Bull. 1791 What is Mucor racemosus? Mucor racemosus is a mold belonging to the order Mucorales and phylum Zygomycota [1, 2]. This species is also known as Chlamydomucor racemosus, Mucor dimorphosporus, Mucor christianesis, and Mucor varians [2]. It commonly inhabits soil, decaying plant material, and buildings. However, its presence is reported in human and animal …
Fresen. 1850 What is Mucor mucedo? Mucor mucedo, commonly known as the common pinmold, is a ubiquitous fungal saprophyte and a pathogen. M. mucedo belongs to the family Mucoraceae, ordo Mucorales. These species are associated with now polyphyletic (share common characteristics but do not have a common ancestor), but ancient group (phylum) of fungi, Zygomycetes. …
Wehmer 1903 What is Mucor hiemalis? Mucor hiemalis is classified in phylum Zygomycota, order Mucorales family Mucoraceae genus Mucor. All members of the order Mucorales, including our species M. hiemalis, have a wide variety of morphological appearances; they inhabit many ecological niches and have several different lifestyles, including saprobic, opportunistic pathogenic, facultative parasitic. They are …
Schipper 1978 What is Mucor amphibiorum? Mucor amphibiorum complex is a dimorphic mold from the phylum Zygomycota, consisting of twelve species: M. amphibiorum, M. ardhlaengiktus, M. azygosporus, M. falcatus, M. inaequisporus, M. indicus, M. nederlandicus, M. odoratus, M. prayagensis, M. ucrainicus, M. variosporus, and M. zychae [1]. The most studied species from the group are …
P. Micheli ex L. 1753 What is Mucor? Fungi belonging to the genus Mucor are primarily saprophytic and cosmopolitan molds, predominantly found in moist and damp habitats. These fungi are now associated with a polyphyletic but ancient group (phylum) of fungi, Zygomycetes. Polyphyly means that a group of organisms share common characteristics but do not …
Curzi (1930) What is Microascus? Microascus is a genus of filamentous fungi belonging to the family Microascaeae and the phylum Ascomycota. It comprises the sexual stages of species, whose asexual stages are included in the genus Scopulariopsis (Fig. 1) [1]. Microascus species are distributed worldwide and can be found in soil, plant material, dung, feathers, …
The kingdom of fungi consists of a wide variety of organisms. Most of them are soil colonizing saprobes that feed on decaying material and thus play a vital role in the decomposition of organic matter. Some of them are obligate parasites of plants, some even attacking economically significant crops, leading to millions of dollars in …
Sacc. 1882 Species of the genus Malbranchea have been known since the 19th century. This genus includes mesophilic and thermophilic organisms. Although they have been known for a long time, little is generally known about the species. They do not cause significant household damage, and there are only a few reported cases of diseases caused …
Link 1809 What is Helminthosporium? Helminthosporium is a fungal genus belonging to the order Pleopsporales. This genus reproduces asexually, and the fungi are dispersed through conidia (asexual spores). [3] Helminthosporium spp. are primarily saprobes, living on dead or decaying plant matter, but certain species can also infect economically important crop plants. [8] Helminthosporium characteristics: Helminthosporium …
Corda (1837) What is Graphium? Genus Graphium comprises species of asexual, filamentous fungi belonging to the family Microascaceae, class Sordariomycetes, and subclass Hypocreomycetidae [1]. Sexual states of Graphium species occur in Pseudallescheria and Petriella, while species such as G. basitruncatum don’t have a known sexual stage [2]. Where can Graphium be found? Graphium spp. can …
