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Basidiobolus /Ba·sid·i·ob·o·lus/ (bah-sid″e-ob´o-lus) a mainly saprobic genus of fungi of the family Basidiobolaceae, including B. rana´rum, which causes entomophthoromycosis. Basidiobolus [bəsid′′ē·ob′ələs] Etymology: Gk., basis, foundation + bolos, a throw a mainly saprobic genus of fungi of the family Basidiobolaceae. The species B. ranarum causes entomophthoromycosis in humans and horses. Basidiobolus a genus of fungi of the group Phycomycetes. Basidiobolus haptosporus, Basidiobolus ranarum see swamp cancer. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And a fungus of the genus Basidiobolus is killing Wyoming toads (Bufo hemiophrys baxteri) in Colorado, Wyoming, and Minnesota. An epizootic of cutaneous zygomycosis in cultured dwarf African clawed frogs (Hymenochirus curtipes) due to Basidiobolus ranarum. |
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