Mortierella alpina. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
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Abstract A description is provided for Mortierella alpina. 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, Corsica, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Hungary, India, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Spain, Sweden, UK, former USSR, USA (Alaska, Colorado, New York, North Carolina, Washington). TRANSMISSION: Movement of soil, or water-borne dispersal of sporangiospores.