Zygomycosis

zygomycosis /zy·go·my·co·sis/ (zi?go-mi-ko´sis)

1. an infectious disease of humans or animals caused by fungi of the division Zygomycota.

2. mucormycosis.

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zy·go·my·co·sis (zg-m-kss)

n.

A fungus infection caused by various genera of the class Zygomycetes. Also called mucormycosis, phycomycosis.

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Zygomycosis

Another term for mucormycosis. The fungi that cause mucormycosis belong to a group called Zygomycetes.

Mentioned in: Mucormycosis

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zygomycosis

rare infection by fungi in the class, Zygomycetes, causes granulomatous lesions in many species, most often in the gastrointestinal tract. A rare example is Conidiobolus incongruus infection causing cutaneous granulomata and invasion of the lungs as in nasal zygomycosis in sheep. Immune suppression is believed to be a predisposing factor. See also mucormycosis, entomophthoromycosis. Most infections previously called phycomycosis were believed to have been caused by zygomycetes.