Absidiais a genus offungiin the familyMucoraceae. The best known species is the pathogenicAbsidia corymbifera, which causeszygomycosis, especially in the form ofmycoticspontaneous abortionin cows. It can also causemucormycosisin humans. It is an allergenic that could cause mucorosis in individuals with low immunity. It usually infects the lungs, nose, brain, eyesight and skin.Absidiaspp. are ubiquitous in most environments. They are often associated with warm decaying plant matter, such as incompost heaps. (Wikipedia 2015)
Absidia is a genus of zygote fungi in the family Cunninghamellaceae.[1] Absidia species are ubiquitous in most environments where they are often associated with warm decaying plant matter, such as compost heaps. Some species in the genus can cause phycomycosis.[2]
The genus was first described in 1878 by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem.[1][3]
The genus includes the following species:
Absidia corymbifera is a synonym for Lichtheimia corymbifera.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) Absidia is a genus of zygote fungi in the family Cunninghamellaceae. Absidia species are ubiquitous in most environments where they are often associated with warm decaying plant matter, such as compost heaps. Some species in the genus can cause phycomycosis.
