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Rhizopus defination

Answer» Rhizopus, cosmopolitan genus of some 10 species of filamentous fungi in the family Rhizopodaceae (formerly Mucoraceae), in the order Mucorales. Several species, including Rhizopus stolonifer (the common bread mold), have industrial importance, and a number are responsible for diseases in plants and animals.The majority of Rhizopus species are saprobic (decomposers) and feed on a variety of dead organic matter, though some species are parasitic or pathogenic.


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