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Questions covered in this Quiz
Case for id – Bruising or Mold? - What do you see in the photo? Try to identify it.
Possible answers:
- Blue-green mold Penicillium
- Green mold Trichoderma
- Mycelium Bruising
- Blue-gray mold Aspergillus
Case for id – Bruising or Contamination? - What do you see in the photo? Try to identify it.
Possible answers:
- Mold contamination
- Mycelium Bruising
Case for id – Bruising or Mold Contamination? - What do you see in the central part of the cake? Try to identify it.
Possible answers:
- Blue-green mold Penicillium
- Green mold Trichoderma
- Mycelium Bruising
- Green mold Cladosporium
Case for id – Bruising or Mold Contamination? - What do you see in this grain jar? Try to identify it.
Possible answers:
- Mycelium Bruising
- Green mold Trichoderma
- Blue-green mold Penicillium
- Green-gray mold Aspergillus
Case for id – Bruising or Mold? - What do you see in this grain bag? Try to identify it.
Possible answers:
- Mycelium Bruising
- Green mold Trichoderma
- Blue-green mold Penicillium
- Green-gray mold Aspergillus
The difference between mold contamination and mycelium bruising - What is the main difference between mold contamination and mycelium bruises?
Possible answers:
- Bruises on mycelium or mushrooms never have a greenish tint
- Molds have brighter blue color than bruised mycelium
- Mold has a powdery or marshmallow texture, while mycelium and mushroom bruises don't
- If you use Q-tip test and see colored powder on a cotton swab, it is mold; bruises don't leave any colored powder on a cotton swab
Case study - Can you identify what’s happening in this mushroom cake?
Possible answers:
- Mycelium bruising
- Green mold contamination
- A mix of green mold contamination and bruising
Case study - Identify the problem and help the grower! "Hey guys, whats up? Big question, I left home for a couple days and asked a friend to water and leave some air on it for these days, it grown (more than I expected) but is this green thing a normal thing?"
Possible answers:
- Yes, it's absolutely healthy cake, just mycelium bruising
- No, it's mold contamination! Toss the cake immediately!
Case study - What does the Q-tip test show in this case?
Possible answers:
- Mold contamination
- Bruising
Case study - Take a look! What do you see in this spawn jar?
Possible answers:
- Mycelium bruising
- Blue-green mold contamination (Penicillium)
- Early green mold contamination (Trichoderma)
- Nothing wrong, absolutely normal snow-white mycelium
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