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Is A Mold By Any Other Color Still 'Black Mold'?

photo-16Match each of the numbered pictures of laboratory-cultured molds with the correct mold species. For answers, see below.

iA. Stachybotrys sp., 7 days. iB. Cladosporium sp., approx. 15 days. iC. Aspergillus niger, 7 days. iD. Bipolaris sp., approx. 15 days.

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"Black mold" is sometimes equated with "toxic mold" in the press, in popular literature and in the language of complaints and petitions. Both phrases are often used in conjunction with Stachybotrys, which is recognized as one of the more dangerous molds in relation to human health. Is …