Rhizopus oryzae
| Rhizopus oryzae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Order: | Mucorales |
| Family: | Mucoraceae |
| Genus: | Rhizopus |
| Species: | R. oryzae |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhizopus oryzae Went & Prins. Geerl., (1895) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rhizopus oryzae is a fungus that lives worldwide in dead organic matter. It also infects carrots, pineapples and mangoes.
Rhizopus strains including R. oryzae are used (mainly in Asian) in the food industry and its products are generally recognised as safe. Rhizopus oligosporus and R. oryzae are used in the production of tempeh.
Synonyms
Mucor arrhizus (A. Fisch.) Hagem, (1908)
Mucor cambodja Chrząszcz, (1901)
Mucor nodosus (Namysl.) Hagem, (1910)
Mucor norvegicus Hagem, (1908)
Rhizopus acetoinus Kitahara & Fukui, (1950)
Rhizopus achlamydosporus Y. Takeda, (1935)
Rhizopus albus M. Yamaz., (1918)
Rhizopus angulisporus (Saito) Naumov, (1935)
Rhizopus arrhizus A. Fisch., (1892)
Rhizopus arrhizus var. delemar (Wehmer & Hanzawa) J.J. Ellis, (1985)
Rhizopus arrhizus var. delemar (Wehmer & Hanzawa) J.J. Ellis, (1984)
Rhizopus bahrnensis Y. Takeda, (1935)
Rhizopus batatas Nakaz., (1909)
Rhizopus betivorus Nevod. [as 'betavora'],(1928)
Rhizopus boreas Yosh. Yamam., (1925)
Rhizopus cambodja (Chrząszcz) Vuill., (1902)
Rhizopus chinensis var. rugulosus Hanzawa, (1913)
Rhizopus chiuniang M. Yamaz., (1919)
Rhizopus chungkuoensis M. Yamaz., (1918)
Rhizopus chungkuoensis var. isofermentans Y. Takeda, (1906)
Rhizopus formosaensis Hanzawa, (1913)
Rhizopus fusiformis C.O. Dawson & Povah, (1929)
Rhizopus hangchow M. Yamaz., (1918)
Rhizopus humilis M. Yamaz., (1918)
Rhizopus japonicus Vuill., (1902)
Rhizopus japonicus var. angulisporus Saito, (1907)
Rhizopus japonicus var. japonicus Vuill., (1902)
Rhizopus javanicus Y. Takeda, (1935)
Rhizopus javanicus var. javanicus Y. Takeda, (1935)
Rhizopus javanicus var. kawasakiensis Y. Takeda & Takam.{?}, (1949)
Rhizopus kasanensis Hanzawa, (1912)
Rhizopus konsho Yosh. Yamam., (1925)
Rhizopus liquifaciens M. Yamaz., (1918)
Rhizopus maydis Bruderl., (1917)
Rhizopus microsporus var. pseudochinensis (M. Yamaz.) R. Prakash & A.K. Sarbhoy, (1993)
Rhizopus mochi Yosh. Yamam., (1925)
Rhizopus nodosus Namysl., (1906)
Rhizopus norvegicus Hagem, (1908)
Rhizopus oryzae var. araneosus Y. Takeda, (1906)
Rhizopus oryzae var. oryzae Went & Prins. Geerl., (1895)
Rhizopus peka Y. Takeda, (1924)
Rhizopus pseudochinensis M. Yamaz., (1918)
Rhizopus pseudochinensis var. pseudochinensis M. Yamaz., (1918)
Rhizopus salebrosus M. Yamaz., (1918)
Rhizopus salebrosus var. instriatis Y. Takeda, (1928)
Rhizopus salebrosus var. salebrosus M. Yamaz., (1918)
Rhizopus schizans McAlpine, (1902)
Rhizopus semarangensis Y. Takeda, (1935)
Rhizopus shanghaiensis M. Yamaz., (1919)
Rhizopus sontii Reddi & Subrahm.{?}, (1937)
Rhizopus stolonifer Vuillemin, (1902)
Rhizopus suinus N. Nielsen, (1929)
Rhizopus suinus f. sterilis N. Nielsen, (1929)
Rhizopus suinus f. suinus N. Nielsen, (1929)
Rhizopus tanekoji Hanzawa, (1912)
Rhizopus thermosus Yosh. Yamam., (1925)
Rhizopus tonkinensis Vuill., (1902)
Rhizopus trubini Hanzawa, (1912)
Rhizopus usamii Hanzawa, (1912)