OMG.
Graveleye, I just checked my refrigerator. I found green and white fungus on some old turkey gravy, and some pink fungus on a closed Tupperware container of formerly mashed potatoes.
The last time I was in Georgia it was driving through twice to the recent NSS convention in Gainesville, Florida several years ago. We had no kitchen fungus protocol in effect then, and except for some peaches and pecans, we did not bring anything back from Georgia. Those were eaten before we returned home, so I have no idea how transmission was effected. Perhaps fire ants? There were fire ants on the campground in Gainesville...they partly ate my nylon tent. But we did not (knowingly) bring any fire ants home with us. Can infected fire ants migrate into refrigerators with doors on them?
Since my trip to Georgia involved an NSS convention, this new FRS (Fungal Refrigerator Syndrome) is obviously spread by cavers and caving. Proof positive.
Quick. Everybody check your refrigerators...especially any leftovers. Leftovers stored in the freezer compartment seem to be safe, despite FRS being said to be cold-loving, since it only occurs in refrigerators.
I wonder if FRS is recombinant, and is evolving new species or the different colors are merely camouflage?
Arrrgh! We're all going to die!
Teresa