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Cunninghamella blakesleeana

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Genus
  
Cunninghamella

Order
  
Mucorales

Family
  
Cunninghamellaceae

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Cunninghamella, Cunninghamella echinulata, Mucorales, Absidia, Cunninghamella bertholletiae

Cunninghamella blakesleeana is a fungus species in the genus Cunninghamella.

Biotechnology use

Microbiological oxidation of steroids has been studied using Cunninghamella blakesleeana H-334.

C. blakesleeana has been used to transform cortexolone to hydrocortisone.

References

Cunninghamella blakesleeana Wikipedia