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Rhizopus is a genus of saprophytic fungi, meaning it feeds on dead and decaying organic matter. It is most frequently found in moist environments on substrates rich in carbohydrates. Its common habitats include stale bread, decaying fruits and vegetables, soil, and animal dung. Because of its frequent appearance on bread, it is widely known as bread mould. Rhizopus spp - Habitat, Morphological, Cultural Characteristics, Pathogenesis, Clinical manifestations, Lab Diagnosis, Treatment and Uses. Abstract Phylogenomic approaches have the potential to improve confidence about the inter-relationships of species in the order Mucorales within the fungal tree of life. Rhizopus species are especially important as plant and animal pathogens and bioindustrial fermenters for food and metabolite production. A dataset of 192 orthologous genes was used to construct a phylogenetic tree of 21 Rhizopus strains, classified into four species isolated from habitats of industrial, medical and ... Rhizopus , cosmopolitan genus of some 10 species of filamentous fungi in the family Rhizopodaceae (formerly Mucoraceae), in the order Mucorales. Several species, including Rhizopus stolonifer (the common bread mold), have industrial importance, and a number are responsible for diseases in plants and
