NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Zygomycota, or zygote fungi, is a former division or phylum of the kingdom Fungi. The members are now part of two phyla: the Mucoromycota and Zoopagomycota. Approximately 1060 species are known. They are mostly terrestrial in habitat, living in soil or on decaying plant or animal material.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mucormycosis (previously called zygomycosis) is a serious but rare fungal infection caused by a group of molds called mucormycetes. These molds live throughout the environment. Mucormycosis mainly affects people who have health problems or take medicines that lower the body’s ability to fight germs and sickness.

Detailed explanation-3: -The order Mucorales has now been assigned to the phylum Mucoromycota and is comprised of 261 species in 55 genera. Of these accepted species, 38 have been reported to cause infections in humans, as a clinical entity known as mucormycosis.

Detailed explanation-4: -The zygomycetes are a class of fungi known to cause cutaneous, locally invasive, and disseminated infection. This class includes Rhizopus spp., Rhizomucor spp., Absidia spp., Apophysomyces spp., Cunninghamella spp., and Mucor spp.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mucorales. The largest order of Zygomycetes is Mucorales. Fungi in this order are known as pin molds, which create black bread mold.