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==Background==

*Species of dematiaceous mold within the order [[Mucorales]]

=== Microbiology ===

*Macroscopic:
**Similar in appearance to ''L.corymbifera'' but has white colonies
**Fluffy and cottony
**Does not sporulate on routine media
*Microscopic:
**Bell-shaped apophysis
**Foot-cell like hyphal segment
**Rhizoids
*Temperature:
**Grows at 37ºC
**Grows rapidly at 42ºC and up to 50ºC

== Clinical Manifestations ==

*Causes [[Causes::mucormycosis]] in immunocompetent hosts
*Often via trauma involving inoculation of soil or vegetative matter
*Most commonly presents as [[necrotizing fasciitis]], [[osteomyelitis]] and angioinvasion{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Apophysomyces elegans''}}
[[Category:Mucorales]]