<i>Pseudogymnoascus destructans</i> (IMAGE)

USDA Forest Service - Northern Research Station

<i>Pseudogymnoascus destructans</i>

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Forest Service scientists Andrew Minnis and Dan Lindner generated DNA sequence data and found evidence supporting a shift in the genus to which the fungus behind WNS belongs, resulting in a new name: <i>Pseudogymnoascus destructans</i>, or <i>P. destructans</i>.

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Dan Lindner, U.S. Forest Service

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