Identify the given microorganism and select the incorrect statement regarding this.

It is a saprophyte commonly called as black bread mould.

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It reproduces by means of spores.

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It results in the spoilage of food materials.

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It is a parasitic fungus that causes various diseases in plants, animals and humans.

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Solution

The correct option is D It is a parasitic fungus that causes various diseases in plants, animals and humans.
Rhizopus stolonifer (black bread mold) is a widely distributed thread-like Mucoralean mold. Commonly found on bread surfaces, it takes food and nutrients from the bread and causes damage to the surface where it lives. Rhizopus stolonifer has a cosmopolitan distribution. It is capable of causing opportunistic infections of humans (zygomycosis).
It also causes soft rot in sweet potatoes.

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