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Molds are necessary in making soy sauce and blue cheeses like Roquefort.
A mold called Rhizopus is used to produce the steroid drug cortisone.
Molds and other fungi play a critical role as environmental decomposers, working to break down organic materials such as dead trees.
Some molds are used in the industrial process because of the chemicals they produce. For example, the mold Aspergillus terreus is used in making plastic.
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Cite some beneficial and harmful aspects of molds?
A benefit of mold is it aids in biodegradation, or natural decomposition, of dried leaves. Mold is harmful due to it producing an allergen that may produce cold-like symptoms, respiratory problems, congestion and/or asthma attacks.
What are harmful effects of molds?
Many molds are poisonous to mammals.
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Many molds are poisonous to mammals.
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