Cause of Deadly Disease in Snakes Identified
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 - 11:30
in Biology & Nature
The fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola is the definitive cause of the skin infections in snakes known as snake fungal disease, or SFD, according to U.S. Geological Survey research published today in the journal mBio. Wild snakes are valuable because they consume pests that damage agricultural crops, prey on rodents that can carry disease and serve as […]