Facts About Mold
They are neither plants nor animals. They are microscopic fungi, related to mushrooms, yeast, and mildew-and they can be found everywhere. Fungi use enzymes to digest food and reproductive cells called spores to reproduce. Molds play an important role in the decomposition of leaves, wood, and other dead plant matter. It puts the “blue” in bleu cheese, and is the original source of penicillin, one of the earliest and most widely used naturally-occurring antibiotics. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most common allergens on the planet