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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Dear Malorri,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Freezing won’t help. It even could make the growing of the fungus faster after you take them out again.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I think Ethanol could help a bit, but the main issue would still be the source of the fungus. I would strongly advice to check carefully the place
where the bats are stored and see what could be the reason of the molds growth.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Maybe some professional help from a “mold removal company” could prevent more damage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Good luck with this!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Von:</span></b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu]
<b>Im Auftrag von </b>Malorri Hughes<br>
<b>Gesendet:</b> Freitag, 15. März 2019 00:33<br>
<b>An:</b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Betreff:</b> [Nhcoll-l] Forum Post Mammal Specimen Fungi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We were hoping to post the following message and photos to the listserv if possible. Thanks for any help you can provide. <br>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Hi all,
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">We recently noticed a fungus on several bat specimens in the collection at Portland State University (photos attached). We think it is recent
as it wasn't noticed during the previous monthly pest checks, but it is possible it was just less noticeable previously. Either way, it seems to be spreading throughout the case quickly now.
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">We also noticed (what we think is) a second fungi (a mold?) on rodent skeletons (<i>Peromyscus</i>) (photo attached). These specimens went
through a Dermestid colony several years ago, we're wondering if this mold developed during that process and was not detected then or is more recent.
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">We aren’t sure how best to tackle this issue. We are freezing the specimens in hopes that it will kill the fungi, but we have been told that
this may not work. Ethanol has also been suggested, but we are not sure if it would be safe to use on the skin specimens or if it would be effective.
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Any suggestions or advice would be much appreciated. We have photos of both fungi under a compound scope as well if anyone wants to see those.
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Thank you for your time!
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