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What attracts mold to food?

Updated: 8/11/2023
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13y ago

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Typical molds that grow on foods are not attracted, per se, They grow where conditions favor their growth. The spores that give rise to the various molds are present in the air. Presumably, the spores, like other particulate matter in the air, could be attracted to foods by static electricity.

The only type of mold that is truly motile and can move in response to stimuli is the plasmodium stage of the slime mold. Slime molds are fascinating organisms that behave like 'The Blob' from Science Fiction (only at a much smaller size).

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Mold on food is caused by spores which, under the right conditions, will grow. Some of these conditions include moisture, high temperatures, stagnant air, and darkness.

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Normally the food being damp or too old.

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