Lethal fungus that causes white-nose syndrome may have an Achilles’ heel

Source:USDA Forest Service – Northern Research Station

Summary:In the course of genomic analyses of the fungus behind white-nose-syndrome, a devastating disease that has killed millions of bats in North America, US Forest Service scientists discovered something very surprising: brief exposure to UV-light kills Pseudogymnoascus destructans.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180102153209.htm