Organisms

Mucor

A genus of zygomycetous fungi of the family Mucoraceae, order Mucorales. It is primarily saprophytic, but may cause MUCORMYCOSIS in man from spores germinating in the lungs.

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A genus of zygomycetous fungi of the family Mucoraceae, order Mucorales. It is primarily saprophytic, but may cause MUCORMYCOSIS in man from spores germinating in the lungs.

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  • Mucors

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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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a zygomycete; infection = MUCORMYCOSIS

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mucor. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009089. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009089
  2. Mucor. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucor
  3. Mucor. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310801