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Latest revision as of 20:31, 18 February 2022
Background
- Genus of dematiaceous molds within the order Mucorales
Microbiology
- Macroscopic:
- Very rapid growth
- Wooly texture
- Greyish-brown colour on the surface, reverse pale
- Microscopic:
- Broad hyphae, scarcely septate
- Branched sporangiophores
- Sporangia with columellas
- No apophysis (funnel-shaped swelling)
- Sporangiospores round to ellipsoidal
- Chlamydospores present
- Rhizoids/stolons absent
- Temperature:
- Grows at 37ºC
- DOES NOT grow at 54ºC
Clinical Manifestations
- Agent of mucormycosis, usually in the severely ill
