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Physiological and genetic variability of Zygomycetes causing post-harvest decay
Mucor piriformis, Gilbertella persicaria and the members of the Rhizopus genus (especially R. stolonifer and R. oryzae) are the most important agents of post-harvest decay among the fungi belonging in the order Mucorales (Zygomycetes). Epidemiological studies and control of post-harvest losses require reproducible methods with which to distinguish and characterize the isolates. This review summarizes the available information regarding the genetic and physiological variability, strain typing and taxonomy of this fungal group