Fromtling R A, Jensen J M, Robinson B E, Bulmer G S
Vet Pathol. 1979 Jul;16(4):428-31. doi: 10.1177/030098587901600405.
Fatal pulmonary disease occurred in two captive American alligators. The entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana, was isolated from pulmonary lesions in both alligators. An extended hibernation period because of a severe winter and a failure of the zoo heating system may have predisposed the alligators to infection.
