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Product Format
frozen
Type Strain
yes
Preceptrol®
no
Comments
clinical isolate
grows at 37C
Mucor sp. 1 sensu Alvarez et al.
Morphology
On potato dextrose medium after 3 days at 25C, Colonies white to grayish white, cottony, aerial mycelium completely fills petri dish within 7-10days. Sporangiophores with sympodial branching pattern, 81μm long by 5μm wide. Sporagnia globose, 18-24μm X 12-24μm. Sporangiospores globose to ovoid, 6-10.5μm X 6-9μm, thick walled. Chlamydospores single or in chains, globose to subglobose, 15-17.5μm X 15μm. Columellae conical, 20-45μm X12-22.5μm.
Medium
ATCC® Medium 324: Malt extract agar
ATCC® Medium 336: Potato dextrose agar (PDA)
central venous line of human patient, Connecticut, USA
Cross References
Nucleotide (GenBank) :
JN874486
D1/D2 region of 28S rRNA gene
Nucleotide (GenBank) :
JN882307
ITS including 5.8S rRNA gene
References
Alvarez E, et al. Two new species of Mucor from clinical samples. Med. Mycol. 49: 62-72, 2011.
Alvarez E, et al. Spectrum of zygomycete species identified in clinically significant specimens in the United States. J. Clin. Microbiol. 47: 1650-1656, 2009.
