The fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis also known as Bd has been the cause for the decline in frog and toad populations around the world. A group of researchers at UCR announced the discovery of a virus that can potentially infect, control, and even kill the Bd  fungus. Currently, Mr. Yacoub, and Professor Stajich (Dept. of Microbiology and Plant Pathology) and collaborators plan to clone the virus to see if they can infect the Bd fungus with the clone to see which fungal attributes this replicates. Fortunately, this recent study gave light to some exciting news for the amphibian populations.