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Mucoraceae

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Noun1.Mucoraceae - large family of chiefly saprophytic fungi that includes many common molds destructive to food products
family Mucoraceae
fungus family - includes lichen families
Mucorales, order Mucorales - an order of mostly saprophytic fungi
genus Mucor - type genus of the Mucoraceae; genus of molds having cylindrical or pear-shaped sporangia not limited in location to points where rhizoids develop
genus Rhizopus - a genus of rot-causing fungi having columnar hemispherical aerial sporangia anchored to the substrate by rhizoids
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Malignancy causing immune suppression The fungus commonly associated with this infection belongs to Mucoraceae family or Aspergillus family.
FUNGAL SINUSITIS AN OVERVIEW by balasubramanian / Health, general community
2) The causative organisms are members of the family Mucoraceae, which belongs to the order Mucorales of the class Zygomycetes.
Rhinoorbital mucormycosis secondary to Rhizopus oryzae: a case report ... by Mirghani, Abdulla H. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Mucoraceae are found in soil and spoiled foods like moldy bread, but pose a health risk to a person only with a damaged immune system, the body's network of disease-fighting cells and organs.
Saving face. (Life/Tech News) by Allen, Laura / Science World
 
 
 
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