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Pseudogymnoascus destructans
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Pseudogymnoascus destructans

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  • white nose syndrome in little brown bat
    white nose syndrome

    …a white fungus known as Pseudogymnoascus destructans in the skin of the nose and ears and in the membrane covering the wings. White nose syndrome is the first epizootic (epidemic) disease documented in bats and is associated with high mortality. Biologists estimated that between 5.7 million and 6.7 million bats…

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    …a white fungus known as Pseudogymnoascus destructans in the skin of the nose and ears and in the membrane covering the wings. White nose syndrome is the first epizootic (epidemic) disease documented in bats and is associated with high mortality. Biologists estimated that between 5.7 million and 6.7 million bats…

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