Mucor circinelloides

Mucor circinelloides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Zygomycota
Class: Zygomycetes
Subclass: Incertae sedis
Order: Mucorales
Family: Mucoraceae
Genus: Mucor
Species: M. circinelloides
Binomial name
Mucor circinelloides
Tiegh., (1875)

Mucor circinelloides is a fungal plant pathogen.

In 2013 Chobani Yougurt was recalled because it contained this fungus.[1]

References

  1. Chan, Amanda L. (10 September 2013). "Chobani Mold Sickness: Is Mucor Circinelloides Actually The Culprit?". Huffington Post (AOL).
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