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Rhizopus

 
a genus of perfect fungi; several species are molds and saprobes on fruits, vegetables, or baked goods and can cause mucormycosis.
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Rhizopus

(rī'zŏ-pŭs),
A genus of fungi (class Zygomycetes, family Mucoraceae); some species cause mucormycosis in humans.
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rhizopus

(rī′zō-pəs, -zə-)
n.
Any of various fungi of the genus Rhizopus, including several food molds and some species used in preparing fermented foods.
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Rhi·zo·pus

(rī'zō-pŭs)
A genus of fungi some species of which cause zygomycosis in humans.
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Rhizopus

a genus of the fungal group ZYGOMYCOTA, which contains SAPROPHYTIC MOULDS. Examples include Rhizopus nigricans, the common black bread mould, and Rhizopus oligosporus and Rhizopus oryzae used in the production of tempeh from fermented soybeans.
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The concentration of 2 mL of clove oil reduces the incidence of the fungi Aspergillus niger and Penicillium sp., and at the concentration of 0.5 mL reduces the incidence of Rhizopus in the seeds of this species.
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Biosorption of Cadmium by Filamentous Fungi Isolated from Coastal Water and Sediments
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Piper Essential Oils Inhibit Rhizopus oryzae Growth, Biofilm Formation, and Rhizopuspepsin Activity
The fermentation of liquid dough made from wheat flour with the combination of enterococci and Rhizopus oryzae proteases (dough B) for 48 h revealed that it had threefold higher concentration of water-soluble peptides than the chemically acidified dough (CAD) used as the control.
The Role of Microbial Aspartic Protease Enzyme in Food and Beverage Industries
Seven fungal genera were isolated from this study; Tricophyton, Rhizopus, Saprolegnia, Mucor, Peniciilum, Microsporum and Alternaria.
Isolation and Identification of Pathogenic Fungus from African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) Eggs and Adults in National Fishery and Aquatic Life Research Center Hatchery, Ethiopia
Antibacterial activity against three gram negative bacteria (Xnythomonas campestris, Proteus mirabilis, Escherichia coli) and one gram positive bacteria (Bacillus cereus) and four pathogenic fungi namely Phythium ultimum, Paecilomyces lilacinus, Rhizopus stolonifer and Tricoderma harzanium were tested.
DPPH radical scavenging assay, biological activities, nutritional composition and quality parameters of Momordica charantia seeds grown in district Charsadda, KPK, Pakistan
A wide variety of fungal strains belonging to different genera of Aspergillus, Rhizopus, Penicillium, Fusarium and Candida were isolated and identified by using conventional methods.
Isolation of potentially pathogenic fungi from selected pigeons' feeding sites in Karachi: A new dimension to health hazard
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