''Mucor ellipsoideus'' is a
fungus
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from th ...
first isolated from human clinical specimens in the US. ''M. ellipsoideus'' is able to grow and
sporulate at 37 °C like closely related ''
M. indicus'', but the former has narrow ellipsoidal
sporangiospore
A sporangium (; from Late Latin, ) is an enclosure in which spores are formed. It can be composed of a single cell or can be multicellular. Virtually all plants, fungi, and many other lineages form sporangia at some point in their life cyc ...
s, as compared to the subglobose to ellipsoidal sporangiospores of the latter.
References
Further reading
*Calvano, Tatjana P., et al. "Pythium aphanidermatum infection following combat trauma." Journal of Clinical Microbiology 49.10 (2011): 3710–3713.
External links
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MycoBank
Mucoraceae
Fungi described in 2010
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