Recently I had to throw out mouldy bread,
one sliced loaf had a type of mould I had never seen before
the colour was Pink to light orange. As I Picked up the pack the bread although being more than a week old felt soft and warm, and when I squeezed the pack a cloud of very fine dust (spores) were expelled from the open end of the pack.
The mould had a consistency like soft chalk and felt slightly waxy.
Could someone tell me the probable fungus type and properties.
2006-08-21 22:22:11 · 4 answers · asked by seanrm2711 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
So I looked it up on the internet........
One way to tell if it is a bacterial or mold spoilage would be to look at
it under the microscope. Mold will look like small plants, while bacteria
will look like round or oblong blobs.
It might also be a yeast like Rhodotorula... although I've never heard of
this organism spoiling bread. Yeast also look round under the microscope,
but they are bigger than bacteria.
> We are wondering if it is something in this particular kind of bread, or
> in the environment that makes mold different colors.
The color of molds comes from their ascospores, which are the structures
that these organisms use to reproduce. Ascospores are like seeds of
plants, but remember molds are not plants or animals. They are part of
their own kingdom called "Fungi". Mushrooms are part of this same
kingdom.
Generally mold color is determined by the genetics of the organism, and
not the environment. Before we had more modern genetic techniques to
analyze DNA, mycologists (these are the microbiologists that study molds)
classified molds according to color. Many molds still have colors in
their names...
2006-08-25 15:52:14 · answer #1 · answered by vtlovie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sure don't know how to help you, but I wanted to let you know that I have never had this happen. I have lived alone for quite a while and believe me I have let a lot of bread get moldy. I hope someone can help you. If not, it would be nice if others let you know whether it has happened to them or not.
2006-08-25 15:34:05 · answer #2 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no idea but if you have felt ill since then or do so in the next few days you see your gp as you have no idea what type of mould this was you have no idea if it could do you harm by inhaling it
may be a good idea to get medical advice anyway just to be safe
2006-08-21 22:33:21 · answer #3 · answered by mumoftheyear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mmmm sounds pretty dodgey mate,think you should have put it to toxic waste.got nothing better to do.Send it to the lab.
2006-08-21 22:41:34 · answer #4 · answered by crazybob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋