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

Author

A. Gargas
M. T. Trest
M. Christensen

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Publication Date

July 2009

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Ascomycota, Helotiales, Pseudogymnoascus, Psychrophilic, Systematics

Document Type

Article

Notes

Mycotaxon, Vol. 108 (2009-07-05).

Identifier

SFS0021818_00001

Recommended Citation

Gargas, A.; Trest, M. T.; and Christensen, M., "Geomyces destructans sp. nov. associated with bat white-nose syndrome" (2009). KIP Articles. 2132.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/2132