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Noble Rot: Secret of Sumptuous Sweet Wines
Noble rot has tremendous impact in winemaking, especially of dessert wines. This dowdy fungus, Botrytis cinerea , is a phenomenon in...

Sylvia Rose
Jan 253 min read
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Foodborne Fungi and Mold: Facts & Dangers
Foodborne molds can endanger health, home and family. Hidden in pantry and fridge, these hardy survivors are unnoticed and dormant until...

Sylvia Rose
Nov 10, 20249 min read
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Aspergillus Flavus Mold: Origins, Behavior, Dangers
Aspergillus flavus is a filamentous mold or fungal organism found in soil, decaying vegetation, grains and nuts, especially peanuts and...

Sylvia Rose
Nov 9, 20245 min read
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Fungal Biofilms: Ecology of Biofilm-Producing Molds & Yeasts
Fungal biofilms are integral to ecosystems. Often unnoticed, these living structures exemplify microorganism cooperation in survival,...

Sylvia Rose
Nov 4, 20245 min read
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Oil-Dwelling Microbes: Bacteria, Yeast & Mold
Culinary oils are teeming with microbial life such as bacteria, molds, yeast and other fungi. Popular oils like olive oil, vegetable oil,...

Sylvia Rose
Nov 3, 20246 min read
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Malevolent Microfungi: Hazards of Health & Home
Microfungi are invisible organisms until they flourish and form colonies. Among these are malevolent microbes dangerous to health, crops,...

Sylvia Rose
Oct 28, 20245 min read
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Microfungi: Mysterious Web of Life & Death
Microfungi, including molds, mildews, and rusts create a vast hidden universe. These unseen eukaryotic organisms are essential to...

Sylvia Rose
Oct 28, 20246 min read
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