Rhizopus nigricans

Rhizopus nigricans

Taxobox | name = "Rhizopus nigricans"
regnum = Fungi
divisio = Zygomycota
classis = Zygomycetes
ordo = Mucorales
familia = Mucoraceae
genus = "Rhizopus"
species = "R. nigricans"
binomial = "Rhizopus nigricans"

"Rhizopus nigricans" is a type of black mold which is known to grow on bread, therefore known as breadmold. It is a member of the genus "Rhizopus", which contains fungi with columnar hemispherical aerial sporangia anchored to the substrate by rhizoids. It can also cause infection if not taken care of properly. It may cause allergetic reactions. Rhizopus nigricans is a spore that floats around in air.

It is a known producer of allergens.

In industrial microbiology this mold is used in the bioconversion of Progesterone to 11-alfa-Hydroxyprogesterone, a step in the production ofcortisone


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Rhizopus nigricans — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Rhizopus nigricans Clasificación científica Reino: Fungi División …   Wikipedia Español

  • Rhizopus nigricans — noun a mold of the genus Rhizopus • Syn: ↑bread mold • Hypernyms: ↑rhizopus • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Rhizopus …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rhizopus — Struktur von Rhizopus spp. Schemazeichnung Systematik Reich: Fungi …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rhizopus — is very interesting to watch grow.Taxobox | name = Rhizopus regnum = Fungi divisio = Zygomycota classis = Zygomycetes ordo = Mucorales familia = Mucoraceae genus = Rhizopus subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = Rhizopus arrhizus Rhizopus… …   Wikipedia

  • Rhizopus stolonifer var. stolonifer — Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Class …   Wikipedia

  • Rhizopus oryzae — Taxobox color = lightblue name = Rhizopus oryzae regnum = Fungi phylum = Zygomycota classis = Zygomycetes subclassis = Incertae sedis ordo = Mucorales familia = Mucoraceae genus = Rhizopus species = R. oryzae binomial = Rhizopus oryzae binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • Rhizopus — Rhizopus …   Wikipédia en Français

  • rhizopus — noun any of various rot causing fungi of the genus Rhizopus • Hypernyms: ↑mold, ↑mould • Hyponyms: ↑bread mold, ↑Rhizopus nigricans • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Rhizopus …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rhizopus soft rot of sweetpotato — Rhizopus soft rot is a disease of the sweet potato.Sweetpotatoes are susceptible to a number of diseases during the postharvest storage period and during shipping. [Harter, L.L., Weimer, J.L, and Adams, J.M.R. 1918. Sweet potato storage rots.… …   Wikipedia

  • rhizopus — [rī′zəpəs] n. 〚ModL /span> RHIZO + Gr pous,FOOT〛 any of a genus (Rhizopus) of fungi, including the common bread mold and other species that cause various rots * * * rhi·zo·pus (rīʹzō pəs, zə ) n. Any of various rot causing fungi of the genus …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”