While mold doesn’t have the best reputation ... cheeses and antibiotics like Penicillin, which comes from Penicillium chrysogenum. Penicillium is found all over the world in cool, damp environments.

In general, there are specific types of mold that most commonly cause allergies: Alternaria alternata, Cladosporium herbarum, Aspergillus fumigatus, and Penicillium chrysogenum. The most harmful ...