Rhizopus microsporus
| Rhizopus microsporus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Zygomycota |
| Order: | Mucorales |
| Family: | Mucoraceae |
| Genus: | Rhizopus |
| Species: | R. microsporus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhizopus microsporus Tiegh. (1875) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rhizopus microsporus is a fungal plant pathogen infecting maize and sunflower.
It can also cause a nosocomial infection and necrosis to the infected area, particularly prevalent in pre-term infants. This fungus contains the bacterial endosymbiont Burkholderia rhizoxinica that produces the antitumor drug rhizoxin.[1]
References
- ↑ "Organism Overview: Burkholderia rhizoxinica". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2014-11-18.