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Absidia



Absidia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Zygomycota
Class: Zygomycetes
Order: Mucorales
Family: Mucoraceae
Genus: Absidia
van Tieghem, 1878
Species

About 21, see text

Absidia is a genus of fungi in the family Mucoraceae. The best known species is the pathogenic Absidia corymbifera, which causes zygomycosis, especially in the form of mycotic spontaneous abortion in cows. It can also cause mucormycosis in humans. Absidia spp. are ubiquitous in most environments. They are often associated with warm decaying plant matter, such as in compost heaps.

Selected species:

  • Absidia coerulea
  • Absidia corymbifera
  • Absidia cylindrospora
  • Absidia ginsan
  • Absidia glauca
  • Absidia spinosa

External links

  • Absidia genus account
  • Doctor Fungus fact sheet
  • Mycology Online: A. corymbifera
 
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