Absidia /Ab·sid·ia/ (-sid´e-ah) a genus of fungi of the order Mucorales. A. corymbi´fera and several other species may cause mycosis in humans. A. ramo´sa grows on bread and decaying vegetation and causes otomycosis and sometimes mucormycosis.
Absidia
Absidia
Ab·sid·i·a ( b-s d  - )n. A genus of fungi that may cause phycomycosis in humans. |
Absidia
[absid′ē·ə]
a genus of fungi belonging to the class Phycomycetes of the order Mucorales, which currently contains 21 species, most of which are soil-borne. A. corymbifera is the only recognized pathogen of the Absidia species and causes zygomycosis (mucormycosis), but is relatively rare. A. corymbifera is found on decaying plants and baked goods.
Absidia
a genus of perfect fungi; the species A. ramo´sa is found on decaying plants and baked goods and can cause mucormycosis.
Absidia
a genus of nonseptate fungi in the class Zygomycetes. A. corymbifera (A. ramosa) causes bovine abortion resulting from a severe placentitis. Absidia spp. are also associated with zygomycosis, causing disease of the gastrointestinal tract, and less commonly oral cavity, larynx and subcutaneous tissue.
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