MUCOR CORYMBIFER
\mjˈuːkə kˈɔːɹɪmbˌa͡ɪfə], \mjˈuːkə kˈɔːɹɪmbˌaɪfə], \m_j_ˈuː_k_ə k_ˈɔː_ɹ_ɪ_m_b_ˌaɪ_f_ə]\
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A species obtained from wheat bread kept at the body temperature, and also found in auditory meatus. The mycelium is grayish white. According to Flugge, it is pathogenic. The spores, injected into the blood of rabbits, produce death, and various species have been found in peritonitis and multiple abscesses of the viscera in man.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Snake's-head
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