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

Mycotaxon

Volumn 108, Issue , 2009, Pages 147-154

  Gargas, A ^a   Trest, M T ^b   Christensen, M ^c   Volk, T J ^d   Blehert, D S ^e  

^a Symbiology LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c 3024 Crowley Hall ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^e NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascomycota; Helotiales; Pseudogymnoascus; Psychrophilic; Systematics

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI; GEOMYCES; HELOTIALES; PSEUDOGYMNOASCUS;

EID: 68149160775     PISSN: 00934666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5248/108.147     Document Type: Article

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