Multiple choice

Mycotic abortion is common only in cattles. Which of the following is the causative agent of bovine mycotic abortion?

  1. Cunninghamella bertholletiae

  2. Mortierella wolfii

  3. Lichtheimia corymbifera

  4. Saksenaea vasiformis

  5. Syncephalastrum racemosum

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Mortierella wolfii is an important casual agent of bovine mycotic abortion, pneumonia and systemic mycosis. It has also been isolated from soil, rotten silage, hay and coal spoil tips.