Rhizomucor miehei
| Rhizomucor miehei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Mucoromycota |
| Class: | Mucoromycetes |
| Order: | Mucorales |
| Family: | Lichtheimiaceae |
| Genus: | Rhizomucor |
| Species: | R. miehei
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhizomucor miehei (Cooney & R. Emers.) Schipper
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Rhizomucor miehei (also: Mucor miehei [1]) is a species of fungus. It is commercially used to produce enzymes which can be used to produce a microbial rennet to curd milk and produce cheese.[2]
Under experimental conditions, this species grows particularly well at temperatures between 24 and 55°C, and their growth becomes negligible below 21°C or above 57°C[3]
See also
References
- ^ http://eol.org/pages/1012186/names/common_names
- ^ Preetha, S.; Boopathy, R. (1997). "Purification and characterization of a milk clotting protease from Rhizomucor miehei". World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 13 (5): 573. doi:10.1023/A:1018525711573.
- ^ M. A. A. Schipper. "On certain species of Mucor with a key to all accepted species". westerdijk institute. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
External links
- Index Fungorum listing
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