A dried sample of the original Penicillium mold that Fleming discovered in 1928. Cade Martin For many people, a bloom of mold symbolizes failure. But this small medallion of mold, its two dots of ...

Once carpets and wooden floors get the slightest contact of the mold spores, it spreads rapidly. Penicillium is one of those ...

Food safety expert at Penn State Extension Martin Bucknavage gets at the good and bad of mold, and how to tell the difference. Penicillium camemberti creates the earthy rind on soft cheeses like ...

“These are intentionally added to the milk cultures,” says Wee. A mold called penicillium roqueforti is used to make blue cheeses like roquefort and gorgonzola. Penicillium camemberti is used ...

For a decade, Fleming sent his Penicillium mold to anyone who requested it, in hopes that they might be able to obtain pure penicillin, to no avail. The compound was finally isolated in 1939 by a ...

But this small medallion of mold, its two dots of Penicillium notatum blossoming like fungal flowers frozen in eternal spring ...