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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.

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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.

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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infection: coord IM with MUCORMYCOSIS (IM)

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  1. B01w.300w.300.500w.800w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Rhizopus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012233. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012233
  2. Rhizopus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizopus
  3. Rhizopus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134258