What Is Black Bread Mold Species?
The usual black bread mold is rhizopus stolonifer. Mold feeds on dead matter. That’s why it likes your old bread that’s been sitting in the cabinet for a couple of months. This black bread mold species digests food on the outside of its body, rather than on the inside like most large organisms do. The reason why this black bread mold species turns so many colors is that it changes once it starts to feed on the mold. At first, it is usually green or black. It changes colors as it goes through different stages of growth. The green or black mold grows only on the outside of the bread, and as it works its way inside, it begins to germinate more mold and grow. If you actually looked at this mold under a microscope, you would see that it is actually a bunch of long stringy things. These are called “mycellum.” Different mold species have different types of mycellum which make it unique. Mold Can Be A Good Thing! When you find a neglected loaf of bread that is hard as a brick and covered in wi
