Definition of Mucor. Meaning of Mucor. Synonyms of Mucor

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Definition of Mucor

Mucor
Mucor Mu"cor, n. [L., fr. mucere to be moldy or musty.] (Bot.) A genus of minute fungi. The plants consist of slender threads with terminal globular sporangia; mold.

Meaning of Mucor from wikipedia

- Mucor (short for Mucormycosis) is a microbial genus of approximately 40 species of molds in the family Mucoraceae. Species are commonly found in soil...
- Mucor mucedo, commonly known as the common pinmould, is a fungal plant pathogen and member of the phylum Mucoromycota and the genus Mucor. Commonly found...
- Mucor circinelloides is a dimorphic fungus belonging to the Order Mucorales (Phylum Mucoromycota). It has a worldwide distribution, found mostly in soil...
- Mucor racemosus is a rapidly growing, weedy mould belonging to the division Mucoromycota. It is one of the earliest fungi to be grown in pure culture...
- Mucor indicus is among the most important members of zygomycetes fungi. This dimorphic fungus is capable of production of several valuable products. Some...
- Rhizopus nigricans Ehrenberg (1820) Mucor stolonifer Ehrenberg (1818) Rhizopus artocarpi var. luxurians Schroet (1886) Mucor niger Geodoelst (1902) Rhizopus...
- Mucor plumbeus is a fungus in the family Mucoraceae (subphylum Mucoromycotina) that is very common, abundant and distributed worldwide. Mucor plumbeus...
- Mucor piriformis is a plant pathogen that causes a soft rot of several fruits known as Mucor rot. Infection of its host fruits, such as apples and pears...
- Rhizomucor miehei (also: Mucor miehei ) is a species of fungus. It is commercially used to produce enzymes which can be used to produce a microbial rennet...
- Mucor amphibiorum is a fungus found in Australia that causes infections in amphibians and platypuses. Because M. amphibiorum belongs to the genus Mucor...