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Mucor hiemalis

Species of fungus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Mucor hiemalis is among the zygosporic fungi found in unspoiled foods. It has different industrial importance as biotransforming agents of pharmacological and chemical compounds.

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Morphology and cell structure

Mucor hiemalis grows in expanding gray colonies. It grows branched sporangiophores that yielding yellow to dark brown sporangia which can mate to form black-brown, spiny zygospores.

Physiology

Mucor hiemalis is nitrate positive and requires thiamin to grow.

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