Scientists gear up to fight deadly snake fungal disease

Tuesday, July 15, 2014 - 12:30 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have developed a faster and more accurate way to test for infection with Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, a fungus that is killing snakes in the Midwest and eastern United States. The test also allows scientists to monitor the progression of the infection in living snakes.

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