Where Are Mucorales Found?

Mucorales fungi are distributed worldwide and found in decaying organic substrates. The true incidence of mucormycosis is not known and probably underestimated because of difficulties in antemortem diagnosis.

Where can you find Mucorales?

Mucormycetes, the group of fungi that cause mucormycosis, are present throughout the environment, particularly in soil and in association with decaying organic matter, such as leaves, compost piles, and animal dung. They are more common in soil than in air, and in summer and fall than in winter or spring.

Which are common locations of mucormycosis?

Mucormycosis mainly affects people who have health problems or take medicines that lower the body's ability to fight germs and sickness. It most commonly affects the sinuses or the lungs after inhaling fungal spores from the air. It can also occur on the skin after a cut, burn, or other type of skin injury.