 

 + 

 + 

Pseudogymnoascus destructans

 + 

 + 

 

-

 + 

-

Total number

6

7

NC

4

6

4