I tend to automatically state a rotting apple is bad for us. But what is causing apples to rot and why is it harmful for us to consume them?
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While I didn't think at first that penicillium had anything to do with a rotting apple, it turns out that Penicillium expansum and Monilinia fructigena are the most common fungi that cause damage to fruits. Around 70% of all plant diseases are caused by fungi (those such as major crop diseases).
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What you see in this picture is what seems to be penicillium expansum also called blue mold. While they aren't exactly blue in color as the fungi is supposed to be, they contain the same structure of a tree like shape.
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