Organisms

Mortierella

A genus of zygomycetous fungi of the family Mortierellaceae, order MUCORALES. Its species are abundant in soil and can cause rare infections in humans and animals. Mortierella alpinais is used for production of arachidonic acid.

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Abstract

A genus of zygomycetous fungi of the family Mortierellaceae, order MUCORALES. Its species are abundant in soil and can cause rare infections in humans and animals. Mortierella alpinais is used for production of arachidonic acid.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Mortierellas

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15 allowable subheadings

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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Indexing Annotation

infection: coord IM with MUCORMYCOSIS (IM)

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History Note

1999

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Previous Indexing

  • Fungi (1965-1981)
  • Mucorales (1973-1998)

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  1. B01w.300w.300.500w.480w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mortierella. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020094. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020094
  2. Mortierella. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortierella
  3. Mortierella. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2301189