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"Turns out, B. compniacensis spores are widespread but the fungus does not outgrow its microbial neighbors unless there's ethanol in the air. It's been long known that some 2% of the ethanol in distilled spirits evaporates yearly during aging in barrels, this portion generally referred to as the Angel's Share. Not surprisingly, B. compniacensis is generally called the Angel's Share fungus: it has the striking ability to grow on ethanol vapors."

https://schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2023/03/a-whiff-of-taxonomy-baudoinia-compniacensis.html