Genus of large aseptate dematiaceous within the order Mucorales
Microbiology
Macroscopic:
Very rapid growth
Texture deeply cottony
Colour white becoming grey brown on the surface, reverse pale
Microscopic:
Broad hyphae, scarcely septate
Brown sporangiophores which may be simple, branched.
They can arise singly or in a group/cluster on the stolons called rhizoids,
Round sporangia
Temperature:
Usually grows at 37ºC
DOES NOT grow at 54ºC
Clinical Manifestations
Most common agent of mucormycosis, characterized by a rapidly-progressing, necrotizing infection that can infect the face, brain, lungs, and intestines, most commonly in patients with DKA, malnutrition, severe burns, or immunocompromising conditions
