Species/Subspecies: Rhizopus oryzae
Categories: Human pathogen; toxic for animals; toxic for humans; of practical use; spoilage organism
Etymology: Genus name: root.
Species epithet: rice.
Alternative Species Name(s):Rhizopus arrhizus
Significance:  [Unclassified]   
Geographic distribution: R. oryzae occurs in large parts of the world.
Taxonomy:
PhylumClassOrderFamilyGenus
MucoromycotaMucoromycetesMucoralesMucoraceaeRhizopus
 
Macromorphology (smell):
Rhizopus oryzae 		Fast growing and a colony can grow all over the agar plate in 4 days. The colony is first white, but then turns gray and finally yellowish-brown. The structure is cotton candy-like.
Micromorphology:
Rhizopus oryzaeRhizopus oryzaeRhizopus oryzae
Reproduction:
Spec. Char.:
Reservoir: Soil, manure and rotting vegetation.
Disease/effect:
Genome Sequence:
ACC-No GenBankStrain/Isolate# of chromSize (Mbp)
JNEF00000000.1 97-1192  42.9 
ITS regions:
ACC-No GenBankStrain/IsolateNumber of NTGenes
NR_103595 CBS 112.07TM 610 18S rRNA, ITS 1, 5.8S rRNA, ITS 2, 28S rRNA 
The sequence is said to originate from Rhizopus arrhizus, which probably is another name for Rhizopus oryzae.

Taxonomy/phylogeny:
Comment:Used for the production of the enzymes glucoamylase and lipase.
Reference(s): No. 80
Updated:2022-06-08

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