Uncontrollable black fungus growing outside Jack Daniel’s warehouses
https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/an-uncontrollable-black-fungus-is-growing-outside-jack-daniels-warehouses-residents-are-suing/
"Long and his wife say the fungus is killing their trees, covering their yards and painting road signs black.
Vanderbilt biology professor Antonis Rokas says black fungus is sometimes called “whiskey fungus” because it feeds off ethanol vapor and grows outside of distilleries and barrel warehouses.
“It has this ability to sense ethanol in the environment, alcohol, it has a liking for it,” Rokas said."