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Rhizopus
A genus of zygomycetous fungi of the family Mucoraceae, order MUCORALES, a common saprophyte and facultative parasite of mature fruits and vegetables. It may cause cerebral mycoses in diabetes and cutaneous infection in severely burned patients.
(Source: National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification)
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Figure 1. Rhizopus, shown by Papanicolaou stain.
Figure 1. Rhizopus, shown by Papanicolaou stain.
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Figure 2. Rhizopus, by lactophenol cotton blue stain of culture growth.
Figure 2. Rhizopus, by lactophenol cotton blue stain of culture growth.
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References
  1. National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification

National Library of Medicine MeSH Classification

Eukaryota
Fungi
Fungi, Unclassified
Mucorales
Absidia
Cunninghamella
Mortierella
Mucor
Phycomyces
Rhizomucor
Rhizopus