Mucormycosis is caused by: (A) Rhizopus arrhizus, (B) Rhizopus oryzae, (C) Absidia corymbifera, (D) All of the above
Answer is D. Mucormycosis is caused by zygomycetes family which is characterized by aseptate & obtuse angled hyphae This family includes:- Rhizopus Mucor Absidia - Mucormycosis is also known as zygomycosis - Mucor infection is very common in patients of diabetes mellitus and patients having frequent blood transfusion