Aspergillus Oryzae

Kōjikin is a character in Bacteria at Work.

Appearance
Aspergillus Oryzae has long light hair. She wears a posh light colored dress.

Background
It is a filamentous fungus (a mold) used in Chinese and other East Asian cuisines. They're mainly used to ferment soybeans for making soy sauce and fermented bean paste. Furthermore, its used to to saccharify rice, other grains, and potatoes in the making of alcoholic beverages such as huangjiu, sake, makgeolli, and shōchū. The domestication of A. oryzae occurred at least 2000 years ago. A. oryzae is also used for the production of rice vinegar.