Fungus
rhizomucor
Subclass of:
Mucorales
Definitions related to rhizomucor:
  • A genus of fungi within the phylum Zygomycota that are ubiquitous in nature and generally not considered pathogenic. Most members of the Rhizomucor genus are thermophillic, produce sporangiophores, sporangiospores, and sporangia, and produce rudimentary rhizoids. Though rarely shown to be agents of infection, Rhizomucor species may cause zygomycosis.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A genus of zygomycetous fungi of the family Mucoraceae, order MUCORALES.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Any fungal organism that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Rhizomucor genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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