Mold
According to Dr. Sharon Nachman, chief of division of pediatric infectious diseases at Stony Brook University’s Renaissance School of Medicine, you should clean your water bottle daily with _____ to prevent microbial build up.
You should clean your water bottle daily with MILD DISH SOAP to prevent microbial build up.
According to UNMC microbiologist Pete Iwen, Ph.D., when you drink from a reusable container, some _____ is backwashed into the liquid in the container.
When you drink from a reusable container, some _____ is backwashed into the liquid in the container. Saliva provides not only the microorganisms for transmission but also acts as a nutrient for the organisms to multiply.
From the EPA online entry on mold:
Remember, the key to mold control is ____ control
Remember, the key to mold control is MOISTURE control.
It is impossible to get rid of all mold and mold spores indoors; some mold spores will be found floating through the air and in house dust. The mold spores will not grow if moisture is not present. Indoor mold growth can and should be prevented or controlled by controlling moisture indoors. If there is mold growth in your home, you must clean up the mold and fix the water problem. If you clean up the mold, but don't fix the water problem, then, most likely, the mold problem will come back.
Molds are part of the natural environment. Molds reproduce by means of ______.
Molds reproduce by means of TINY SPORES. The spores are invisible to the naked eye and float through outdoor and indoor air. Mold may begin growing indoors when mold spores land on surfaces that are wet. There are many types of mold, and none of them will grow without water or moisture.
Not all molds are undesirable. For example, this major medical breakthrough used _____ mold to inhibit various types of bacteria found in infections and other ailments...creating the popular antibiotic PENICILLIN.
Not all molds are undesirable. For example, this major medical breakthrough used PENICILLUM mold to inhibit various types of bacteria found in infections and other ailments...creating the popular antibiotic PENICILLIN.