Figure 80 Opportunistic Fungi: MIG

Mucor species
Zygomycetes

• Specimen: Burn Lesion

• Medium: Sabouraud agar

Growth rate: Very fast growing as grey black, wooly, quickly fills the plate, often termed as it is a lid lifter.

Causes Mucormycosis.

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