Work of 

 Molds 



36 HOUSEHOLD BACTERIOLOGY. 



In general, they form fewer desirable products 

 than do the bacteria, although this may be consid- 

 ered a matter cf taste. Those who like Limburger 

 and Brie cheese ; the Chinese "soy," which is made 

 from a kind of bean on which mold has grown ; the 

 Japanese "sake" or rice wine, which has been fer- 

 mented by molds these persons certainly would 

 claim that molds were as valuable in the production 



Disease 

 from Molds 



FIG. 21. DIFFERENT STAGES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOLD. 



(a, b, c and d) Growth of the spore-cases. 



(d') The spore-cases open. 



(e) Spores. (After Jorgensen,) 



of flavor as the bacteria are in butter and ordinary 

 cheese. 



Just what their action is upon digestion is not defi- 

 nitely understood. It is thought that many of them 

 cause a lax condition in the bowels, possibly diar- 

 rhcea. 



They are found to cause various diseased condi- 

 tions of the skin Ringworm, Thrush, and Moth. 

 The moth patches, often called Liver spots, because 

 believed to be due to an inactive liver, are found to be 

 caused by mold spores which have gained access to 



