types of mold in bathrooms
The truth is, all molds, even nontoxic types such as Chaetomium and Mucor (the ones that colonize your shower), can make you sick. In fact, nontoxic molds are most likely to make you ill, because they're much more common, says mold expert Jay Portnoy, MD, an allergist at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO.