Everything molds here. The climate is so moist and humid that anything left outside, and half of the things inside, mold within days. Today was the second time we've done laundry ourselves, and I fear that mold is growing on the clothes we have hung out to dry. In our bathroom there is a fern growing next to the toilet, and the toiletry bags we brought are covered in mold. The fruit and vegetables we now keep in a mouse-proof bin mold within days if not used, and even bread kept in a plastic bag will mold within a week. So when our electricity cut out on Saturday night, I was almost inclined to blame it on a molding wire.
Holly (temporary manager) called three electricians to sort out the problem, but it only took two to sort out the problem. There was a bad breaker in the hydroelectric system. Other than that, nothing exciting has really happened in the last week or so. Business as usual here, as the rain continues to fall, the trees continue to grow, and we--slowly--continue to mold.
* Oomycota is a class of water-molds formerly thought to be fungi, but recently have been found to be eukaryotic micro-organisms. Commonly, these are water molds, like the ones that grow in the grout of your shower. More here.
i thought mold was a fungi
ReplyDeleteMost mold is, and we have a lot of that too, but the water molds (like late onset potato blight, responsible for the 1845 Irish potato famine) have just recently changed. Something to do with the composition of their cell walls, as well as the fact that they have diploid nuclei in the vegetative state, while other fungi are haploid. the government has done some research on it because conventional fungicides don't work on them. here is a link:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ushrl.saa.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publications.htm?SEQ_NO_115=195330