Mucor indicus

M. indicus, also known as M. rouxii, Amylomyces rouxii, and Chlamydomucor rouxii, is among the most important members of zygomycetes fungi. This dimorphic fungus is capable of production of several valuable products.

Some strains of the fungus have been isolated from a traditional Indonesian food called tempeh. M. indicus is nowadays used for production of several homemade food and beverages especially in Asia. This has also been successfully used as a safe nutritional source for fish and rat. The fungus is generally regarded as safe though there are few reports claiming that this is a pathogenic fungus. Probably, the pathogenicity of the fungus is strain dependent.