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Descriptor English: Mortierella
Descriptor Spanish: Mortierella
Descriptor Mortierella
Scope note: Género de hongos zigomicetos de la familia Mortierellaceae, orden MUCORALES. Sus especies son abundantes en los suelos y pueden producir infecciones raras en humanos y animales. El Mortierella alpinais se utiliza para la producción de ácido araquidónico.
Descriptor Portuguese: Mortierella
Descriptor French: Mortierella
Entry term(s): Mortierellas
Tree number(s): B01.300.300.500.480
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020094
Scope note: A genus of zygomycetous fungi of the family Mortierellaceae, order MUCORALES. Its species are abundant in soil and can cause rare infections in humans and animals. Mortierella alpinais is used for production of arachidonic acid.
Annotation: infection: coord IM with MUCORMYCOSIS (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Fungi (1965-1981)
Mucorales (1973-1998)
Public MeSH Note: 99
History Note: 99
DeCS ID: 33747
Unique ID: D020094
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Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 1998/06/10
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Mortierella - Preferred
Concept UI M0029824
Scope note A genus of zygomycetous fungi of the family Mortierellaceae, order MUCORALES. Its species are abundant in soil and can cause rare infections in humans and animals. Mortierella alpinais is used for production of arachidonic acid.
Preferred term Mortierella
Entry term(s) Mortierellas



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