Mortierella elongata . [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

Abstract

A description is provided for Mortierella elongata. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: From soil. DISEASE: None as a primary pathogen of plants; encountered as a saprobe. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Taiwan, Uganda, UK, USA (Alaska, Georgia), former USSR. TRANSMISSION: Movement of soil, or water-borne dispersal of sporangiospores.