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Zygomycota

Medical Definition:	A phylum of fungi, formerly included in the Phycomycetes, usually saprophytic or parasitic, especially for insects.
Previously Indexed:	Fungi (1966-1974)

Zygomycota Categories.

	Entomophthorales - An order of fungi comprising mostly insect pathogens, though some infect mammals including humans. Strict host specificity make these fungi a focus of many biological control studies.
	Mucorales - An order of zygomycetous fungi, usually saprophytic, causing damage to food in storage, but which may cause respiratory infection or MUCORMYCOSIS in persons suffering from other debilitating diseases.

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