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Zygomycetes

[zi´´-go-mi-se´-tēz]

a class of saprobic and parasitic fungi of the phylum Zygomycota; important pathogenic organisms are in the orders Entomophthorales and Mucorales.

Zy·go·my·ce·tes

(zī'gō-mī-sē'tēz),

A class of fungi characterized by sexual reproduction resulting in the formation of a zygospore, and asexual reproduction by means of nonmotile spores called sporangiospores or conidia.

Synonym(s): Phycomycetes

[zygo- + G. mykēs (mykēt-), fungus]

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phycomycetes

An obsolete group of fungi with nonseptate hyphae, reclassified as Zygomycota.

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No aggressive samples could be analyzed because very rapidly growing phycomycetes obscured more slowly growing molds.

Long-term monitoring of mold contamination in flooded homes

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