Biology:Mucor velutinosus

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Short description: Species of fungus

Mucor velutinosus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Mucoromycota
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 of Mucor from clinical samples". Medical Mycology 49 (1): 62–72. doi:10.3109/13693786.2010.499521. ISSN 1369-3786. PMID 20662633. 

Further reading

  • Sugui, Janyce A., et al. "Hematogenously disseminated skin disease caused by Mucor velutinosus in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia."Journal of Clinical Microbiology 49.7 (2011): 2728-2732.
  • Joichi, Yumiko, et al. "Detection of Mucor velutinosus in a blood culture after autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation: a pediatric case report." Medical mycology journal 55.2 (2014): E43-E48.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q24976009 entry