Mucor velutinosus

Mucor velutinosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Zygomycota
Class: Zygomycetes
Subclass: Incertae sedis
Order: Mucorales
Family: Mucoraceae
Genus: Mucor
Species: M. velutinosus
Binomial name
Mucor velutinosus
Álvarez et al., 2010

Mucor velutinosus is a fungus first isolated from human clinical specimens in the US. It is closely related to Mucor ramosissimus, but differs in its ability to grow at 37 °C and produce verrucose sporangiospores.[1]

References

  1. Álvarez, Eduardo; Cano, Josep; Stchigel, Alberto M.; Sutton, Deanna A.; Fothergill, Annette W.; Salas, Valentina; Rinaldi, Michael G.; Guarro, Josep (2011). "Two new species ofMucorfrom clinicalsamples". Medical Mycology. 49 (1): 62–72. doi:10.3109/13693786.2010.499521. ISSN 1369-3786.

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