zygomycosis
Chapter: 9c
The proper name for infection with members of the order Mucorales. These are opportunistic fungi with broad, generally non-septate hyphae. The most common infections are with Rhizopus spp., the common breadmold. Other members of this order of fungi known to cause human disease include: Rhizomucor spp., Mucor spp., Absidia spp., and Cuninghamella spp.