Conidiobolus

Conidiobolus /Co·nid·io·bo·lus/ (ko-nid″e-ob´o-lus) a genus of fungi of the family Entomophthoraceae, order Entomophthorales, having few septa in the mycelium and producing few zygospores but many chlamydospores and conidia. C. corona´tus and C. incon´gruus can cause entomophthoromycosis of the nasal mucosa and the subcutaneous tissues.

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Conidiobolus

[konid′e·ob′olus]

a genus of perfect fungi. C. coronatus is usually a saprobe, but sometimes causes entomophthoromycosis (achronic granulomatous disease) in humans and horses.

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Conidiobolus

a genus of soil-borne fungi.

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Conidiobolus coronatus (syn. Entomophthora coronata)

causes granuloma, which may ulcerate, on the nasal mucosa and skin. See also swamp cancer, phycomycosis.

Conidiobolus incongruus

has caused an epidemic form of nasal granuloma in sheep characterized by disfiguring swellings of the nose, invasion of the local lymph nodes and involvement of the lungs causing death.