Mucormycosis is an angioinvasive disease caused by fungi of the order Mucorales. Coronavirus (COVID-19), associated mucormycosis (CAM) a global emerging threat. More than 40 000 CAM cases have been reported in India. Emergense has attributed to host, environmental and agents-related factors. Mucorales spore burden globally, however their presence higher tropical countries, such as Before COVID-...

Cerebral mucormycosis in man is an unusual, generally fatal, fungus infection, occurring chiefly in patients with diabetic acidosis. Clinically, the infection is characterized by unilateral ophthalmoplegia and meningoencephalitis. At autopsy the orbital tissues, meninges, and brain are invaded by fungus. Involvement of the paranasal sinuses has been noted in a few instances. In the past the fun...

During a survey of fungal diversity of the order Mucorales, three zygomycete isolates, CNUFC-YR113-1, CNUFC-KNU16-7, and CNUFC-BS1-1 were isolated from freshwater and soil samples in Korea. The strains were analyzed both morphologically and phylogenetically based on internal transcribed spacer and 28S rDNA gene sequences. Based on their morphology and phylogeny, the CNUFC-YR113-1 and CNUFC-KNU1...

Mucorales species are deadly opportunistic fungi with a rapidly invasive nature. A rare disease, mucormycosis is most commonly reported in patients with diabetes mellitus, because the favorable carbohydrate-rich environment allows the Mucorales fungi to flourish, especially in the setting of ketoacidosis. However, case reports over the past 20 years show that a growing number of cases of mucorm...