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geomyces destructans
A New Name For The WNS Causing Fungus
[PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSEUM – a culture of Pseudogymnoascus destructans growing on agar in the lab] The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, Geomyces destructans, has been renamed…
White-Nose Syndrome: What It Means For New Brunswick’s Bats
The conclusion from our last field season is that White-nose Syndrome (WNS) is spreading rapidly in New Brunswick. By the time we finished our final cave visits in April, 9…
