Invasive Mold Infections: Virulence and Pathogenesis of Mucorales

Table 1

Agents^a of mucormycosis belonging to Mucorales order of the Glomeromycota phylum.

Order	Family	Genus	Species	Maximum growth temp (°C)
Mucorales	Mucoraceae	Rhizopus	oryzae	>37°C
			microsporus	>37°C
			azygosporus	>37°C
			schipperae	>37°C
		Mucor	circinelloides	>37°C
			indicus	>37°C
			racemosus	32°C
			ramosissimus	36°C
		Rhizomucor	pusillus	>37°C
		Lichteimia	corymbifera	>37°C
		(Absidia)
		Apophysomyces	elegans	>37°C
	Cunninghamellaceae	Cunninghamella	bertholletiae	>37°C
	Saksenaeaceae	Saksenaea	vasiformis	>37°C
	Syncephalastraceae	Syncephalastrum	racemosum	>37°C