Rhizopus
Rhizopus Print PDF |
Natural Habitat |
- Dung
- Fruits- causing rhizopus rot on stone fruits and strawberries
- Soils
- Vegetables
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Suitable Substrates in the Indoor Environment |
- Stored fruits and vegetables
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Water Activity |
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Mode of Dissemination |
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Allergenic Potential |
- Type I (hay fever, asthma)
- Type III (hypersensitivity)
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Potential Opportunist or Pathogen |
- Causal agent of zygomycosis in immunocompromised, malnourished or severely burned people
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Industrial Uses |
- Used to ferment rice into miso
- Used to ferment soybeans to tempeh and sufu
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Potential Toxins Produced |
- Rhizopus oryzae
produces agroclavine (an ergot alkaloid toxic to mammals) |