What makes bread mold turn different colors?

Subject: What makes bread mold turn different colors?

Date: Tue Nov 16 08:17:45 1999
Posted by Mrs. Burk's class
Grade level: K-3 School: West Cedar Elementary
City: Waverly State/Province: IA Country: USA
Area of science: Microbiology
ID: 942758265.Mi

Message:


One of my students brought in some old hamburger buns that had hot pink 
mold on it. We had never seen pink mold. We are wondering if it is 
something in this particular kind of bread, or in the environment that 
makes mold different colors. Thanks.

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