genus Mucor


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Noun1.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
fungus genus - includes lichen genera
family Mucoraceae, Mucoraceae - large family of chiefly saprophytic fungi that includes many common molds destructive to food products
mucor - any mold of the genus Mucor
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Also 51.81% of isolates in public parks soil samples was related to the genus Rhizopus which followed by Rhizomucor with frequency rate of 28.31%, while in municipality districts soil samples, the genus Mucor with frequency rate of 45.30% was the most frequent isolate and followed by Rhizomucor (26.92%) (Table 2 and 3).
Occurrence of important mucormycosis agents in the soil of populous areas of Isfahan and their pathogenicity in immunocompromised patients
Colonization of the vagina by fungi of genus Mucor. Clin Microbiol Newsl.
Two cases of Cokeromyces recurvatus in liquid-based Papanicolaou tests and a review of the literature

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