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Geomyces destructans sp. nov. associated with bat white-nose syndrome

Andrea Gargas·M.T. Trest·M. Christensen·T.J. Volk·David S. Blehert
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We describe and illustrate the new species Geomyces destructans . Bats infected with this fungus present with powdery conidia and hyphae on their muzzles, wing membranes, and/or pinnae, leading to description of the accompanying disease as white-nose syndrome, a cause of widespread mortality among hibernating bats in the northeastern US. Based on rRNA gene sequence (ITS and SSU) characters the fungus is placed in the genus Geomyces , yet its distinctive asymmetrically curved conidia are unlike those of any described Geomyces species.

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Source-reported bounding extent: 40.496103° to 45.016659° latitude; -79.761951° to -69.928261° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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Andrea Gargas, M.T. Trest, M. Christensen, T.J. Volk, David S. Blehert. 2009. Geomyces destructans sp. nov. associated with bat white-nose syndrome. https://doi.org/10.5248/108.147

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