What is the scientific name for a common mold that grows on bread?
1 Answer
Dec 28, 2016
Rhizopus stolonifer is a mold commonly found on bread surface.
Explanation:
Black bread mold ( common name ) is widely distributed thread like mucoralean mold. It takes food and nutrients from the bread and causes damage to the surface where it lives.
It has a cosmopolitan distribution. It is capable of causing opportunistic infection of humans , known as zygomycosis. It also causes Rhizopus soft rot of sweet potatoes.