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Rhizopus|ˈraɪzəʊpəs|
[mod.L. (C. G. Ehrenberg 1820, in Nova Acta Physico-Med. Acad. Cæsareæ Leopoldino-Carolinæ Naturæ Curiosorum X. 198), f. rhizo- + -pus (f. Gr. πούς foot), in allusion to the form of its rhizoids.]
A fungus of the genus so called (class Zygomycetes), the members of which are saprobic and include the bread-mould fungus and many that cause disease (Rhizopus rot) in fruit and vegetables.
1887H. E. F. Garnsey tr. A. de Bary's Compar. Morphol. & Biol. Fungi v. 153 Branched gonidiophores..rise in a curve into the air from well-fed mycelia in a similar manner to the stolons of Rhizopus. 1912Jrnl. South-Eastern Agric. College, Wye XXI. 387 On November 28th neither 4 nor 5 showed signs of the Rhizopus rot and as other fungi began to appear the experiment was not continued. 1927Gwynne-Vaughan & Barnes Struct. & Devel. Fungi 320 For rough cultures of Mucor and Rhizopus it is only necessary to scatter a little dust upon a slab of moist bread. 1953F. T. Brooks Plant Dis. (ed. 2) viii. 115 The chief factors in preventing Rhizopus rot are temperature and humidity. 1957[see mucormycosis]. 1969G. N. Agrios Plant Path. ix. 260 Attempts have..been made to control Rhizopus rots by irradiating the fruit with gamma radiation. 1975Mycologia LXVII. 394 Another problem was the luxuriant, tall, spreading growth of certain molds, such as Rhizopus, which obscure all other fungi. |