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MeSH Heading: Mortierella
Tree Number(s): B01.300.300.500.480
Unique ID: D020094
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020094
Annotation: infection: coord IM with MUCORMYCOSIS (IM)
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.
Registry Numbers: txid4855
Previous Indexing: Fungi (1965-1981); Mucorales (1973-1998)
Public MeSH Note: 1999
History Note: 1999
Date Introduced: 1999/01/01
Last Updated: 2024/08/09

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Mortierella MeSH Descriptor Data 2026