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Mortierella

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-017803

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-017803
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Mortierella",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "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.",
  "references": [
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/mortierella/"
}

Record 17,803 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.