Toxic Black Mold House Fungal Infestations

Home owners and occupants are wise to worry about the possible presence of toxic black mold
in their house. Black mold is the poplar name for the toxic mold Stachybotrys. Read all about Stachybotrys at Black Mold Picture and in the information below.

Read of the severe health consequences of toxic black mold at Black Mold Symptom.

Not all molds that are black in color are the deadly toxic mold Stachybotrys, but any mold in elevated levels indoors can cause severe health problems to occupants.

Dangerous house molds come in a wide assortment of colors including black, gray, blue, green, pink, and white.

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Photos through the microscope of the deadly Stachybotrys black mold.

Stachybotrys, occasionnaly misspelled as Stachybotris is a greenish black mold that grows on material with a high cellulose content or such as hay, straw, wicker, and wood chips, as well as building materials such as ceiling tile, drywall, paper vapor barriers, wallpaper, insulation backing, cardboard boxes, paper files, fiberboard, the paper covering of gypsum wallboard, particleboard, jute, dust, and wood when these items become water damaged. This mold requires very wet or high humid conditions for days or weeks in order to grow. Most mold spores can begin growing after just 24 hours of wetness, whereas Stachybotrys spores take at least 48 hours of sustained wetness to begin growth. 

Stachybotrys survives and grows best in a continually wet environment such as a slow water leak in a wall, or in a building suffering from ongoing high humidity levels. Excessive indoor humidity resulting in water vapor condensation on walls, plumbing leaks, spills from showering or bathing, water leaking through foundations or roofs may lead to growth of many types of mold, including stachybotrys. 

Because Stachybotrys spores are rarely airborne, Stachy is usually identified by direct swabs, or lift tape samples of the mold itself with laboratory analysis of the collected physical samples. When active and growing in a wet environment, Stachy can look black, shiny, and slimy.