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Entomophthorales
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Definition
: An order of fungi comprising mostly insect pathogens, though some infect mammals including humans. Strict host specificity make these fungi a focus of many biological control studies.
infection: coord IM with ZYGOMYCOSIS (IM)
Examples
Conidiobolus
;
Entomophthora
Other names
Zoophthoras; Entomophthorale; Entomophagas; Zoophthora; Entomophaga; Basidiobolus