Absidia
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| Genus: | Absidia van Tieghem (1878)
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Absidia is a genus of fungi in the family Cunninghamellaceae. The best-known species is the pathogenic Absidia corymbifera, which causes zygomycosis, especially in the form of mycotic spontaneous abortion in cows. It can also cause mucormycosis in humans. It is an allergenic that could cause mucorosis in individuals with low immunity. It usually infects the lungs, nose, brain, eyesight and skin. Absidia spp. are ubiquitous in most environments. They are often associated with warm decaying plant matter, such as in compost heaps.
Species
- Absidia aegyptiaca
- Absidia anomala
- Absidia atrospora
- Absidia caerulea
- Absidia californica
- Absidia clavata
- Absidia cuneospora
- Absidia cylindrospora
- Absidia dubia
- Absidia fassatiae
- Absidia glauca
- Absidia griseola
- Absidia heterospora
- Absidia idahoensis
- Absidia inflata
- Absidia macrospora
- Absidia narayanai
- Absidia pseudocylindrospora
- Absidia psychrophilia
- Absidia reflexa
- Absidia repens
- Absidia spinosa
- Absidia tuneta
- Absidia ushtrina
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