Tropical Fungus Range Expands into Northern Waters
Posted by nos.info@noaa.gov on 16 April, 2009
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A new NOAA-led study documents the first cases of lobomycosis in bottlenose dolphins in North Carolina. This fungal skin infection is usually associated with warmer tropical waters. Researchers are now working to determine how factors like water temperature, salinity and coastal land-use might be influencing the types, prevalence and severity of these type of infections....