Outbreak of intestinal infection due to
Rhizopus microsporus.
Fatal Pulmonary Mucormycosis Caused by
Rhizopus microsporus in a Patient with Diabetes.
1994), except that the trehalase used in this assay was obtained from the fungus
Rhizopus microsporus, following indications of Queiroz et al.
Rapidly progressive cutaneous
Rhizopus microsporus infection presenting as Fournier's gangrene in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia.
Well-characterized clinical isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus terreus, Pseudallescheria boydii, Rhizopus oryzae,
Rhizopus microsporus, Cunninghamella bertholletiae, and Mucor circinelloides were used for endotracheal inoculation.
We describe a fatal case of acute necrotizing ventriculitis caused by
Rhizopus microsporus var.
The Fungus Testing Laboratory, University of Texas Health Science Center later confirmed the identification as
Rhizopus microsporus using growth characteristics and DNA sequencing.
One such fungus is
Rhizopus microsporus, a zygomycete found on decaying organic matter, which has previously been reported only in patients who are profoundly immunosupressed.
Rhizopus oligosporus is considered as a domesticated form of
Rhizopus microsporus, which can produce toxic secondary metabolites such as Rhizoxin and Rhizonins A and B [21].
Similarly, in 2009, intestinal zygomycosis resulted from ingestion of allopurinol tablets contaminated with
Rhizopus microsporus (24).
We describe a fatal case of acute necrotising ventriculitis caused by
Rhizopus microsporus var chinensis in a mature female eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus).
Nosocomial infection with
Rhizopus microsporus in preterm infants: Association with wooden tongue depressors.
