What is the difference between mould and mildew?
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I work for a mold laboratory. There isn't a difference between mold and mildew. In fact they are both technically a fungus. Just like the mushrooms in your yard are a fungus. \n\nTo be honest though if you are just looking to kill mold in your house it is cheaper and just as effective to use one part bleach to 9 parts water and put it in a spray bottle. \n\nYou don't need to have any fancy cleaners unless you have the "black mold" and that actually isn't found that often. \n\nPlease feel free to email me if you have any futher questions.
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yeast are a type of fungus, you can read about it, hear\n\nhttp://www.yeastgenome.org/VL-what_are_yeast.html
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Yeast is neither a bacteria OR a mold.  It is a fungus! Molds are a type of fungus too, and yeasts are closely related.  The green stuff and other fluffy stuff that grows on bread at times is not yeast.\n\nMold reproduces with spores, and the spores are essentially everywhere, they just need the right environment to grow in.  They need some dampness, but can grow in places that have relatively little liquid water, unlike most bacteria.  They seem to do well in and on media that are osmotically unfavorable for keeping water inside of a membrane, like cheeses, jellys and bread. Seems like when there is an abundance of water, other organisms tend to outgrow the mold, but go someplace hostile, like the surface of really sugary jam or jelly, so sugary that ordinary bacteria have all their water leach out of them if they try to grow in it, and mold pretty much rules. Wikipedia probably has more information.
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fungi digest their food by secreting a digestive enzyme to break down the food then they sort of engulf the food\n\ntrue...some fungi are parasites...some can cause ringworm, athlete's foot\n\nthe deuteromycota fungi are not multicellular\n\nhyphae is a the threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of the fungi\n\ni don't know how thick they are...but they are very very thin\n\ni took this test long time ago in high school...i still remember it because i have to know my biology.
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Penicillium notatum - mold\nAspergillus fumigatus - fungus\nAlternaria tenuis - fungus\nHormodendrum horde - not sure\nLamb's quarter - common weedy European plant introduced into North America\nCocklebur - a weed (http://www.calflora.net/bloomingplants/cocklebur.html) \n\nLooks like you're allergic to molds, fungi, and weeds.
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I don't think there is such a structure.  The basidia which bear the basidiospores are found on the gill surfaces.  I think the only thing separating them is space.
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BIG BIG helath problems,   Cause cause several bacterial infections as well as lung infections.  Ive seen several specials on mold and mildew, and their effects on health.\n\n  One family even had to completely abandon their home and possestions, due to the mold that was present in the house.
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If it is truly a mold, spores could release in the air and become an irrtant to those with allergies.  Best keep your moldy plant material (I'm not asking) covered.
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Some types of MOLD are extremely toxic like Black Mold. Some persons are allergic to all mold. I am very allergic to mold in large quantities. The larger the amount the more problems I have with it. But any mold give me some discomfort.\nBreathing is mold spores is BAD for anyone and it does not belong in the lungs and blood stream.\nMany people do not know they have mold since there is no signs in there house. It can be inside the walls, behind tile, under floors or carpet and even be outside (seeping into the home). Water damage causes mold, any moist humid areas can casue it. \n\nMold can cause many reactions like: headaches, insomnia, difficulty breathing, hurts when you breathe, swollen glands, trouble with memory, imbalance problems, lethargic, tired, and more.\nYour problem may be swollen glands in your neck area which can make the throat smaller or swollen inside. This would make it harder to swollow. This is just one possible problem.\n\nMy suggestion is to talk to your Herbalist, Health Food Store, Naturalist, or Homepathic persons. Tell them what you are feeling and your problem with mold. It never hurts to ask around. They can refer you to the right person. Not all cures have to be chemicals or pharmacy meds, there are great cures out there in other forms.
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The top concerns that come to my mind are Radon gas and mold/mildew if the basement is damp.  Both can be tested for if you are concerned.
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I would suggest throwing them out.  I wouldn't want my little ones playinng with mildewy toys.  The news is always showing stories about homes that have mold and mildew growing in the walls, or someplace, and saying how sick it can make you.  You can buy mesh bags to put kids bath toys in after the bath, so they drain and dry out.
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They change the pH of the environment of the mildew, which stresses the fungus and kills it, as it preferes an acidic environment.\n\nSodium bicarbonate is a base, not an acid, by the way, you must not pay attention to the answer above.\n\nCheck this study out:\nhttp://phytoparasitica.org/phyto/pdfs/1997/issue1/NOTE.pdf
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yeast is a fungus\nits a single celled organism
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They are the same.  Either way, immediately after you wash with either, your hands start to aquire bactiria in the air and aything you touch.
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A black whole is when sweat and dirt clog a facial pore, causing it to become infected and the fungi give it a dark-grey appearance. A white whole is a clogged facial pore that is not infected enough to have a dark appearance.
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I can think of a few:\n\nFungi are actually more closely related to animals. They get their food from living matter.\nHowever, they are different from animals because:\n\nThey absorb their food instead of ingesting it.\n\nThey have cell walls.\n\nThey are stationary, like plants.\n\nThey are different from plants because:\n\nThey are heterotrophs.\n\nThey lack roots.
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Yes.\n\nDepending on the kind of mildew you can get chronic lung problems and it can even get you killed. Very rare but happens.\n\nHowever the headaches without any other symptoms should be easily fixed. If you are out of the house for longer periods it should subside. If not consult your doctor.\n\nSpray down the mildew with bleach and create an environment not suitable for mildew. Dry and hot. Be sure you get all places, not just where you can see it. Check everywhere.\n\nWithin a day or 2 all should be well again.