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Rhizopus

Medical Definition: A genus of zygomycetous fungi of the family Mucoraceae, order MUCORALES, a common saprophyte and facultative parasite of mature fruits and vegetables. It may cause cerebral mycoses in diabetes and cutaneous infection in severely burned patients.
Guide Notes: infection: coord IM with MUCORMYCOSIS (IM)

Rhizopus Medical Definitions and Terms

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