Mucor velutinosus explained

Mucor velutinosus is a fungus first isolated from human clinical specimens in the US. It is closely related to Mucor ramosissimus, but differs in its ability to grow at 37 °C and produce verrucose sporangiospores.^[1]

Further reading

• Sugui, Janyce A., et al. "Hematogenously disseminated skin disease caused by Mucor velutinosus in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia."Journal of Clinical Microbiology 49.7 (2011): 2728-2732.
• Joichi, Yumiko, et al. "Detection of Mucor velutinosus in a blood culture after autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation: a pediatric case report." Medical mycology journal 55.2 (2014): E43-E48.

External links

• • MycoBank

Notes and References

1. Álvarez. Eduardo. Cano. Josep. Stchigel. Alberto M.. Sutton. Deanna A.. Fothergill. Annette W.. Salas. Valentina. Rinaldi. Michael G.. Guarro. Josep. Two new species of Mucor from clinical samples. Medical Mycology. 49. 1. 2011. 62–72. 1369-3786. 10.3109/13693786.2010.499521. 20662633. free.