From rcorneli@mihi.une.edu.au Wed Aug 17 00:30:56 EDT 1994
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I am currently researching into bacterial resistance into tenuazonic acid - a
mycotoxin produced by Alternaria alternata, several other species of Alternaria,
Pyrcularia oryzae (which causes rice blast) and Phoma sorghina which affects 
other grain crops. 

Apart from sythesizing the toxin I was wondering if anyone could tell my of any
other similarities between these fungi. I have a very basic understanding of
mycology and am particularly interested in any morphological similarities.
Thanks!

Bec Cornelius
Dept. Biochemistry, Microbiology and Nutrition
University of New England
Armidale
N.S.W.  2351 
Australia

rcorneli@mihi.une.edu.au



From lmelvill@uoguelph.ca Wed Aug 17 00:30:57 EDT 1994
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MARBUT@DELPHI.COM wrote:
: Can anyone help me with information about mycorrhizal fungi and symbionts.
: I have not been able to access databases without specific scientific
: names. If any one can provide a list of known mycorrhizae or info on 
: a specific text r/t this subject I would be very appreciative.
	Harley and Smith (1983) have a good survey book.
 There are thousands of publications and scores of books.
Just for starters look up Pisolithus tinctorius, Cenococcum geophilum, 
Laccaria laccata or L. bicolor.
For authors try S.E. Smith, J. Trappe, D. Marx, B. Mosse (VAM), J. Harley.
For journals try: Mycorrhiza, or any of the major botanical journals, or 
Transactions of the British Mycological Society etc.etc.


From mander@post.its.mcw.edu Wed Aug 17 00:30:57 EDT 1994
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From: mander@post.its.mcw.edu (Matt Anderson)
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Well, a previous post asked for reports of mushroom forays, so here
goes.

Over the past weekend we went to Monches Woods Ice age Trail in
Wisconsin (just outside Mequon, near Milwaukee, at the westmost point of
highway Q). We found about two-dozen different species, including a
large amount of chanterelles. We were not 100% sure of any other
species, but there were some large ramarias, a few russulas, several
boletus (getting mushy, though), and several other species. We also
found a small group of what we believe were black chanterelles (black
trumpets/horns of plenty), and a couple white chanterelles.

We often run into boletes in the north woods of wisconsin, but don't
really know how to tell the difference among the different species. Any
help would be appreciated, especially in identifying edulis.

Trevor Hyde
c/o mander@post.its.mcw.edu



From gspear+@CMU.EDU Wed Aug 17 00:30:58 EDT 1994
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[alt.is.too]
an110968@anon.penet.fi writes:
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are not!

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From brianmc@aol.com Wed Aug 17 00:30:59 EDT 1994
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"Mushrooms Demystified" by David Arora is a good popular field guide. 
Arora keys out over 2000 species.  Most of his work relates to the Western
US, specifically California, but he also includes several Eastern species.



From fgrun@med.cornell.edu Wed Aug 17 00:30:59 EDT 1994
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To all Fungophiles,

A small group of us from NYC has been out almost every weekend since
April into NJ, NY and southern CT.

It was a very poor year for us as far as morels were concerned -
nothing compared to last year's bonanza. The Winecap Stropharia were
also disappointing.

However, since about 3 weeks ago the chanterelles have been
unbelievable. Black trumpets peaked at the beginning of August. I think
you'll have to go further north (Albany and beyond) now for sizable
quantities. I personally picked 8 lbs that weekend. The small
chanterelle, yellow footed and cinnabar-reds are currently everywhere
in southern CT/Westchester county. Also found a nice patch of large
smooth chanterelles this past weekend - mmmm.
A friend of mine came back with 4 crates of the normal yellows this
week from upstate NY but he ain't telling where. SORRY (?) He also
turned up with 65 lbs of assorted boletes with a lot of black velvets
and two coloreds mixed in there. Personnally I've gotten a fair number
of the sulfur yellow bolete and suillus species up in the Gunks. These
seem to be most resistant to maggot attack ! Look for them along stream
valleys especially if there are hemlocks or other coniferous trees.
Other than these I found my first chicken mushroom (L. sulphureus) this
week. Should be a good year for them. Can't wait for the Hens. Someone
let me know if you find any (and where!).

Of other interest - I've succeeded in sterilely cloning and expanding
Chicken mushroom and Black Trumpet spawn on nutrient agar plates. The
black trumpet spawn is very aggressive - it's takes about 3 days to
crawl out of the petri-dish ! I'm going to try seeding some out this
month. Does anyone have any experience or success in doing this ? I'll
keep you posted of the results (probably not before next year) if it
works. 

If you want to find out more, come by Nimrod's (70th St bwt.1st and
York, NYC). Just ask for Wolfgang. We may be willing to share some info
or maybe something more substantial for the appetite.

Happy hunting! Felix GrŸn  fgrun@mail.med.cornell.edu


From schwarte@beethoven.cs.colostate.edu Wed Aug 17 00:31:00 EDT 1994
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alt.redirected.followups.out.out.out

-=Eric


From rrward@netcom.com Wed Aug 17 00:31:01 EDT 1994
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In article <011305Z09081994@anon.penet.fi> an110968@anon.penet.fi writes:

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From rbaber@delphi.com Wed Aug 17 00:31:01 EDT 1994
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From: Ron Baber <rbaber@delphi.com>
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Thanks for the post on Monches Woods.  Re:Edulis, they are of course one of the
best edible.  I"m reluctant, though, to give a discription due to the
possibility of a possible dangerous misunderstanding.  There are several toxic
Boletes that are a little b
ons and photos.  Also, try to find an experienced 'shroomer to help you
identifythem.  Good luck and good hunting.
 
 
?


From marek@PCLSP2.KUICR.KYOTO-U.AC.JP Wed Aug 17 00:31:02 EDT 1994
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From: marek@PCLSP2.KUICR.KYOTO-U.AC.JP (Marek Tchorzewski)
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	Hello Netters,

For several month I have been working on Neurospora crassa,
mostly enzymatic approach, induction, purification of an enzyme
and so on. For my further study I need to pull out a gene , so
my question is:  does anybody out there have cDNA library 
of Neurospora crassa, any vector , any host.
I will be very grateful for help in this matter.


Marek Tchorzewski

Institute for Chemical Research
Kyoto University
Uji, Kyoto-Fu 611, Japan
Fax: 81-774-33-1271
Tel: 81-774-33-2594
e-mail: marek@pclsp2.kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp


From fgrun@med.cornell.edu Wed Aug 17 00:31:03 EDT 1994
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Sat/Sun 13-14 Aug, Pound Ridge/Stamford Area

Came back with 2 lbs of the small orange Chanterelles, a handful of
Black Trumpets, assorted boletes and 6 lbs of Oyster mushrooms ! :)
In addition found my first large puffball (8 inches), a young Black
Staining Polypore and a baby 3 lb Chicken Mushroom (var. semialbicans;
very pretty and tasted superb !)

Anyone else have something interesting to report ?


From mycoworld@aol.com Wed Aug 17 00:31:03 EDT 1994
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In article <01HFPZYF0DPI8X2YVR@delphi.com>, MARBUT@DELPHI.COM writes:

To get started with mycorrhizae you might try:
The Ecology of Mycorrhizae by Michael F. Allen, Cambridge University
Press, (ISBN 0 521 33551 1) in paper for about $30.  It's technical, but
readable.  -Jerry-


From TennentG@micr.unp.ac.za Wed Aug 17 00:31:04 EDT 1994
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In article <Rs9TEhu.rbaber@delphi.com> Ron Baber <rbaber@delphi.com> writes:
>From: Ron Baber <rbaber@delphi.com>
>Subject: Re: Monches Woods, Wisc.
>Date: Sat, 13 Aug 94 12:22:30 -0500

>Thanks for the post on Monches Woods.  Re:Edulis, they are of course one of
>the
>best edible.  I"m reluctant, though, to give a discription due to the
>possibility of a possible dangerous misunderstanding.  There are several toxic
>Boletes that are a little b
>ons and photos.  Also, try to find an experienced 'shroomer to help you
>identifythem.  Good luck and good hunting.
> 
> 
>?

Dear Ron,

In South Africa, no poisonous boletes are known.  This, of course, does not 
mean that they do not occur here.  I know of Boletus satanas, but what are 
the other poisonous boletes?  'Shrooming is definately a minority sport 
here, with our first book (guide) on local mushrooms only released this 
year.  This makes me wonder whether they do occur in South Africa, and if 
they do, I'd very much like to know what they look like!  An example of our 
incomplete knowledge of fungal diversity is that a new Psilocybe sp. (P. 
natalensis) was recently discovered in S.A.  I have to agree with you 
though, boletes are definately in a different class when it comes to 
edibility.  As you northern hemisphere mycophagists go into winter, we in 
the southern hemisphere are going into our rainy, and hence mushroom 
season (ha, ha!).  Hang on, when is your mushroom season? (does it rain in 
your winter?- of course it does- silly me).  Anyway, our winters are 
extremely dry, and 'shroomers avidly await the onset of spring.  Of 
particular note in spring here is the beefsteak mushroom (Termitomyces 
umkowaanii or "kowe"- pronounced 'core wear').  This fungus has a symbiosis 
with termite colonies and can be as large as 1 meter in diameter!  
Furthermore they are a quite superb eating mushroom.  Can you northern 
hemispherians match this?

Geoff Tennant
Pietermaritzburg
South Africa


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Here is a listing of upcoming Mushroom excursions for the Ottawa/Hull area
being sponsored by the local Outaouais group.

Sunday, Aug 21, 1994:  10:00am
Montobello, Que.  Meet at the tourist information kiosk. Bring a lunch.
Michel Paquette (423-5110)

Sunday, Aug 28, 1994:  10:00am
Bowman, Quebec (Camp des Rangers).  Meet at Val-des-Bois, route 307 north of Buckingham 
near the Post Office.  1 hr 10 minutes from Hull.  
France Biron (777-2743)

Saturday, Sept 10, 1994: 10:30am
Brennan’s Hill, Quebec. Meet at Brennan’s Hill Restaurant parking lot.  Bring a lunch.
Michele and Jean-Claude Robitaille.

Saturday, Sept 17, 1994:  9:00am
Salon du Champignon. Masham, Quebec.  Meet at the covered bridge at the entrance to Lac 
Philippe.  You are invited to visit a number of sites and habits of the region followed by a 
presentation of fresh specimens.
Francoise Pettigrew (778-2076)

Sunday, Sept 18, 1994:  10:00am to 6:00pm
Tenth Salon du Chamignon.  At the Jacques Auger Cultural Centre, 39, rue Leduc in Hull.

Saturday, Sept 24, 1994 10:30am
Val-des-Bois, Que.  Meet at the Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette church on autoroute 50 outside of 
Buckingham (at highway 309).  1 hr 10 minutes from Hull.  Bring a lunch.
Madeleine and Christian Ollivier.

Saturday, Oct 1, 1994:  9:30am
L’Ange-Gardien, Quebec.  Meet in the parking lot of the METRO shop in Buckingham.  Bring a 
lunch.
Robert and Jean Rutka.

Saturday, Oct 8, 1994
Messines, Que.  Meet at 10:30 at the entrance to the village of Bouchette on 105 north. 1 hr 30 
minutes from Hull.  Bring a lunch
Cecile and Martin Rossignol (771-4971)


Sunday, October 16, 1994:  9:30am
Larose Forest, Presscott-Russell.    Meet at the Vars exit on 417 in the direction of Montreal.  25 
minutes from Ottawa.  Bring a lunch.
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From GLEN_SHEARER@BULL.CC.USM.EDU Wed Aug 17 00:31:05 EDT 1994
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Subject: poly(A) signal
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I've been looking for info concerning transcription termination
signals and poly adenylation signals in filamentous fungi
especially Aspergillus & Neurospora.
 
It seems that the so-called 'eucaryotic' poly(A) signal AATAAA
is not common in these fungi.  I haven't found much info
regarding transcription termination signals.
 
I would appreciate any first-hand knowledge about this.
Many thanks.
 
<glen_shearer@bull.cc.usm.edu>


From jeffnagel@aol.com Wed Aug 17 22:53:38 EDT 1994
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From: jeffnagel@aol.com (JeffNagel)
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Subject: Matsutake / pine mushroom info sought
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I'm looking for anyone researching or familliar with matsutake (pine)
mushrooms.

I am a newspaper reporter in a region of northwestern British Columbia,
Canada, where the harvest of these mushrooms is big business.

I'm also interested in anyone who has knowledge of the commerce and trade
in these mushrooms and their use in Japan.

Cheers, Jeff Nagel
The Terrace Standard
Terrace, B.C., Canada.



From herbswa@aol.com Sun Aug 21 21:05:05 EDT 1994
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From: herbswa@aol.com (Herbs WA)
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In article <32sd0h$7h6@search01.news.aol.com>, jeffnagel@aol.com
(JeffNagel) writes:

Here are a couple of people who might be able to help you out with
information about Matsutake. If they can't, they will know who you should
talk to.

Dr. Sinclair Philip
Sooke Harbour House
Sooke Harbour House
1528 Whiffen Spit Road
Sooke, BC  V0S 1N0
Canada

Front Desk: 604-642-3421
Front Desk: 604-642-4944
Sinclair's Office: 604-642-6293
FAX:  604-642-6988


Also, in Seattle Washington:
Dr. Denis Benjamin
Children's Hospital
FAX at work:  527-3840
526-2103 work
526-2592 work


From HARMO@valt.helsinki.fi Sun Aug 21 21:05:05 EDT 1994
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From: HARMO@valt.helsinki.fi (Timo Harmo)
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Subject: Bionet.mycology: mushroom-hunting, recepies etc?
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I have just found this newsgroup. This looks very interesting, but
before advertize this for our mushroom-enthusiasts I would
like to ask about the purpose of this group. Is this meant for mycological
discussions, or is there room for lay mushroom hunters (who respect mycology
as a science also, naturally) to discuss things related to mushroom-hunting,
exchange recepies and tricks for conserving mushrooms etc.?
Or would the mycologists rather see us forming a separate group, rec.mushrooms 
or something like that? 
We have a rather active group of around 100 mushroom-hunters in a local group,
and I believe quite many would be interested also in international contacts
(comparisons of variaties of mushrooms and of amount of harvest etc.)
 -Timo Harmo



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From: HARMO@valt.helsinki.fi (Timo Harmo)
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In article <32cdgf$3ph@guru.med.cornell.edu> fgrun@med.cornell.edu (fgrun) writes:

>However, since about 3 weeks ago the chanterelles have been
>unbelievable. Black trumpets peaked at the beginning of August. I think
>you'll have to go further north (Albany and beyond) now for sizable
>quantities.
Which way does it work? I have always thought that the mushrooms 
appear earlier in the north and also disappear sooner.
 -Timo


From bmtyler@UCDAVIS.EDU Sun Aug 21 21:05:08 EDT 1994
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From: bmtyler@UCDAVIS.EDU (Brett Tyler)
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Subject: Re: Bionet.mycology: mushroom-hunting, recepies etc?
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At 12:40 PM 8/19/94 +0000, Timo Harmo wrote:
>I have just found this newsgroup. This looks very interesting, but
>before advertize this for our mushroom-enthusiasts I would
>like to ask about the purpose of this group. Is this meant for mycological
>discussions, or is there room for lay mushroom hunters (who respect mycology
>as a science also, naturally) to discuss things related to mushroom-hunting,
>exchange recepies and tricks for conserving mushrooms etc.?
>Or would the mycologists rather see us forming a separate group, rec.mushrooms 
>or something like that? 
>We have a rather active group of around 100 mushroom-hunters in a local group,
>and I believe quite many would be interested also in international contacts
>(comparisons of variaties of mushrooms and of amount of harvest etc.)
> -Timo Harmo

The Mycology Newsgroup was originally set up by mycologists and fungal
geneticists to facilitate exchange of scientific information about the
fungi.  Of course, lay mushroom hunters and other enthusiasts are welcome
to "listen in" and contribute scientific comments and questions.  However,
if you would like have a discussion group centered around mushroom
collecting, recipes etc, I think it would best be set up as a separate
newsgroup.

What do others who use the Mycology newsgroup think?



****************
Brett Tyler
Professor
bmtyler@ucdavis.edu
****************



From gosfield@udcemail.udc.upenn.edu Sun Aug 21 21:05:10 EDT 1994
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From: gosfield@udcemail.udc.upenn.edu (Edward Gosfield)
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: The Mycology Newsgroup was originally set up by mycologists and fungal
: geneticists to facilitate exchange of scientific information about the
: fungi.  Of course, lay mushroom hunters and other enthusiasts are welcome
: to "listen in" and contribute scientific comments and questions.  However,
: if you would like have a discussion group centered around mushroom
: collecting, recipes etc, I think it would best be set up as a separate
: newsgroup.

: What do others who use the Mycology newsgroup think?


I would like to see both groups in existence.  Having no scientific
expertise in mycology, but a reasonable 'educated layperson" background in
genetics, molecular bio etc, I would enjoy the opportunity to observe
mycologists doing their thing without undue interference from those of us
whose questions might be too elementary and distracting.  A number of other
'sci.*" newsgroups have sadly devolved due to the overwhelming presence of
legitimate (?) but inappropriate 'lay' posts.  

On the other hand, as a mushroom hunter, eater, photographer, and lover of
approx the last 20 years, i would also like the opportunity to confer,
converse, and otherwise hobnob with my fellow hobbyists, in an oppropriate
group. If we have some technical mycological questions it has been my
experiencce that many of the academic mycologists are also hobbyists (OK
Miller, Trappe, Bigelow (RIP),et al) and some academics will probably drop
in from time to time if the rec.mushrooms group isn't too devoted to
psychedelics(nothing personal intended) or irresponsible advice.

How could this be accomplished?

eg


From ae924@FreeNet.Carleton.CA Sun Aug 21 21:05:11 EDT 1994
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From: ae924@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Eric G. Snyder)
Subject: Ontario, Quebec - Mushroom Excursions
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Sunday, Aug 21, 1994:  10:00am
Montobello, Que.  Meet at the tourist information kiosk. Bring a lunch.
Michel Paquette (423-5110)

Sunday, Aug 28, 1994:  10:00am
Bowman, Quebec (Camp des Rangers).  Meet at Val-des-Bois, route 307 north
of Buckingham near the Post Office.  1 hr 10 minutes from Hull.  France
Biron (777-2743)

Saturday, Sept 10, 1994: 10:30am
Brennan's Hill, Quebec. Meet at Brennan's Hill Restaurant parking lot. 
Bring a lunch. Michele and Jean-Claude Robitaille. 

Saturday, Sept 17, 1994:  9:00am
Salon du Champignon. Masham, Quebec.  Meet at the covered bridge at the
entrance to Lac Philippe.  You are invited to visit a number of sites and
habits of the region followed by a presentation of fresh specimens.
Francoise Pettigrew (778-2076)

Sunday, Sept 18, 1994:  10:00am to 6:00pm
Tenth Salon du Chamignon.  At the Jacques Auger Cultural Centre, 39, rue
Leduc in Hull. 

Saturday, Sept 24, 1994 10:30am
Val-des-Bois, Que.  Meet at the Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette church on
autoroute 50 outside of Buckingham (at highway 309).  1 hr 10 minutes from
Hull.  Bring a lunch. Madeleine and Christian Ollivier. 

Saturday, Oct 1, 1994:  9:30am
L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec.  Meet in the parking lot of the METRO shop in
Buckingham.  Bring a lunch. Robert and Jean Rutka. 

Saturday, Oct 8, 1994
Messines, Que.  Meet at 10:30 at the entrance to the village of Bouchette
on 105 north. 1 hr 30 minutes from Hull.  Bring a lunch Cecile and Martin
Rossignol (771-4971)


Sunday, October 16, 1994:  9:30am
Larose Forest, Prescott-Russell.  Meet at the Vars exit on 417 in the
direction of Montreal.  25 minutes from Ottawa.  Bring a lunch. 

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From fgrun@med.cornell.edu Sun Aug 21 21:05:12 EDT 1994
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From: fgrun@med.cornell.edu (fgrun)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Re: Mushroom forays (north/south?)
Date: 20 Aug 1994 01:21:57 GMT
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      We've noticed in past years when Black Trumpets have been
plentiful in the NY/CT region, that the major first flush of mushrooms
occurs in late July/early August. This is right during the hottest
period of the year. Thereafter, we only see sporadic specimens. In
Vermont, I've still found 
significant numbers until mid-Sept. We've also noticed this
south-to-north trend with spring mushrooms like the Winecap Stropharia
and autumn species like the Hen-of-the-Woods. All of these appear about
1-2 weeks earlier in northern NJ than they do in Westchester
County,NY/Fairfield County, CT and New Paltz, NY (mid-Hudson Valley).
      From my understanding, many fungi are primed to produce mushrooms
as a direct result of less than perfect growing conditions. These would
include a) physical damage to the mycelium, b) depleted food sources,
c) moisture stress and d) unfavorable temperatures for growth amonsgt
others.
      Once a minimum threshold temperature is reached during spring,
sustained mycelial growth can proceed. This would be expected to occur
earlier and proceed faster in more southern lattitudes. An early start
and faster growth rate imply that a crictical mass of mycelium is
reached sooner in these areas, but also that the mycelium depletes it's
local environment for nutrients at a faster rate. In cooler northern
lattitudes, growth proceeds at a slower rate and may be limited by
nutritional factors only late during the season; infact I would imagine
that the decline in temperatures during the autumn probably sends a
more powerful and direct signal for mushroom formation. Hence, the
observation that mushroom seasons are shorter in the north but more
intense (better synchronised). (cf Pacific Northwest - I've heard that
Black Trumpet season is in Jan/Feb (??) on the Olympic Peninsula;
climate is mild maritime. Any comments from someone out there ?)
     Ofcourse, life isn't quite as simple as this scenario ! For one
thing, moisture conditions during the summer are probably more
favorable in the Adirondacks/Vermont than they are in the lower Hudson
Valley and CT. And then there are micro-climates to consider aswell !
Afterall, if I could accurately predict where they'll pop up every week
I'd be doing this full time !! :)
      Does anyone out there have any good information as to what
actually triggers Chanterelle species mushroom formation ?

Felix    


From fgrun@med.cornell.edu Sun Aug 21 21:05:13 EDT 1994
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From: fgrun@med.cornell.edu (fgrun)
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Subject: Re: Bionet.mycology: mushroom-hunting, recepies etc?
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    As an enthusiatic amateur mushroom hobbyist who is just starting to
get into fungi-orientated research, this newsgroup is currently an
ideal mix in my opinion. I do hope it continues to satisfy its original
intent - i.e. allow for serious scientific exchange of
information/questions. I think it can also accomadate secondary goals
that may be less *hard core*. I think one of the problems that occurs
with continually splitting newsgroups is that in addition you'll end up
splitting people/contributions aswell until each newsgroup becomes so
specialised that it won't satisfy anyone. bionet.mycology is
specialised enough to attract only a small/medium following and yet
accomodate a wide range of sublect matter. For me it only makes sense
to split a newsgroup if it becomes unmanageable due to size. At present
other diversions add more in terms of interest than subtract from the
serious focus which prompted the newsgroup's creation in the first
place. If more people visit it for whatever reason (that's
mycologicallly related) than would if only they were checking to see if
someone required a specific cDNA construct for Pleurotus, then the more
effective the newsgroup becomes.
      If other people feel they don't want to scan 50-100
messages/week, then I'll be the first to help set up a new newsgroup
that includes how to cook puffball steaks ! :)


From kristoff Sun Aug 21 21:05:14 EDT 1994
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From microbe@CSOS.ORST.EDU Sun Aug 21 21:05:15 EDT 1994
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From: microbe@CSOS.ORST.EDU (Steven Carpenter)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Re: Mushroom forays (north/south?)
Date: 21 Aug 1994 20:53:20 GMT
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f
I might add, that much of the season information affects the mycorrhizal
vascular plant symbiont (in the case of some Cantharellus) which must
affect the fruiting of the fungus.  Raw weather and soil conditions 
ultimately have a lot to do with control of strictly saprophytic
fungi, but the mycorrhizal species undoubtedly are "monitoring" the
state of the symbiosis (and, therefore, indirectly the daylength and
carbohydrate conversions in their tree-hosts).  A number of mycorrhizal
mushrooms (including chantrelles) come up in the Pacific Northwest well
in advance of wet weather - where I live, for example, the summers are
characterized by seasonal drought (no rain for about 3 months), yet
we are now seeing chantrelles and other mycorrhizal edibles.  As the
rains progress in the coming months, there will be more mushrooms.  
This is quite normal.  I don't know of any decent research on the
subject, but as a professional, this is an observation I have made 
on the fruiting of boreal fungi for the last 30+ years.

-Steve Carpenter
 Abbey Lane Laboratory
 microbe@csos.orst.edu

grun (fgrun@med.cornell.edu) wrote:
:       We've noticed in past years when Black Trumpets have been
: plentiful in the NY/CT region, that the major first flush of mushrooms
: occurs in late July/early August. This is right during the hottest
: period of the year. Thereafter, we only see sporadic specimens. In
: Vermont, I've still found 
: significant numbers until mid-Sept. We've also noticed this
: south-to-north trend with spring mushrooms like the Winecap Stropharia
: and autumn species like the Hen-of-the-Woods. All of these appear about
: 1-2 weeks earlier in northern NJ than they do in Westchester
: County,NY/Fairfield County, CT and New Paltz, NY (mid-Hudson Valley).
:       From my understanding, many fungi are primed to produce mushrooms
: as a direct result of less than perfect growing conditions. These would
: include a) physical damage to the mycelium, b) depleted food sources,
: c) moisture stress and d) unfavorable temperatures for growth amonsgt
: others.
:       Once a minimum threshold temperature is reached during spring,
: sustained mycelial growth can proceed. This would be expected to occur
: earlier and proceed faster in more southern lattitudes. An early start
: and faster growth rate imply that a crictical mass of mycelium is
: reached sooner in these areas, but also that the mycelium depletes it's
: local environment for nutrients at a faster rate. In cooler northern
: lattitudes, growth proceeds at a slower rate and may be limited by
: nutritional factors only late during the season; infact I would imagine
: that the decline in temperatures during the autumn probably sends a
: more powerful and direct signal for mushroom formation. Hence, the
: observation that mushroom seasons are shorter in the north but more
: intense (better synchronised). (cf Pacific Northwest - I've heard that
: Black Trumpet season is in Jan/Feb (??) on the Olympic Peninsula;
: climate is mild maritime. Any comments from someone out there ?)
:      Ofcourse, life isn't quite as simple as this scenario ! For one
: thing, moisture conditions during the summer are probably more
: favorable in the Adirondacks/Vermont than they are in the lower Hudson
: Valley and CT. And then there are micro-climates to consider aswell !
: Afterall, if I could accurately predict where they'll pop up every week
: I'd be doing this full time !! :)
:       Does anyone out there have any good information as to what
: actually triggers Chanterelle species mushroom formation ?

: Felix    


From mlandman@EFN.ORG Mon Aug 22 13:27:13 EDT 1994
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From: mlandman@EFN.ORG (Marshall Landman)
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Subject: Re: Bionet.mycology: mushroom-hunting, recepies etc?
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On 19 Aug 1994, Brett Tyler wrote:

> At 12:40 PM 8/19/94 +0000, Timo Harmo wrote:
> >I have just found this newsgroup. This looks very interesting, but
> >before advertize this for our mushroom-enthusiasts I would
> >like to ask about the purpose of this group. Is this meant for mycological
> 
> The Mycology Newsgroup was originally set up by mycologists and fungal
> geneticists to facilitate exchange of scientific information about the
> fungi.  Of course, lay mushroom hunters and other enthusiasts are welcome
> to "listen in" and contribute scientific comments and questions.  However,
> if you would like have a discussion group centered around mushroom
> collecting, recipes etc, I think it would best be set up as a separate
> newsgroup.
> 
> What do others who use the Mycology newsgroup think?

I have found some of the discussions on the newsgroup too scientific for 
my interests.  I too am more interested in the growing/mushroom hunting 
aspects of mycology.  I would be very interested to see a newsgroup 
dediated to hunting/growing of mushrooms.

Anyone out ther know hot to go about starting a new newsgroup?  Is anyone 
interested in taking the lead?

I'll keep tuned in.  Thanks, Marshall Landman


From kjt@groucho.sti.fi Mon Aug 22 13:27:14 EDT 1994
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From: Kari Tuovinen <kjt@groucho.sti.fi>
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Subject: Re: Bionet.mycology: mushroom-hunting, recepies etc?
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Let's not split the group as of yet, because the volume is still
very low. The current volume simply does not justify the establising 
of another group. Also this scientific basis of fine for laymen to
learn something new.

Regards, 
Kari Tuovinen 
Helsinki.

 





From rpeter@nmsu.edu Thu Aug 25 22:50:45 EDT 1994
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From: rpeter@nmsu.edu (Peter Herman x5495)
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Subject: Re: Bionet.mycology: mushroom-hunting, recepies etc?
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In article <339ip9$e5d@smtp.tele.fi> Kari Tuovinen <kjt@groucho.sti.fi> writes:
>Let's not split the group as of yet, because the volume is still
>very low. The current volume simply does not justify the establising 
>of another group. Also this scientific basis of fine for laymen to
>learn something new.
>
I agree that this is true.  One thing I would like to add though is a
request about headers.  Thusfar posters have been good at clearly
identifying colleting/forey/cooking topics in the header line.  As
long as this continues, there should bee no problem in keeping all
mycological topics in this group.  I am one of those people who does
mycology (microbial ecology and ecophysiology) for a living but who
is an enthusiastic eater and occasional collector of mushrooms!
Naturally, I am pleased to see both areas here.

rpeter@nmsu.edu
R. Peter Herman
Biology, NM State UNiv



From holland@is.nyu.edu Thu Aug 25 22:50:46 EDT 1994
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With respect to the question of inclusion/exclusion of mycophagist-
gatherer-amateur questions, please do include and intermingle them for
a while, and if it turns out that they constitute a nuisance, then
they can be split off. However it is quite possible that some of the
academic-scientist folks would be happy to comment on issues raised
by the other group (or vice-versa?):-)

Bert Holland
New York City  


From freitag@ADMIN.OGI.EDU Thu Aug 25 22:50:48 EDT 1994
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From: freitag@ADMIN.OGI.EDU (Michael Freitag)
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Subject: Re: Bionet.mycology: mushroom-hunting, recepies etc?
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> The Mycology Newsgroup was originally set up by mycologists and fungal
> geneticists to facilitate exchange of scientific information about the
> fungi.  Of course, lay mushroom hunters and other enthusiasts are welcome
> to "listen in" and contribute scientific comments and questions.  However,
> if you would like have a discussion group centered around mushroom
> collecting, recipes etc, I think it would best be set up as a separate
> newsgroup.
> 
> What do others who use the Mycology newsgroup think?
> 
> 
I agree with Brett.  Also, it seemed to me (judging from some of the 
previous messages to this group) that there already exists a 'mushroom 
hunting' newsgroup somewhere on the net.  Although I am myself a mushroom 
hunter and gatherer and decidedly boletivore, I'd appreciate more science 
and less foray in this group.

Michael Freitag
OGI
Portland, Ore.


From nathan@cse.ucsc.edu Thu Aug 25 22:50:49 EDT 1994
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From: nathan@cse.ucsc.edu (Nathan J. Wilson)
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Subject: Chanterelle season (was Mushroom forays (north/south?))
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A perspective from central California coast.

Steven Carpenter (microbe@CSOS.ORST.EDU) wrote:
: A number of mycorrhizal
: mushrooms (including chantrelles) come up in the Pacific Northwest well
: in advance of wet weather - where I live, for example, the summers are
: characterized by seasonal drought (no rain for about 3 months), yet
: we are now seeing chantrelles and other mycorrhizal edibles.  As the
: rains progress in the coming months, there will be more mushrooms.  

For us in the Santa Cruz area there is a really big difference between
the fruiting times of Cantharellus and Craterellus.  Cantharellus
cibarius and subalbidus (the yellow and white chanterelle
respectively) grow throughout our season.  Starting as early as
September if we get some rain and continuing through April.  The peak
is typically sometime in January, but there are often big flushes
before this.  Of course we also get the ledgendary west coast monster
chanterelles.  It is not unusual to find half pound specimens and I
have seen one that weighed in at 2 pounds and was over a foot across!
I also understand that ours are not nearly as flavorful as the east
coast variety which I find quite easy to believe.

: grun (fgrun@med.cornell.edu) wrote:
: :       We've noticed in past years when Black Trumpets have been
: : plentiful in the NY/CT region, that the major first flush of mushrooms
: : occurs in late July/early August.
: : (cf Pacific Northwest - I've heard that
: : Black Trumpet season is in Jan/Feb (??) on the Olympic Peninsula;
: : climate is mild maritime. Any comments from someone out there ?)

Craterellus species (cornucopioides and fallax) here, on the other
hand, are rarely seen before our cold season (January) and have their
peak in March.  Hence I always associate them with cold weather rather
than heat.
   -------------------------    _________
         Nathan Wilson         <_________>
      nathan@cse.ucsc.edu         _|_|_       It is no dream!
      Co-Science Advisor          \___/    Matsutake are growing
   Minister of Local Forays        | |        On the belly of the mountain.
Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz    \_/ *83--                -Shigetaka


From dje0282@SUMMA.TAMU.EDU Thu Aug 25 22:50:50 EDT 1994
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From: dje0282@SUMMA.TAMU.EDU (Dan Ebbole)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: one newsgroup or two
Date: 22 Aug 1994 15:44:47 -0700
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I think most people would say that it is fine to have just one newsgroup. 
I'm not particularly interested in hunting/gathering but if the headers are
clearly defined I can very quickly browse or delete en masse these
messages. I do not believe that there are too many mushroom lover messages.
 I think there are too few research notes and comments.  I am certainly as
guilty as anyone else in not utilizing the newsgroup (I did post one or two
messages and that probably makes me one of the more vocal research users). 



  
------------------------
Dr. Daniel Ebbole
dje0282@summa.tamu.edu
Dept. of Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-2132



From jagerrat@uoguelph.ca Thu Aug 25 22:50:51 EDT 1994
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From: jagerrat@uoguelph.ca (John A Gerrath)
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Subject: Black Yeasts?
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I'm doing a survey of lithic algae here in Ontario and am (of course) 
picking up a great deal of fungi in the first stage of culturing.  Most 
of the fungi are pretty easy to peg, but (again of course) some are 
fairly strange.  Many of these have elicited the response "black 
yeasts".  What are black yeasts?  Where are they, taxonomically speaking, 
within the fungi?  Are they fungi?  What is a good source for identifying 
them?  I'm getting some types exclusively from lichen fruiting bodies, is 
this odd?   Why/why not?  Please stop me from asking more questions!

Thanks in advance.

John Gerrath,
jagerrat@uoguelph.ca


From gsmay@bcm.tmc.edu Thu Aug 25 22:50:52 EDT 1994
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From: gsmay@bcm.tmc.edu (Gregory May)
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Subject: Purpose of this news group.
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	This posting is in response to the discussion that has been initiated 
regarding what sorts of things are appropriate to post on bionet.mycology.  
As the original "discussion leaders" for this group this seemed like a good 
opportunity to briefly review the history of the group and why it was set up 
in the first place.  This group came out of a discussion at the Fungal 
Genetics Conference in Asilomar in March of 1993.  The idea was for people 
with diverse interests in fungal genetics and mycology to have a forum for 
electronic interactions.  This would give people a place to easily reach a 
broad group of people to send such things as meeting announcements, 
recruiting information, scientific questions, etc..  Since its inception 
about 1 year ago, I would say the vast majority of the traffic in this 
newsgroup has related to "mushroom hunting" discussions.  To date this has 
not been an overwhelming load and, at least for those who subscribe using a 
newsreader, this is not a hindrance to the group.  However, we think a large 
increase in traffic related to mushroom recipes and the like would probably 
completely eliminate use by the people the newsgroup was originally set up 
to serve.  Thus, we support the idea of setting up a group on rec.mushrooms 
for such nonscientific pursuits.  Messages felt appropriate for both groups 
can always be posted to both.

	There remains a question of why so little of the traffic in bionet.mycology 
is related to the issues we felt the newsgroup should be set up to address.  
Does this come out of:  1) a lack of need for such a group?;  2) an 
uncertainty about what sorts of things should be discussed?;  3)  "shyness" 
about displaying ignorance?; or 4) some combination of all of these?  While 
many of these problems can not really be addressed, some can.  The present 
discussion seems like a good opportunity for people to say what sorts of 
things they would like to see discussed on bionet.mycology and what sorts of 
things could help each of us keep up with the field.  

	One suggestion that we would like to make is that this forum could be used 
to help keep up with the literature.  We propose that people post the Title, 
Abstract, and upcoming Publication Date for journal articles from their labs 
as soon as they are considered In Press and publication dates are known.  

	Certainly there are other things people would like to see on this board.  
Lets have some suggestions and try to get this bulletin board more active 
for its original purpose.

Tom Adams

Greg May

Leland Ellis


From bsaville@CREDIT.ERIN.UTORONTO.CA Thu Aug 25 22:50:53 EDT 1994
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From: bsaville@CREDIT.ERIN.UTORONTO.CA (barry saville)
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In reply to Brett Tyler's comments on Timo Harmo's question.  I'm a
researcher in fungal genetics and would very much like to see more science
in this news group, but; I feel the hobby mushroomers should not be
excluded.  Deleting their messages is not difficult and having this group
on line for reference if one ever needs to locate a given species in a
particular region could be invaluable for ecological or population studies.
 

Dr. Barry Saville




Barry J. Saville
Department of Botany, 
U. of Toronto,Erindale Campus,
(905)-828-3995
<bsaville@credit.erin.utoronto.ca> 




From jworrall@rodan.syr.edu Thu Aug 25 22:50:54 EDT 1994
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From: jworrall@rodan.syr.edu (James J. Worrall)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Re: Almond Scented mushroom
Date: 23 Aug 1994 14:54:35 GMT
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>In a previous article, ar416@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Doug Brubacher) says:
>>
>>A friend showed me a specimen found in a wooded area--it looks
>>like a russula species perhaps (evenly spaced, white, attached
>>gills, white stipe about 1 cm thick).  The cap is a golden brown
>>colour and is dry.  The interesting thing is the odour--a strong, 
>>pleasant scent of almonds (like Amareto).  Does anyone know what
>>species might have such an odour?
>>-- 
Russula laurocerasi has an almond odor.

J. Worrall




From LESSARDT@NCCCOT7.AGR.CA Thu Aug 25 22:50:55 EDT 1994
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From: LESSARDT@NCCCOT7.AGR.CA
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Subject: isoenzymes
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Hello netters!
Perhaps you can help me. I am looking for specific isoenzyme staining protocols which have been tested and found useful for differentiating between closely related fungal species. References or recipes appreciated. Thanks.

Timbo
end


From hrichards@ivory.trentu.ca Thu Aug 25 22:50:56 EDT 1994
Article: 680 of bionet.mycology
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From: hrichards@ivory.trentu.ca (Heather Richards)
Subject: VAM keys?
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Hello all,
	I am going to attempt to key out (at least by genus, hopefully by
species) some VAM spores from sugar maple trees.  What I was wondering was
whether the keys by the following people were the most useful and/or recent:

Schenck, N. C. and J. M. Trappe.  1982.  Taxonomy of the fungi forming
endomycorrhizae: A. Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Endogonales)
in _Methods and principle of mycorrhizal research_.(pages 1-10, ed. N. C.
Schenck).

Trappe, J. M.  1982.  Synoptic keys to the general and species of zygomycetes
mycorrhizal fungi.  Phytopathology 72(8): 1102-1108.

	Or would other references be more useful?  I'm not as familiar with the
subject of mycology as I would like to be.  (Or on using the editor for posting
to newsgroups!)

Thank you for your time and patience in reading this post,
Heather Richards
HRichards@trentu.ca


From SL1NG@CC.USU.EDU Thu Aug 25 22:50:57 EDT 1994
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Subject: Rhizopus control
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Mycologists, I am trying to study biological control of Rhizoctonia solani
on sugar beets. I am having a problem determining the agent that is causing
damping off and decreased emergence in unsterile soil in lab studies. If I 
plate on PDA I get Rhizopus spp. growing very quickly and cannot see any
other fungus or bacteria growing out of dead plant tissue. If I use Rhizoctonia
selection agar all I see is Rhizoctonia. Is there anything I can add to a 
general nonselective medium that will inhibit Rhizopus spp. but allow Phoma spp.
Alternaria spp. and Aphanomyces spp. or other potential fungal pathogens to 
grow? Tahnk you,
June Pounder
Utah State Univesity
email sl1ng@cc.usu.edu


From lvaillan@MOOSE.UVM.EDU Thu Aug 25 22:50:58 EDT 1994
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From: lvaillan@MOOSE.UVM.EDU (Lisa Vaillancourt)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Asilomar program?
Date: 23 Aug 1994 18:37:06 -0700
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Hi All,

Can anyone tell me when the registration and program will be sent out for
the Asilomar conference next March?  How do I get one?  Thanks so much!  

P.S. Regarding the discussion about splitting the mycology newsgroup into
two groups, one "recreational" and one "scientific" (could science also be
recreational!?!): I think it would be fine to leave the group as it is.
When I have a little free time, I enjoy reading about the different
mushrooms folks find on their forays, although I am too timid yet to eat
most of those I identify in the wild!  So until the volume becomes a
problem, I vote to leave it alone.  At the same time, I would like to read
more from my professional colleagues in this group, even chatty stuff about
the latest weird result.  Is it that people don't want to appear
unprofessional by communicating preliminary or unexplained data?   

P.S.S.  Some time back, I posted to this group asking about Novozyme. 
Thanks to all those who wrote with advice.  The final result of the
investigation is that there is something in the current batch of Novozyme
that doesn't agree with Schizophyllum, although it appears to be fine for
other fungi.  I am now using a USB product called Mureinase that works very
well for us.

    




From duvickj@PHIBRED.COM Thu Aug 25 22:50:59 EDT 1994
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From: duvickj@PHIBRED.COM
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Subject: mycology newsgroup: one group or two?
Date: 23 Aug 1994 19:10:07 -0700
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I am comfortable with the groups staying together for now. While I'm at it, I'd
like to reiterate an earlier plea that senders remember to include their E-mail
address somewhere in the body of their message, as some of us have Internet
servers that strip the individual's address from the header.
Thanks to the organizers of this newsgroup for getting it started-- it's up to
the rest of us to keep it alive!
Jon Duvick
Duvickj@phibred.com


From microbe@CSOS.ORST.EDU Thu Aug 25 22:51:00 EDT 1994
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From: microbe@CSOS.ORST.EDU (Steven Carpenter)
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Subject: Re: Purpose of this news group.
Date: 24 Aug 1994 02:59:14 GMT
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I think you ought to leave well enough alone.  As stated, there is so
little traffic anyway, who cares??  Why clutter the net up with yet
another dichotomy when this one is working fine.  If your original
purpose hasn't been served, it is clear another one has been discovered.
In addition, there is no reason both interests couldn't post to a group
with such a small traffic load.  I wouldn't find it reasonable to split
unless I found a couple of hundred posts I had to wade through.

Yes, mycologists are shy.  They need a healthy dose of powder-milk
biscuits before they dare post.

-Steve Carpenter
 Abbey Lane Laboratory
 microbe@csos.orst.edu

Gregory May (gsmay@bcm.tmc.edu) wrote:
: 	This posting is in response to the discussion that has been initiated 
: regarding what sorts of things are appropriate to post on bionet.mycology.  
: As the original "discussion leaders" for this group this seemed like a good 
: opportunity to briefly review the history of the group and why it was set up 
: in the first place.  This group came out of a discussion at the Fungal 
: Genetics Conference in Asilomar in March of 1993.  The idea was for people 
: with diverse interests in fungal genetics and mycology to have a forum for 
: electronic interactions.  This would give people a place to easily reach a 
: broad group of people to send such things as meeting announcements, 
: recruiting information, scientific questions, etc..  Since its inception 
: about 1 year ago, I would say the vast majority of the traffic in this 
: newsgroup has related to "mushroom hunting" discussions.  To date this has 
: not been an overwhelming load and, at least for those who subscribe using a 
: newsreader, this is not a hindrance to the group.  However, we think a large 
: increase in traffic related to mushroom recipes and the like would probably 
: completely eliminate use by the people the newsgroup was originally set up 
: to serve.  Thus, we support the idea of setting up a group on rec.mushrooms 
: for such nonscientific pursuits.  Messages felt appropriate for both groups 
: can always be posted to both.

: 	There remains a question of why so little of the traffic in bionet.mycology 
: is related to the issues we felt the newsgroup should be set up to address.  
: Does this come out of:  1) a lack of need for such a group?;  2) an 
: uncertainty about what sorts of things should be discussed?;  3)  "shyness" 
: about displaying ignorance?; or 4) some combination of all of these?  While 
: many of these problems can not really be addressed, some can.  The present 
: discussion seems like a good opportunity for people to say what sorts of 
: things they would like to see discussed on bionet.mycology and what sorts of 
: things could help each of us keep up with the field.  

: 	One suggestion that we would like to make is that this forum could be used 
: to help keep up with the literature.  We propose that people post the Title, 
: Abstract, and upcoming Publication Date for journal articles from their labs 
: as soon as they are considered In Press and publication dates are known.  

: 	Certainly there are other things people would like to see on this board.  
: Lets have some suggestions and try to get this bulletin board more active 
: for its original purpose.

: Tom Adams

: Greg May

: Leland Ellis


From TennentG@micr.unp.ac.za Thu Aug 25 22:51:01 EDT 1994
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From: TennentG@micr.unp.ac.za (Geoff.Tennant)
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Subject: Re: Almond Scented mushroom
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In article <33d2jb$b9g@newstand.syr.edu> jworrall@rodan.syr.edu (James J. Worrall) writes:
>From: jworrall@rodan.syr.edu (James J. Worrall)
>Subject: Re: Almond Scented mushroom
>Date: 23 Aug 1994 14:54:35 GMT

>>In a previous article, ar416@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Doug Brubacher) says:
>>>
>>>A friend showed me a specimen found in a wooded area--it looks
>>>like a russula species perhaps (evenly spaced, white, attached
>>>gills, white stipe about 1 cm thick).  The cap is a golden brown
>>>colour and is dry.  The interesting thing is the odour--a strong, 
>>>pleasant scent of almonds (like Amareto).  Does anyone know what
>>>species might have such an odour?
>>>-- 
>Russula laurocerasi has an almond odor.

>J. Worrall


Agaricus augustus, maybe?

Geoff Tennant
Pietermaritzburg
South Africa


From dreynold@MIZAR.USC.EDU Thu Aug 25 22:51:02 EDT 1994
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From: dreynold@MIZAR.USC.EDU (Don Reynolds)
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The mix of mycological experience in one bulletin board is interesting. The
traffic is modest. A good brief title allows editing of the messages.
So far the thrust seems to be quests for expertise or literature assist
from professional and student mycologists and mushrooming results in
local areas.

There is no philosohical discussion nor debate as of yet. Maybe
the professional meetings and journals continue to fill this need.

I agree with previous respondants on one matter. Information about the
originator of the message other than what is in the usual email 
transmittal protocol makes a response easier.
-- 

dreynold@mizar.usc.edu
Don R. Reynolds                     Telephone 213 744 3232
Research and Collections            FAX 213 744 3482 or 213 746 2999
Natural History Museum
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90007


From rlw@CHEM.UCLA.EDU Thu Aug 25 22:51:03 EDT 1994
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From: rlw@CHEM.UCLA.EDU (Richard Weiss)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Re:  Asilomar program?
Date: 24 Aug 1994 08:16:59 -0700
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The Eighteenth Fungal Genetics Conference will be March 21-28, 1995.  Information will be included in the mailing of the Fungal Genetics Newsletter.  Those who  do not subscribe to the newsletter can obtain information and forms from me.  
Please send your name and address and I will mail all the available information.

Dick Weiss
Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry
UCLA
405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA  90024-1569
Tel. (310) 825-3621
FAX (310) 206-4038
Email rlw@argon.chem.ucla.edu or 
	rlw@chem.ucla.edu


From XUEI.XIAOLING@igate.abbott.com Thu Aug 25 22:51:04 EDT 1994
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From: XUEI.XIAOLING@igate.abbott.com ("Xiaoling X. Xuei")
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Subject: Subscription
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Dear Mycology discussion group:
I'd like to re-subscribe the mycology discussion group again, since I
recently just started a new job. Thanks.
Ling



From fztyler@BULLWINKLE.UCDAVIS.EDU Thu Aug 25 22:51:04 EDT 1994
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From: fztyler@BULLWINKLE.UCDAVIS.EDU (Brett Tyler)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Re: Asilomar program?
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At  6:37 PM 8/23/94 -0700, Lisa Vaillancourt wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>Can anyone tell me when the registration and program will be sent out for
>the Asilomar conference next March?  How do I get one?  Thanks so much!  
>

If you are on the mailing list for the Fungal Genetics Newsletter and/or
have attended the conference in the past, you should automatically receive
the registration and program with the next Newsletter, which should be sent
out soon.  If you think you are not on the mailing list, you can contact
Craig Wilson at the Fungal Genetcs Stock Center (fgsc@ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu)
to get on the list.


****************
Brett Tyler
Professor
bmtyler@ucdavis.edu
****************



From stamets1@aol.com Thu Aug 25 22:51:05 EDT 1994
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From: stamets1@aol.com (Stamets 1)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: paul stamets & FUNGI PERFECTI  is on-line
Date: 24 Aug 1994 13:31:03 -0400
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I am finally onto Internet. My address is "stamets1aol.com." For those of
who
are interested in cultivating gourmet and medicinal mushrooms, we have
good
expertise and an extensive culture library as well as many other items of
interest.
For a free color brochure, (not able to download), provide us with a
mailing address. For our 80 page catalogue, more geared to mycological
laboratories and
the commercial cultivation of mushrooms, which sells for $ 3.00 (US) plus
$ 1.44
for shipping, we can bill you. 

Thanks to all of you who encouraged me to join!    Keep the mycelium
spreading!


paul stamets 

ps: Our fax number is 206-426-9377. 





From stamets1@aol.com Thu Aug 25 22:51:06 EDT 1994
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From: stamets1@aol.com (Stamets 1)
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Subject: Re: Fear....
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In article <2t8og9$lpv@search01.news.aol.com>, lulabeau@aol.com (Lulabeau)
writes:

I think your paraonoia is over-rated. We advertise in 13 gardening
magazines -
Organic Gardening, Fine Gardening, Horticulture, Vegetarian Times,
Harrowsmith, 
Bon Appetit, National Gardening, etc.....99% of our customer base are
gourmet
mushroom enthusiasts. I am constantly surprised how the paranoia of some
people actually blatantly advertise their intentions whereas if people
stated that
their interest is in growing Oyster mushrooms do not draw dreaded
attention. Take it for what it's worth. Please send us your mailing
address and we will send
you a catalogue. If you have not seen my latest book, Growing Gourmet &
Medicinal Mushrooms, you might want to check it out. 

paul stamets/Fungi Perfecti  FAX: 206-426-9377  Internet: Stamets1aol.com.



From stamets1@aol.com Thu Aug 25 22:51:08 EDT 1994
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From: stamets1@aol.com (Stamets 1)
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Subject: Re: growing edibles?
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In article <2tnnqv$moj@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu>, bmm1@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu
(Bruce M. Marshall) writes:

Our company Fungi Perfecti sells products designed for those interested in

growing mushrooms. If you provide us with a mailing address, we'll send
you a free color brochure. The mushrooms you probably saw were Shiitake,
Lentinula edodes, which we grow alot of. 

paul stamets   stamets1aol.com.


From gold@JEEVES.UCSD.EDU Thu Aug 25 22:51:08 EDT 1994
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From: gold@JEEVES.UCSD.EDU (scott gold)
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I just wanted to place my 2 cents with the comments of D. Reynolds below.
Scott Gold

>The mix of mycological experience in one bulletin board is interesting. The
>traffic is modest. A good brief title allows editing of the messages.
>So far the thrust seems to be quests for expertise or literature assist
>from professional and student mycologists and mushrooming results in
>local areas.
>
>There is no philosohical discussion nor debate as of yet. Maybe
>the professional meetings and journals continue to fill this need.
>
>I agree with previous respondants on one matter. Information about the
>originator of the message other than what is in the usual email 
>transmittal protocol makes a response easier.
>-- 
>
>dreynold@mizar.usc.edu
>Don R. Reynolds                     Telephone 213 744 3232
>Research and Collections            FAX 213 744 3482 or 213 746 2999
>Natural History Museum
>900 Exposition Boulevard
>Los Angeles, California 90007


                                Scott Gold
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From stamets1@aol.com Thu Aug 25 22:51:09 EDT 1994
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From: stamets1@aol.com (Stamets 1)
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Subject: Re: Need Help Growing Mushrooms
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In article <30rohe$15r@search01.news.aol.com>, coolride@aol.com (Coolride)
writes:

Your questions are answered in both of my books, The Mushroom Cultivator
and the just published Growing Gourmet & Medicinal Mushrooms. We can send
you
information (free) if you provide us with a mailing address. Good luck.
Mushroom
growing is an extremely rewarding experience. Keep trying. paul stamets

"stamets1aol.com."


From FGSC%UKANVM.bitnet@VM42.CSO.UIUC.EDU Thu Aug 25 22:51:10 EDT 1994
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From: FGSC%UKANVM.bitnet@VM42.CSO.UIUC.EDU (Craig Wilson)
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Subject: Asilomar Meeting Information/FGN 41
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Lisa Vaillancourt asked when notices for the 1995 Asilomar Fungal Genetics
meeting might be sent and who is responsible for sending them.  The answer is
that FGSC has the notices prepared by Dick Weiss.  They will be sent to all
Fungal Genetics Newsletter subscribers along with the Newsletter.  The q
question of when the Newsletter will be ready is the current cause of
considerable wailing and gnashing of teeth.  The newsletter was delivered to
the printer July 5.  I returned from vacation Monday (8/22) and was startled
to find the finished product had not been delivered in my absence.

A first phone call to the printer yielded the news that nothing had been done
with it.  A second call determined the pages are printed but have not been
bound and I received a promise it would be done by September 16.  After certain
threats of violence were made, I was told extra people would be brought from
the state of Kansas print shop so that I could receive delivery by Sept. 2.

There we stand.  I apologize to all subscribers for this delay, but this has
never happened in nine years of having the KU print shop produce FGN.

Newsletters and Asilomar notices should reach you all by mid-September.  If
you are not a FGN subscriber, contact the stock center and we will send you
information about the Asilomar meeting to be held next March.

The mailing address is: Fungal Genetics Stock Center
                        Dept. of Microbiology
                        Univ. of Kansas Medical Center
                        Kansas City, KS 66160-7420
                        phone 913-588-7044
                        fax   913-588-7295
                        e-mail fgsc@ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu

Craig Wilson


From dje0282@SUMMA.TAMU.EDU Thu Aug 25 22:51:11 EDT 1994
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From: dje0282@SUMMA.TAMU.EDU (Dan Ebbole)
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Maybe one topic for discussion ought to be specifically how the Fungal
Genetics Conference is arranged.  Because of the ever increasing attendance
of the meeting we are now forced to have several concurrent sessions.  I
would ask that sessions dealing with Neurospora, Aspergillus, and
Magnaporthe (as there were at the last meeting) not be held at the same
time since it is very important for me to keep up with work on all three.

Also, last time in the Magnaporthe workshop, we discussed preparing a
methods and protocol book for Magnaporthe (I think).  Should we try to get
semi-organized now so that at the conference we can essentially put such a
manual together and discuss specifically what is to be included?

>The Eighteenth Fungal Genetics Conference will be March 21-28, 1995. 
>Information will be included in the mailing of the Fungal Genetics Newsletter.
> Those who  do not subscribe to the newsletter can obtain information and
>forms from me.  
>Please send your name and address and I will mail all the available
>information.
>
>Dick Weiss

------------------------
Dr. Daniel Ebbole
dje0282@summa.tamu.edu
Dept. of Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-2132



From rlw@ARGON.CHEM.UCLA.EDU Thu Aug 25 22:51:12 EDT 1994
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Hi All,

A correction to my previous message.  The Eighteenth Fungal Genetics
Conference will be held on the Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove,
California from March 21-26, 1995 (Tuesday - Sunday).  Information and
forms are being mailed with the Fungal Genetics Newsletter which is either
in the mail or will be mailed shortly.  In addition, the information and
forms will be mailed to participants of the 1993 meeting.  If you are not
on either of these mailing lists or do not receive the information in the
next few weeks, I will be happy to send the information to you.  I can be
contacted as shown below.


Dick Weiss
Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA  90024-1569
Tel. (310) 825-3621
FAX  (310) 206-4038
Email rlw@argon.chem.ucla.edu or 
      rlw@chem.ucla.edu

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From ndpm@aol.com Thu Aug 25 22:51:15 EDT 1994
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From: ndpm@aol.com (NDPM)
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Subject: Re: Black Yeasts?
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In article <33bruj$728@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca>, jagerrat@uoguelph.ca (John
A Gerrath) writes:

What are black yeasts?


We work with a black yeast Wangiella dermatitidis in the laboratory of
Paul Szaniszlo at UT Austin.  There are numerous so called black yeasts. 
Look for publications by M.R. McGinnis.  He is an authority on the
subject.  Send us some of your yeasts if you want to.  It would be
interesting to see if Wangiella is among them. Regards.
                                                                    Phil
McIntosh


From rpeter@nmsu.edu Thu Aug 25 22:51:16 EDT 1994
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From: rpeter@nmsu.edu (Peter Herman x5495)
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In article <33bruj$728@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> jagerrat@uoguelph.ca (John A Gerrath) writes:
>I'm doing a survey of lithic algae here in Ontario and am (of course) 
>picking up a great deal of fungi in the first stage of culturing.  Most 
>of the fungi are pretty easy to peg, but (again of course) some are 
>fairly strange.  Many of these have elicited the response "black 
>yeasts".  What are black yeasts?  Where are they, taxonomically speaking, 
>within the fungi?  Are they fungi?  What is a good source for identifying 
>them?  I'm getting some types exclusively from lichen fruiting bodies, is 
>this odd?   Why/why not?  Please stop me from asking more questions!
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>John Gerrath,
>jagerrat@uoguelph.ca

The black yeasts are a group of imperfect fungi(in the Hyphomycetes)
which all have dark pigment and blastic conidiogenesis.  The biggie 
in the group is Aureobasidium pullulans (Pullaria pullulans)  There
is a 1962 monograph on the group by Bridge Cooke that is useful in
keying them out.  (W.B. Cook, Mycopathol. Mycol. Appl 17:1-44).

I suspect that your isolates from lichens are on the lichen rather
than the fungal partner in the lichen.  I have done some work on a
specific symbiotic interaction with a gall midge (Lasioptera
ephedricola) in gall formation on Morman tea (Ephedra trifurca).  In
the course of the study, I sampled a variety of plant leaves and
stems as well as soil (though no lichens) and found A. pullulans
nearly everywhere I looked.  The literature lists it as cosmopolitan
and common so this was not a big surprise.  We are currently trying
to do some DNA fingerprinting using Pollack's method (Appl. Environ
Microbiol 58:877-883) in order to resolve some isues on the source
of the inoculum found in the galls (adjacent leaf vs selected by the
insect from a remote source).

Hope this helps

Peter Herman
Biology
New Mexico State Univ
rpeter@nmsu.edu



From malter@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Thu Aug 25 22:51:16 EDT 1994
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From: malter@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Marc T Alter)
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Last week while visiting a local shopping mall I found an unusual looking 
clumps of fungus, growing up in mulch around trees.  It looked a lot like 
hericium but not as delicate in appearance as I remember it.  It was somewhat 
brown on the surface but whitish underneath. Looked a little like a cross 
between coral and cauliflower.  Any ideas what this might be?  Could it be 
hericium (sorry if I'm spelling that wrong).  All of my mushroom books are 
boxed up at the moment.

Thanks,

Marc


From jagerrat@uoguelph.ca Thu Aug 25 22:51:17 EDT 1994
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From: jagerrat@uoguelph.ca (John A Gerrath)
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Peter Herman x5495 (rpeter@nmsu.edu) wrote:
: In article <33bruj$728@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> jagerrat@uoguelph.ca (John A Gerrath) writes:
: >[SNIPPED]
: >I'm getting some types [BLACK YEASTS] exclusively from lichen fruiting 
bodies,

: [SNIPPED AGAIN]

: I suspect that your isolates from lichens are on the lichen rather
: than the fungal partner in the lichen.  

Yep.  I didn't figure that they were actually part of the symbiosis, a 
parasite was more along my thought lines.  I do find most of the yeasts 
everywhere (actually most often BELOW the surface, but perhaps they just 
show up better because the rock screens out most other things) but I find 
one particular type almost always on the yellow fruiting bodies of a 
crustose microlichen (no ident. on it, sorry).  Are Black Yeasts generally 
like other yeasts in their habits and ecology?  I gather from your post 
that they do not have any symbiotic attachments with anything.  I may be 
a Botanist (I am), but these fungi are making me crazy with questions!

>From the green world to the dark world, thanks for the help.

John Gerrath,
Research Technician,
University of Guelph,
jagerrat@uoguelph.ca 


From kestas%lith.UUCP@ucdavis.edu Thu Aug 25 22:51:18 EDT 1994
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From: kestas@solano.community.net (Kestutis Sliupas)
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Summary: Looking for groups, journals, etc.

Hi:
	I am looking for a CA - SF Bay Area (pref) group
devoted to amateur Mushroom growing. I found a book called 'The
Mushroom Cultivator' by Stamets & Chilton, and it hasn't 
scared me away. (yet!)
	I'd like to meet with people who actually do this
before trying my hand at it. My interest is in raising some
edible varieties (not psilocybe..) for fun & profit.
	Also, are there any journal or other articles directed
toward the ammateur - home cultivator?
			Kestas


From lionel@techlink.fr Thu Aug 25 22:51:19 EDT 1994
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I agree with those people who think that this newsgroup should not be split
yet.
I have a lot of interest to read some scientifics texts and a lot of pleasure
to read what sort of mushrooms are found in other countries.
Is there french mycologist around here ?

A bientot.
Lionel
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From BLACKMJ@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU Thu Aug 25 22:51:19 EDT 1994
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From: BLACKMJ@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU
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>        I am looking for a CA - SF Bay Area (pref) group
>devoted to amateur Mushroom growing. I found a book called 'The
>Mushroom Cultivator' by Stamets & Chilton, and it hasn't
>scared me away. (yet!)
>        I'd like to meet with people who actually do this
>before trying my hand at it. My interest is in raising some
>edible varieties (not psilocybe..) for fun & profit.
>                        Kestas
Try calling your county ag extension agent and see if they know of
anyone doing any mushroom "farming". If that doesn't work, try the
state dept. of agriculture. Somebody in California should be doing
this, and may be willing to show you their operation.


From rarnold@teleport.com Thu Aug 25 22:51:20 EDT 1994
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From: "Ralph D. Arnold" <rarnold@teleport.com>
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Paul, 
Congraduations on joining Internet.
I have access to (unlimited) free hemlock woodchips.  What variety of
fungi might I be able to raise on these?
Thanks!
Ralph D. Arnold
P.O.Box 889
Oregon City, OR   97045
rarnold@teleport.com


From DJJACOB@MSU.EDU Thu Aug 25 22:51:21 EDT 1994
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I welcome all people who wish to participate on this network, especially
someone with the expertise and knowledge of Mr. Paul Stamets.  However, I do
not think the net is an appropriate place for advertising or marketing one's
commercial ventures.

Mr Stamets, please contribute to this bulletin board with the spirit of
openness with which it was established and please refrain from advertising
your business.  Thank you and welcome to this lively discussion of mycology.

David Jacobson
Michigan State University
djjacob@msu.edu


From npk3325@VENUS.TAMU.EDU Thu Aug 25 22:51:21 EDT 1994
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From: npk3325@VENUS.TAMU.EDU (Nancy Keller)
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Subject: Asilomar Chair(s)
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Speaking of schedules, is it possible to rearrange which subject matter is
presented on
the different days?  Biochemistry is always on Sunday when the bulk of
attendees have left (speaking from experience as the last speaker on Sunday
last meeting.  I estimate of the 400 or so people, 30 were left).  Why not
rotate the subjects so Sunday's subject becomes the first of the next
meeting?
Nancy P. Keller
Dept. Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-2132
409-845-0963 P
409-845-8463 F
npk3325@venus.tamu.edu



From AAT3230@VENUS.TAMU.EDU Thu Aug 25 22:51:22 EDT 1994
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From: AAT3230@VENUS.TAMU.EDU (Gus Trautweiler)
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Subject: Re: what fungi??
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In article <39917.rarnold@teleport.com>, "Ralph D. Arnold"
<rarnold@teleport.com> wrote:

> Paul, 
> Congraduations on joining Internet.
> I have access to (unlimited) free hemlock woodchips.  What variety of
> fungi might I be able to raise on these?
> Thanks!

Hemlock is poisonous, I'd research the literature before growing edibles.
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From larsont@rnisd0.DNET.roche.com Thu Aug 25 22:51:23 EDT 1994
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A recent posting by David Jacobson reads:

I welcome all people who wish to participate on this network, especially
someone with the expertise and knowledge of Mr. Paul Stamets.  However, I do
not think the net is an appropriate place for advertising or marketing one's
commercial ventures.

Mr Stamets, please contribute to this bulletin board with the spirit of
openness with which it was established and please refrain from advertising
your business.  Thank you and welcome to this lively discussion of mycology.

David Jacobson
Michigan State University
djjacob@msu.edu


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Since there were several postings asking specifically about Mr. Stamets'
services, products, and literature, I see nothing wrong with his
postings.  Any way, in case you haven't seen the latest issue of "Science,"
the Net is going commercial whether you like it or not (Science 265 (1994),
879 - 81).

By the way, I've used some of Fungi Perfecti's products and have found them
to be of excellent quality.

Thom Larson


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From gosfield@udcemail.udc.upenn.edu Thu Aug 25 22:51:25 EDT 1994
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From: gosfield@udcemail.udc.upenn.edu (Edward Gosfield)
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: many of these problems can not really be addressed, some can.  The present 
: discussion seems like a good opportunity for people to say what sorts of 
: things they would like to see discussed on bionet.mycology and what sorts of 
: things could help each of us keep up with the field.  

I expect that most of the professional postings would be in search of
information or technical assistance for some particular research purpose. 
i would hope to see some particular issues discussed, however, if they are
actually of ongoing concern to the pros.  Among these:  cladistics,
evolution, convergence (in, for instance toxins,pigments), insect and
mammalian spore dispersal, and methods of preparation for SEM. ah well-- i
can dream.

eg


From mycoworld@aol.com Sat Aug 27 11:13:27 EDT 1994
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From: mycoworld@aol.com (MycoWorld)
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Subject: Re: Amateur Mushroom growing
Date: 26 Aug 1994 00:38:03 -0400
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In article <33h7sl$a8g@odin.community.net>, kestas@solano.community.net
(Kestutis Sliupas) writes:

Your best bet for a mushroom growing expert in the Bay Area is Mo-Mei Chen
at UC Berkeley, Dept of plant Pathology  510-642-4663 is her office
number.  She is offering a course on the topic.  Nov 4-6 at the
University.  Tell her The Mushroom Growers' Newsletter sent you!
Best of luck on your efforts!
- Jerry - MycoWorld@aol.com


From CHIARELLOR@PT.CYANAMID.COM Sat Aug 27 11:13:27 EDT 1994
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Subject: P. sulphureus composting???
Date: 25 Aug 1994 22:43:13 -0700
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I am prompted by the following incident to ask if any  netters have experience
with P. sulphureus on bulk substrates other than logs or stumps.

My graveyard of "failed" cultivation projects lays beside my compost pile (where
I will remember to give it a little water in case I get lucky).  After about a
year and a half of inactivity,  a log inoculated with P. sulphureus burst to
life.  The mycelia grew off the log,  across three feet of bare earth,  over a
wooden barrier and colonized the pile in a few days.  At this time, the compost
pile heated up (a rare event considering the composition of my yard waste) and
killed off most of the mycelia.  

Ron Chiarello


From brambl@molbio.cbs.umn.edu Sat Aug 27 11:13:28 EDT 1994
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Subject: Use of the Mycology Newsgroup
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Hello, All:

With respect to recent discussions about shared use of this group by  
mushroom aficionados and the research community, I think that the  
researchers certainly could benefit from the support and interests of the  
professional and amateur mycologists.  Furthermore, there may well be  
enough overlapping interests of individuals in the two groups to justify  
continued joint use of the same newsgroup. When the molbio.yeast subgroup  
was begun two or three years ago, the discussion initially was dominated  
by home brewers and amateur oenologists. Then things got dull :)

Why the apparent light traffic among researchers in this group?  It has  
been my experience (and others') that a posted query here brings many  
helpful replies, but they are directed to the poster and not to the group.   
This suggests, therefore, that most people participate in this group via  
mail, rather than through a newsreader where it may be much easier to post  
a public followup to others' messages.  Perhaps people using e-mail should  
be reminded of an address for this group where their followups can be  
posted. The moderators could prepare a standard message to be issued once  
a month or so to instruct users about how and why to post to the entire  
group. There have been queries about promoters, transformation procedures  
and problems, etc., that I would have been interested in following, but  
the replies apparently were made privately.

I think that the Adams/May/Ellis suggestion of posting abstracts and  
publication information of research articles would be an excellent use of  
this group. It would be an easy way to learn about diverse areas that  
ordinarily we pay too little attention to, as well as to introduce  
ourselves to each other. A number of years ago, when NIH had money, it  
reprinted and distributed preprints of entire research articles in  
molecular biology to NIH-funded laboratories. One or twice a week a large  
package would arrive, containing fresh manuscripts that would not  
otherwise be in print for months. This newsgroup could help recreate this  
earlier prepublication distribution, so that the posting of an abstract of  
interest could lead readers to contact its author(s) for more information  
far in advance of its arrival in print. Finally, it would provide all of  
us with another device in our efforts to stay up with literature that we  
ought to know about.  

Just to get things started, could the moderators of this group invite  
submission of abstracts from members of this group that have been or will  
be published in 1994? 

Best wishes.

Bob

Robert Brambl
University of Minnesota
brambl@molbio.cbs.umn.edu  

      


From GLEN_SHEARER@BULL.CC.USM.EDU Sat Aug 27 11:13:29 EDT 1994
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From: GLEN_SHEARER@BULL.CC.USM.EDU (GLEN SHEARER)
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Subject: DNA per cell
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I'm looking for a method to determine the average amount
of DNA per cell in molds and yeasts.  I've noted a few papers
in which the cells are treated with perchloric acid and the
DNA measured with the diphenylamine method for ribose.  This
of course requires that the number of cells extracted be
estimated carefully.  I would greatly appreciate any comments
on the following:
 
1.  Is this chemical extraction complete enough to really
    extract _all_ the DNA?
2   Is there a better way to extract the DNA and quantitate it?
3.  Anybody think of a better approach that does not use
    flow cytometry of stained cells or nuclei.
 
Many thanks.
 
 
<glen_shearer@bull.cc.usm.edu>


From SALVOJ@GAR.UNION.EDU Sat Sep 17 22:51:38 EDT 1994
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From: SALVOJ@GAR.UNION.EDU ("Jill Salvo")
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Subject: ultrastructure of fungal mitochondria
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We have recently been sifting unsuccessfully through the literature for any
information on the structure of fungal mitchondria, in particular Neurospora,
Aspergillus and Podospora. Does anyone know of any studies using electron 
microsopy or other techniques to observe the mitochondria during the life
cycle of any of these?  Thanks in advance.
			Jill Salvo
			salvoj@gar.union.edu



From sjacobs@maroon.tc.umn.edu Sat Sep 17 22:51:38 EDT 1994
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From: sjacobs@maroon.tc.umn.edu (Steve Jacobson)
Subject: HELP! Strange Mold
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Could anyone out there help me.  Someone from the bionet.general newsgroup 
suggested I post this here.

My cousin has a strange mold/organism growing throughout her house (on the 
end of Long Island, NY).  It started with a leak in a gutter that eventually 
got into the house (the house was cool and humid).  It incubated over the 
summer and when the weather became humid, it started breeding rapidly.  The 
humidity rapidly built up in the house early in the summer and everything 
became damp.  The house never fully dried out.

The mold starts out with a pinkish color with a round shape (like little 
droplets).  The shape then will change to become irregular.  The mold then 
starts to grow and get darker (orange or brown).  It takes on all kinds of 
shapes, but its favorite is round-like ameoba or protoplasm.  The mold grows 
very large and spreads fast.  It covers everything, especially porus items, 
like paper, wood, and fabric (also pottery, paint, and wood floors)  When the 
mold gets ahold and spreads, it turns darker.  Clorox does not seem to kill 
it-it sometimes lightens it a little (maybe one out of 10 cases).  There is 
also a version of this mold that is gray or black.

Does anyone know what this stuff is and HOW TO KILL IT.

Thanx in advance.


-----------------------------------------------
Rgds		
Steve Jacobson
sjacobs@maroon.tc.umn.edu



From schoolcamp@aol.com Sat Sep 17 22:51:39 EDT 1994
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From: schoolcamp@aol.com (Schoolcamp)
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Subject: Re: Mushroom forays
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In article <32cdgf$3ph@guru.med.cornell.edu>, fgrun@med.cornell.edu
(fgrun) speaks of forays north of Albany. I am in Lake Placid and went out
yesterday at the recommendation of a hiker friend who said he had seen
birch trees covered with something that looked as though it would be
delicious.I went out with hopes of oysters or chickens and found instead
somethig which I do not know: beautiful massed clumps of s brown topped,
dry buffgilled species, veiled, ringed, gills fairly crowded, slightly
decurrent. I filled my day pack and have spent the morning with my books
and without a satisfactory outcome. I am making a spore print right now.
These were growing from the base and about three feet up a birch tree,
probably dead though I failed to confirm that. Also found Pholiotas in
abundance and another smaller veiled species also clumped on
birch,yellow-brown, brown gills. Both of these taste sweet and delicious
but I am nervous about going any further without more certain
identification. Any help would be appreciated.

Frank Wallace at North Country School - Camp Treetops 




From npk3325@VENUS.TAMU.EDU Sat Sep 17 22:51:40 EDT 1994
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From: npk3325@VENUS.TAMU.EDU (Nancy Keller)
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I appreciate all of you who gave me some ideas on teaching labs.  & if
you've got any other neat ideas, please pass by.  I'd be happy to share
those labs that were & weren't successful.
Nancy P. Keller
Dept. Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-2132
409-845-0963 P
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From llilag@minerva.cis.yale.edu Sat Sep 17 22:51:41 EDT 1994
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I would appreciate it very much if someone could provide me a sampling (a 
 list) of fungal pathogens that exhibit race (cultivar) specificity  
and are amenable to genetic analysis.  I would also be grateful for 
references to approriate literature.  Thank you in advance.

Larry Ilag, PhD


From rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA Sat Sep 17 22:51:42 EDT 1994
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In article <9409071433.AA00982@uclachem.chem.ucla.edu>, 
rlw@CHEM.UCLA.EDU (Richard Weiss) writes:
>It would benefit all subscribers to mycology@net.bio.net if responses to 
>individual inquiries were addressed to the individual making the inquiry 
>rather than sent out on the net.  This may take a bit of effort since you 
>will have to address the message to the individual rather than simply reply 
>to messages on the internet.  This will lessen the clutter on the network.
>
>Dick Weiss


Clutter?  I was rather enjoying the discussion...		-RSW

  RICHARD WINDER                    Title: Research Scientist
  Canadian Forest Service           Phone: (604) 363-0773
  Victoria, B.C.                    Internet: RWINDER@A1.PFC.Forestry.CA


From rwood@nyx.cs.du.edu Sat Sep 17 22:51:43 EDT 1994
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rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA (Richard Winder) writes:

>In article <9409071433.AA00982@uclachem.chem.ucla.edu>, 
>rlw@CHEM.UCLA.EDU (Richard Weiss) writes:
>>It would benefit all subscribers to mycology@net.bio.net if responses to 
>>individual inquiries were addressed to the individual making the inquiry 
>>rather than sent out on the net.  This may take a bit of effort since you 
>>will have to address the message to the individual rather than simply reply 
>>to messages on the internet.  This will lessen the clutter on the network.
>>
>>Dick Weiss


>Clutter?  I was rather enjoying the discussion...		-RSW

>  RICHARD WINDER                    Title: Research Scientist
>  Canadian Forest Service           Phone: (604) 363-0773
>  Victoria, B.C.                    Internet: RWINDER@A1.PFC.Forestry.CA

I Agree!! One will never be able to learn of information available if one 
does not know it exists...





From msachs@ADMIN.OGI.EDU Sat Sep 17 22:51:44 EDT 1994
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From: msachs@ADMIN.OGI.EDU (Matthew Sachs)
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>We have recently been sifting unsuccessfully through the literature for any
>information on the structure of fungal mitchondria, in particular Neurospora,
>Aspergillus and Podospora. Does anyone know of any studies using electron
>microsopy or other techniques to observe the mitochondria during the life
>cycle of any of these?  Thanks in advance.
>                        Jill Salvo
>                        salvoj@gar.union.edu

These are some older literature references indexed under the rubric
"mitochondria-morphology-electron microscopy" from the Neurospora
Bibliography and Index, 1965.

Luck, D.J.L., Genesis of mitochondria in Neurospora crassa. PNAS
49:233-240, 1963

Shatkin, A.J. and Tatum, E.L., Electron microscopy of Neurospora crassa
mycelia.  J. Biophys. Biochem. Cytol. 6:423-426, 1959

Shatkin, A.J. and Tatum, E.L., The relationshop of m-inositol to morphology
in Neurospora crassa.  Am. J. Botany 48:760-771, 1961

Zalokar, M.,  Electron microscopy of centrifuged hyphae of Neurospora.  J.
Biophys. Biochem. Cytol. 9:609-617, 1961





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From David_C_STRANEY@UMAIL.UMD.EDU Sat Sep 17 22:51:44 EDT 1994
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2 abstracts relating to reconstitution of regulated transcription in
homologous mycelial extracts

abstract: in press, Current Genetics

IN VITRO TRANSCRIPTION FROM THE NECTRIA HAEMATOCOCCA PDA1
PROMOTER IN HOMOLOGOUS EXTRACT REFLECTS IN VIVO PISATIN-
RESPONSIVE REGULATION

Yijun Ruan and David C. Straney
Department of Botany and Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, University
of Maryland, College Park Maryland 20742

The PDA1 gene of Nectria haematococca MP VI (anamorph: Fusarium solani)
encodes pisatin demethylase.  This enzyme detoxifies the isoflavanoid
phytoalexin pisatin, produced by the plant on which this fungus is pathogenic.
Expression of pisatin demethylase activity is induced in mycelium by
pretreatment with pisatin.
 We have developed a homologous in vitro transcription system which accurately
initiates transcription from the PDA1 promoter. Transcription levels in vitro
reflect the same pisatin-responsive stimulation as measured for PDA1 mRNA  in
vivo, and are dependent upon sequences in the 5' upstream region of PDA1.
Pisatin-responsive transcription from the PDA1 promoter indicates that
initiation of transcription is a major regulatory step in pisatin induction of
pisatin demethylase expression.



Another related abstract:  Gene, in press

A PCR-BASED CONSTRUCTION OF PROMOTER/G-FREE TEMPLATES FOR
IN VITRO TRANSCRIPTION ANALYSIS ALLOWS SELECTION OF PLASMIDS
WITH OPTIMAL ACTIVITY IN HOMOLOGOUS EXTRACTS

Yijun Ruan and David C. Straney
Department of Botany and Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station,
 University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA


     In vitro transcription has been used for dissecting transcriptional
controls in many eukaryotic systems.  One modification which greatly reduces
background non-specific transcription is the placement of a guanosine-free
(G-free) region of DNA immediately downstream of a promoter [Sawadogo and
Roeder, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 82 (1985) 4394-4398]; transcription in the
presence of RNase T1 and 3' O-Me-GTP eliminates non-specific transcripts, and
produces the G-free transcripts initiated at the promoter. Restriction
site-based fusion of a G-free cassette downstream of promoters is complicated
by the requirement for G nucleotides to be excluded from the coding strand
downstream of the transcription start points.  We present an approach to add a
G-free template onto a eukaryotic promoter by combining PCR-based termini
construction and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase extension. The pisatin
demethylase promoter (PDA1p) of the filamentous fungus Nectria haematococca,
was used as the test promoter.  Three PDA1p/G-free constructs were tested in
heterologous Drosophila melanogaster and HeLa and homologous N. haematococca
transcription extracts. Each extract produced a PDA1p-specific transcript from
each construct, but the relative level of transcription between constructs
varied, particularly in the homologous extract. Since the choice of G-free
sequence influences transcription differently among systems, this method for
producing multiple G-free constructs should be useful for constructing and
selecting optimal promoter/G-free templates for in vitro transcription in
other homologous systems.



From brambl@molbio.cbs.umn.edu Sat Sep 17 22:51:45 EDT 1994
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In article <199409111722.KAA20953@net.bio.net> npk3325@VENUS.TAMU.EDU  
(Nancy Keller) writes:
> I appreciate all of you who gave me some ideas on teaching labs.  & if
> you've got any other neat ideas, please pass by.  I'd be happy to share
> those labs that were & weren't successful.
> Nancy P. Keller

Several years ago Salomon Bartnicki-Garcia (bart@ucrac1.ucr.edu) published  
(I think in the ASM News) a lab demonstration of dimorphism in Mucor that  
is easy and nifty. He cooled agar almost to the point of solidification,  
mixed in Mucor spores, and poured the suspension into a plastic beaker.   
Later, this beaker was cut in half to reveal a dimorphic cell gradient  
from top to bottom (reflecting, presumably, an oxygen gradient) that could  
be seen with a low-power microscope. Anyone else tried this?

Another easy demonstration that also can be used in an experimental sense  
is an assay of pectinases produced by Rhizopus.  This fungus, when grown  
as a floating mat on a liquid medium (consisting of sweet potato broth)  
produces a powerful pectinase.  (Be certain to get a producing isolate of  
Rhizopus directly from the surface of any sweet potato.) Then, the   
enzymology begins.  The enzyme activity assayed directly in the filtered  
culture medium or precipitated with ammonium sulfate for concentration.  A  
simple acoustic assay (quantitative: time-to-endpoint) for enzyme activity  
is to prepare uniform thin disks of carrot root that are perforated in the  
centers.  One hook placed through the perforated disk anchors the enzyme  
substrate (the carrot disk) to the bottom of the incubation tube, and  
another hook is tied to a string that hangs out of the incubation tube  
with a small weight on the other end.  Digestion of the plant tissue  
causes the weight to drop noisily into a metal pan on the floor. (I know,  
I know. This sounds comical, but it works in its primative way.).  One can  
set up several assays at once to record enzyme protein concentration and  
denaturation effects, pH, temperature, culture production curves, etc.).  

If nothing else, it teaches a new respect for the discoverers and  
suppliers and costs of restriction enzymes.

Best wishes.    

Bob 


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I have heard from several people who were using the tea that it seemed
to bring on Herpes simplex symptoms more frequently than normal. For
what it is worth.

Bob Harris
            harris@bhc.com


From dhaas@HUGO.FSUFAY.EDU Sat Sep 17 22:51:47 EDT 1994
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Hello mycos

    Does anyone know anything about Gourmet Mushrooms, Inc.  They claim that
with a Morel Habitat Kit that you can grow Morels in your back yard.  I thought
this couldn't be done.  Has someone found the secret? or is it a scam? 

Dave                              




From lvaillan@MOOSE.UVM.EDU Sat Sep 17 22:51:48 EDT 1994
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Hi Bob,

I am very intrigued by your "acoustic assay" for Rhizopus pectinases!  Do
you fill the tube with the filtered culture broth, submerging the carrot
disk?  How long does it usually take for the weight to drop?  How thick do
you cut the carrot slices?  Thankyou!

Lisa Vaillancourt




From stamets1@aol.com Sat Sep 17 22:51:48 EDT 1994
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From: stamets1@aol.com (Stamets 1)
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In article <Cw1wAH.Mz@nbn.com>, harris@miwok.nbn.com (Bob Harris) writes:

thanks for the comments on Chambuska aka the
Manchurian mushroom. The topical application may make sense.
 I am being inundated with requests....as I write I am
talking to G. Lincoff, he too is being flooded with calls. 
Some responsible physician on Internet should take
it on as a cause celebre and get to the bottom of it all.
I think there will be appropriate uses, and Herpes may be
one application. There was an article published in the
Canadian Journal of Botany about the exact identification
of the yeasts and bacteria involved. I have misplaced the
article but will search for it. I do know that about 10 
different names have been used. Anyhow, it  getting ridiculous....

stay in touch...more books on the way!

paul stamets



From rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA Sat Sep 17 22:51:49 EDT 1994
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From: rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA (Richard Winder)
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In article <34odn1$efb@search01.news.aol.com>, stamets1@aol.com 
(Stamets 1) writes:
>In article <1994Sep6.221240.28767@spruce.pfc.forestry.ca>,
>
>thanks for the info. I think Nils Fries is the one who published the spore
>germination w/R. glutinus article. check out his bibliography in the
>article you sighted. I should think it would be there. 

I back-checked through all of the previous work Nils cited on this topic.
Unfortunately, I could find no reference to C. cibarius.  The paper
is probably later, or disconnected from the chain of references that I have
in my posession.

There is a paper in which Nils tries the R. glutinus/charcoal technique on 
Laccaria laccata, Amanita muscaria, Lactarius helvus, Paxillus involutus, and 
Leccinum scabrum.  (Fries, N., 1978. Basidiosproe germination in some
mycorrhiza-forming hymenomycetes.  Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc. 70:319-324).  It
looks like a good general technique for germinating most any basidiospore.

There are two references which I couldn't check on because I don't have ready
access to them:

Fries, N. 1941. Uber die Sporenkeimung bei einigen Gasteromyceten und
Mykorrhiza-bildenden Hymenomyceten. Archiv für Mikrobiologie 12:266-284.

Fries, N. 1943. Untersuchungen über Sporenkeimung und Mycelentwicklung
botenbewohndender Hymenomyceten. Symbolae Botanicae Upsalinense 6:1-81.

Sorry I couldn't find anything that would be of more specific help.  -RSW

  RICHARD WINDER                    Title: Research Scientist
  Canadian Forest Service           Phone: (604) 363-0773
  Victoria, B.C.                    Internet: RWINDER@A1.PFC.Forestry.CA


From rarnold@teleport.com Sat Sep 17 22:51:50 EDT 1994
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From: "Ralph D. Arnold" <rarnold@teleport.com>
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I'd like to set up an amateur FAQ file for people seeking information about
mycology (hunting/eating/growing).  If you are a representative of a
company or club or other relevent organization, please email me your
details:

Name of organization and contact person(s)
email address
fax and phone numbers
mailing address
description of your group/company

I'll try to organize this info and make it available.

Thanks!

Ralph D. Arnold
P.O. Box 889
Oregon City, OR   97045
rarnold@teleport.com


From mycoworld@aol.com Sat Sep 17 22:51:51 EDT 1994
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From: mycoworld@aol.com (MycoWorld)
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In article <94091309470255@hugo.fsufay.edu>, dhaas@HUGO.FSUFAY.EDU writes:

> Is gourmet mushrooms, Inc. Legitimate

Yes, they've been around awhile.  Read their guarantee carefully - it
doesn't say that YOU will be able to grow the morels, only that they will
grow some morels off the spawn as a test.  It is possible to grow morels
outdoors in properly prepared beds, but it is certainly NOT a sure thing. 
Fungi Perfecti, Northwoods Retail Nursery, and others market similar kits.
 We tried one and have no results yet - although we got them started in
some pretty bad weather conditions (cold and dry).  Others report varying
degrees of success, but I haven't heard of anyone producing anything like
commercial quantities.  It doesn't cost a lot to give it a try and you
might get lucky.  It seems like morels require some specific weather
patterns to fruit reasonably.  You chances of getting those weather
patterns will, of course, be better if you have wild morels fruiting in
your vicinity.  As far as I know, only Morel Mountain (now owned by Terry
Farms), ever produced commercial quantities indoors.
-Jerry - 
The Mushroom Growers' Newsletter
MycoWorld@aol.com



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In article <94091309470255@hugo.fsufay.edu> dhaas@HUGO.FSUFAY.EDU writes:
>From: dhaas@HUGO.FSUFAY.EDU
>Subject: Growing morel mushrooms
>Date: 13 Sep 1994 06:54:43 -0700

>Hello mycos

>    Does anyone know anything about Gourmet Mushrooms, Inc.  They claim that
>with a Morel Habitat Kit that you can grow Morels in your back yard.  I
>thought
>this couldn't be done.  Has someone found the secret? or is it a scam? 

>Dave                              

Dave, 

 I seem to remember reading a paper/abstract somewhere that some morels had 
a symbiotic (mycorrhizal) relationship with various ferns and grasses.  If 
true then surely this IS a scam of note.  Only one morel has ever been found 
in our area (in an area called Ferncliffe!),

Geoff Tennant
Pietermaritzburg
South Africa



From dianson@cibnor.conacyt.mx Sat Sep 17 22:51:52 EDT 1994
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I am trying to find a position in Alaska.  I have a PhD in Plant 
Pathology and have specialized in mycorrhizal fungi and plant-microbe 
interactions as they are influenced by site disturbances.  How can a 
person from the lower 48 get a job up there.  It seems like a very closed 
system.  I would appreciate hearing any advice on the subject.

Dave the mycorrhizast



From stamets1@aol.com Sat Sep 17 22:51:53 EDT 1994
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Subject: Re: Growing morel mushrooms
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In article <TennentG.56.2E769BC4@micr.unp.ac.za>, TennentG@micr.unp.ac.za
(Geoff.Tennant) writes:

i have been growing morels for several years outdoors. our success is
about
75%, and is weather-dependent. we have published quite a bit on the
subject
as you probably know.

paul stamets


From jweiland@BADLANDS.NODAK.EDU Sat Sep 17 22:51:54 EDT 1994
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Has anyone seen a publication comparing RNA pol II promoters from 
filamentous fungi?

Also, can anyone direct me to sources for:

	a)	the hygromycin B resistance gene

	b)	a commercial BAC vector

	c)	the cheapest source of V-bottom 96-well microtitre plates 
		for use in MJR Thermocycler.

Thanks in advance!

John Weiland	jweiland@badlands.nodak.edu


From rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA Sat Sep 17 22:51:55 EDT 1994
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In article <94091309470255@hugo.fsufay.edu>, dhaas@HUGO.FSUFAY.EDU writes:
>Hello mycos
>
>    Does anyone know anything about Gourmet Mushrooms, Inc.  They claim that
>with a Morel Habitat Kit that you can grow Morels in your back yard.  I thought
>this couldn't be done.  Has someone found the secret? or is it a scam? 
>
>Dave                              
>

Encouraging morels to grow in your back yard has always been possible, and is
often successful- it is not exactly the same thing as cultivation though, 
since success depends on the habitat, weather, phase of the moon, etc.  All
you are doing is introducing inoculum into an area, adjusting pH, nutrients,
etc., and hoping that it will fruit one day (assuming morel inoculum isn't 
already in the area).  What *is* difficult is farming morels dependably, on
a schedule, under controlled conditions.  A person named Ower, along with
others, won two U.S. patents for generating morels under controlled
conditions- a Michigan company is supposed to be scaling up production of
morels based on these patents.  Unfortunately, the methods seem to be 
difficult (if not impossible) to duplicate in most labs I've heard about.  
The methods involve careful control of temperature, humidity, and free water
in the substrate.  Other workers have more or less defined the conditions 
under which sclerotial primordia can be formed in agar, partly basing their
ideas on the patent work.  If a split plate is used, with water agar on one 
side and nutrient agar on the other, mycelium inoculated on the plain agar 
side will import nutrients from the nutrient rich section to form sclerotia.  
I've duplicated this effect in my lab with M. deliciosa, and by using malt 
extract/jerusalem artichoke agar as a nutrient source, with some ground 
seashell thrown in the plain agar side, I have not only generated tons of
sclerotia, but I've noticed the generation of substantial amounts of tissue 
on a few (5%) of the petri dish covers where free water accumulates as 
condensation.  It is not enough to form an ascocarp, but the 
cells are clearly forming a parenchymatous tissue mass about an inch wide and
several mm thick in some cases (much larger than a sclerotial primordium).  
This tissue generation doesn't appear to come about in the same way that
Ower illustrates in some of his work- perhaps there is more than one avenue
for generating tissue in this genus.  The tissue eventually turns
darker brown and ceases growth, probably due to limited water and production 
of staling or inhibitory substances.  With a better water wick and a healthy
dose of ascorbic acid (pH balanced) to take care of staling compounds, I'm 
sure it wouldn't be too difficult to generate at least a partial ascocarp.  
Hopefully, a simple method like this could dilute patent infrigement problems 
somewhat (which would please me to no end).	-RSW

  RICHARD WINDER                    Title: Research Scientist
  Canadian Forest Service           Phone: (604) 363-0773
  Victoria, B.C.                    Internet: RWINDER@A1.PFC.Forestry.CA


From PETER_PU@mbl-prog.mbl.TNO.NL Sat Sep 17 22:51:56 EDT 1994
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STRAIN IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE OVERPRODUCTION OF FUNGAL
PROTEINS BY FILAMENTOUS FUNGI
Jan C.Verdoes, Peter J. Punt and Cees A.M.M.J. van den Hondel.

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (1994) in press

I. INTRODUCTION

     Filamentous fungi may be isolated from a large number of
different natural environments (e.g. from soil, organic waste
and as pathogens from plants and animals). These different
habitats and the competition with other micro-organisms in the
same place may explain the extraordinary metabolic diversity
of many filamentous fungi, as illustrated by the wide variety
of carbon and nitrogen sources they can use for growth. The
availability of a multitude of biosynthetic and catabolic
pathways necessary for this metabolic diversity makes
filamentous fungi potential production organisms for a wide
range of low molecular-weight primary and secondary
metabolites, and even more importantly, intra- and
extracellular hydrolytic enzymes. In effect, filamentous fungi
or the enzymes they produce have been used in food and
foodprocessing industry for many decades which resulted in a
so-called GRAS status (Generally Recognized As Safe; U.S Food
and Drug Administration) for some of the species (such as
Aspergillus niger and A. oryzae).=20
     The industrial potential of filamentous fungi has
stimulated research in the development of large scale
fermentation processes, down-stream processing and methods for
strain improvement (see below section II), the results of
which further contributed to the use of filamentous fungi in
today's industry. The development of molecular genetic
techniques (in particular gene transfer technology) for most
"industrial" species (for reviews see Finkelstein, 1991; May,
1992) has even further opened the way for industrial
exploitation of these organisms in particular for the
production of enzymes encoded by fungal, and even non-fungal,
genes. In this chapter we give an overview of research carried
out towards improved production of extracellular fungal
proteins. In general, the proteins of interest are hydrolytic
enzymes involved in the degradation of polysaccharides, which
degradation product is used by the fungi as carbon source.=20

=0CTHE EFFECT OF MULTIPLE COPIES OF THE UPSTREAM REGION ON
EXPRESSION OF THE ASPERGILLUS NIGER GLUCOAMYLASE-ENCODING GENE=20
Jan C. Verdoesa&, Peter J. Punta, Adriaan H. Stouthamerb and
Cees A.M.J.J. van den Hondela

Gene (1994) in press

SUMMARY
     The regulation of transcription of the glucoamylase-
encoding gene (glaA) of Aspergillus niger was studied. To
facilitate this study a reporter strain containing a fusion of
the glaA promoter (PglaA) of A. niger to the =FE-glucuronidase-
encoding gene (uidA) of Escherichia coli was constructed. To
analyze whether regulatory proteins are involved in the
regulation of glaA, multiple copies of PglaA were introduced
into this reporter strain. Analysis of the resulting strains
revealed that introduction of an increasing number of PglaA
copies resulted in lower expression of the uidA reporter gene
and the endogenous glaA gene in cultures cultivated on
different inducing carbon sources. However, repression by
xylose was not influenced by the copy number of PglaA. These
results indicate that the expression of genes under control of
PglaA are regulated by specific trans-acting regulatory
protein(s).  Deletion analysis of PglaA indicated that
regulatory proteins interact with DNA sequences within 0.5-kb
upstream from the ATG, whereas sequences between about 0.8 and
0.5-kb upstream from the ATG are required for high-level
expression of glaA.

=0CCHARACTERIZATION OF AN EFFICIENT GENE CLONING STRATEGY FOR
ASPERGILLUS NIGER BASED ON AN AUTONOMOUSLY REPLICATING
PLASMID: CLONING OF THE NICB GENE OF A. NIGER

Jan C. Verdoesa*, Peter J. Punta, Pieter van der Bergab, Fons
Debetsb, Adriaan H. Stouthamerc and Cees A.M.J.J. van den
Hondela=20

Gene (1994) in press

SUMMARY

     The development of an improved gene cloning strategy by
complementation of mutant alleles in Aspergillus niger is
described. The strategy is based on the use of a fungal
autonomously replicating vector, pAB4-ARp1. This vector was
constructed by the introduction of a previously described
sequence (AMA1), involved in autonomous replication, into a
pyrG integrative vector, pAB4-1. With vector pAB4-ARp1, a 10
to 100-fold increase in transformation frequency was obtained,
as compared to pAB4-1. Furthermore, the transformation
frequency of a cotransformed plasmid is also increased using
pAB4-ARp1. A. niger transformants containing pAB4-ARp1 are
mitotically unstable. Cotransformed plasmids strictly
cosegregated with the autonomously replicating vector, as a
result of recombination between both vectors. The use of pAB4-
ARp1 in gene cloning was demonstrated by the complementation
of two linkage group VII-specific A. niger mutants.
Complementation of a lysF mutant was achieved by
cotransformation of pAB4-ARp1 with total genomic A. niger DNA
("instant bank"). A nicB-deficient A. niger was complemented
by cotransformation with pAB4-ARp1 and an A. niger cosmid
library. The complementing DNA was re-isolated from a Nic+
transformant by transforming E. coli with total genomic DNA of
this transformant. Gene disruption and genetic analysis was
carried out to prove that the previous unknown A. niger nicB
gene has been cloned.=20

=0CTHE COMPLETE KARYOTYPE OF ASPERGILLUS NIGER: THE USE OF
INTRODUCED ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY VARIATION OF CHROMOSOMES
FOR GENE ASSIGNMENT STUDIES.=20

Jan C. Verdoes*, M. Regina Calila, Peter J. Punt, Fons Debetsa,
Klaas Swarta, Adriaan H. Stouthamerb and Cees A.M.J.J. van den
Hondel.

Molecular General Genetics (1994) 244:75-80

Summary
A method is described for unambiguous assignment of cloned
genes to Aspergillus niger chromosomes by CHEF-Southern
analysis. All of the 8 linkage groups (LGs) with the exception
of LG VII have previously been assigned to specific
chromosomal bands in the electrophoretic karyotype of A. niger
(Debets et al. (1990) MGG 224: 264-268). Using a LG VII
specific probe (nicB gene of A. niger) we have shown that LG
VII corresponds to  a chromosome of about 4.1 Mb. Furthermore,
genetic localization of three unassigned genes (glaA, aglA and
pepA) in strains in which these genes were replaced using a
selectable marker gene led to a revised karyotype with respect
for the chromosomes corresponding LG VIII and VI. The revised
electrophoretic karyotype reveals only 5 distinct bands. The
presence of 3 pairs of equally sized chromosomes precluded
assignment of genes to one specific chromosome in the wild-
type strain. However, unambiguous chromosome assignment of
cloned genes using CHEF-Southern analysis was demonstrated
using a set of A. niger strains with introduced chromosomal
size variation. The availability of these tester strains
obviates the need of isolating or constructing mutant strains
for the purpose of chromosome assignment. =0CEVALUATION OF MOLECULAR =
AND GENETIC APPROACHES TO GENERATE
GLUCOAMYLASE OVERPRODUCING STRAINS OF ASPERGILLUS NIGER=20
=20
Jan C. Verdoes1 *, Anne D. van Diepeningen2, Peter J. Punt1,
Alfons J.M. Debets2, Adriaan H. Stouthamer3 and Cees A.M.J.J.
van den Hondel1

Journal of Biotechnology 36 (1994) 165-175

Summary
To evaluate the possibility to improve glucoamylase (GLA)
production in A. niger strains, carrying multiple copies of
the GLA encoding gene (glaA), additional glaA copies were
introduced either by genetic recombination or
retransformation. For strains to be used in such experiments a
genetic analysis was first carried out. The results of this
analysis clearly revealed that in each transformant
integration had occurred at a chromosome corresponding to a
single linkage group. The GLA production per gene copy showed
considerable variation in these strains, indicating a clear
effect of the site of integration on gene expression.
Introduction of additional gene copies by genetic
recombination experiments was carried out for different
combinations of strains, carrying glaA copies in different
chromosomes. The introduction of additional glaA gene copies
by genetic recombination did not result in a considerable
increase in GLA production compared to the parental strains.
In some strains recombination resulted in genetic instability,
observed by the frequent loss of glaA copies. Also
retransformation of multi-copy glaA strains did not result in
increase in GLA production. In several strains even a decrease
in GLA production was found after retransformation. Southern
analysis of these transformants suggested that newly
introduced gene copies were heavily rearranged which partly
explains why GLA production was not increased. Further
analysis of one such transformant provided evidence that the
overexpression of the glaA gene is limited by the amount of
trans-acting regulatory protein(s) available.



From MULROY@EPISAS.EPI.WISC.EDU Sat Sep 17 22:51:57 EDT 1994
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From: MULROY@EPISAS.EPI.WISC.EDU (Bob Mulroy)
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I hate to add another wit of info to the kombucha mystery, so I'll add two:

1. Kombucha means "Giant Kelp Tea"  "Kombu", the dried leaves of the giant
pacific kelp is an almost inescapable foodstuff in Japan.  I can see where
a fermented beverage of kombu would be at least wholesome -if not an elixer
of immortality. 

2. In Chicago I went to Yaohan, a complete mall for asians.  In the tea 
section I found a hexagonal tin labled Kombucha.  It couldn't have weighed
ten grams. All the other writing was in japanese and my curiousity was 
smaller than the fifteen-dollar price tag.

I'm getting oplder and uglier everyday, so I hope somebody figures this out
soon!


Bob Mulroy, Successful and ruthless monoparent, Unemployed Chief Techie Weiner
9-A University Houses, Madison WI 53705. (608) 233-4672  Bob in '96!!!
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From GLEN_SHEARER@BULL.CC.USM.EDU Sat Sep 17 22:51:57 EDT 1994
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I heard someone mention at a recent talk a good method to
extract DNA from filamentous fungi.  Unfortunately the
speaker could only recall that one of the authors was
Ireland and that it was probably in Fungal Genetics Newsletter.
 
Anyone know if this sounds like a recent FGN article?
If so, how well does it work in your hands?
 
Many thanks
Glen
 
 
<glen_shearer@bull.cc.usm.edu>


From stamets1@aol.com Sat Sep 17 22:51:58 EDT 1994
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From: stamets1@aol.com (Stamets 1)
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In article <35cqgl$icj@news.doit.wisc.edu>, MULROY@EPISAS.EPI.WISC.EDU
(Bob Mulroy) writes:

I have had two interviews in the past 24 hours with the L.A. times and New
Age
journal about kambuska. it is achieving a fever-pitch out there. I have
not heard 
of the kelp connection... that is news to me. 

paul stamets


From stamets1@aol.com Sat Sep 17 22:51:59 EDT 1994
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Subject: Need information on Poria cocos/Cordyceps sinense
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Subj:	Poria cocos/Cordyceps sinense
Date:	94-09-16 12:27:48 EDT
From:	Stamets 1
To:	BioNet

I am searching for cultivation parameters for
Poria cocos, Cordyceps sinense and
Fomitopsis pinicola. Any help would
be much appreciated. Most references
have been in Chinese and the abstracts
have not been very enlightening. 

Additionally, I would like to bring
to your attention to theavailability of
the  American Type Culture Collection's
catalogue is now available on diskette.
I loaded the entire library (6 diskettes)
onto my Macintosh (PC also available).
More than 30,000 cultures can be
searched. The program has been
intelligently designed with many good
features. Very cool. The cost of printing
their catalogue has become prohibitive so
it has not been updated (i.e. re-printed)
since 1991. 

paul stamets


From ez040548@rocky.ucdavis.edu Sat Sep 17 22:52:00 EDT 1994
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	I have a question requarding the metabolic processes and absortion of 
potential toxins from the substrate into the fruit-body of mushrooms.
	I recently began composting and I am planning on growing any mushroom 
species which will take in my yard, I had in mind Stropharia 
rugoso-annulata (King Stropharia) and other edible mushrooms perhaps 
woodears and oyster mushrooms, the question I have is whether the compost 
of Oleander (a toxic bush/tree) will contain the toxins that the original 
plant did, and if it does, will these toxins be absorbed by the fungi.
	Obviously the toxins in this case are organic, but I also have 
another question, I have access to "sludge" from a waste treatment plant, 
and it contains larger quantitys of heavy metals than does normal soil, I 
am wondering if -those- would be absorbed.
	Also both of these questions would apply to normal vegetables as 
well if anyone knows anything about that, and if there is any appreciable 
difference in absortion.
	My e-mail address in case it is not posted it whporter@ucdavis.edu.
Thanks,
	-Bill



From burrite@aol.com Sat Sep 17 22:52:01 EDT 1994
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wtcat@aol.com (WTCat) writes:

>>Contact Brian McNett (BrainMc@aol.com). He puts together MycoInfo, an
online mushroom newsletter. Lots of fun for those of us at hunt and eat
the fleshy fungus.

Could you send me some info on the newsletter?  I'd sure like to start
growing mushrooms but don't have a clue as to where to start. 

Thanks in advance

burrite@aol.com



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Oh, sorry.  I obviously really don't have a clue :-)
Meant to send that last message via e-mail.

Apologies.



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Greetings!

I hesitated to use the newsgroup to disseminate the following information 
but, on reflection, knew that I would want to know about a new journal 
with direct relevance to my research.  However, if this posting offends 
anyone, I would appreciate their responding directly to me rather than by 
cluttering the newsgroup.  Therefore, I would like to call your attention to 
a new journal "METHODS IN CELL SCIENCE"which is to be published by Kluwer 
Academic Publishers of Dordrecht, The Netherlands.  I have recently accepted 
the position of Editor-in-Chief.  Below are the Aims & Scope of the journal 
for your perusal.  In addition, I am including the initial Area Descriptors 
which will be the areas under which prospective authors will submit their 
manuscripts.  I am currently in the process of assembling the Editorial Board 
and hope to have it appointed within the next two months.
			************************
AREA DESCRIPTORS:  Biotechnology; Cellular and Molecular Toxicology; Cell 
Biology; Developmental Biology; Growth, Differentiation or Senescence; 
Genetics; Immunology; Infectious Diseases/Cellular Pathology; 
Neurobiology; Plant Biology and Virology.
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AIMS AND SCOPE:  The aim of METHODS IN CELL SCIENCE is to provide _the_ 
forum for publishing the most up-to-date, cutting edge, methods developed 
during the course of cell science research involving vertebrates, inverte- 
brates, plants or single-celled prokaryotic or eukaryotic organisms.  The 
research relevant to this publication is ordinarily conducted using in vitro 
systems rather than the whole animal or plant, an exception being research in 
which the animal or plant itself must be viewed microscopically.  Manuscripts 
will also be accepted which describe the design or construction of equipment, 
media, or quality control procedures that are ancillary to cellular 
research.  Descriptions of the subheadings used in the Table of Contents 
of METHODS IN CELL SCIENCE (found in the "Instructions for Authors") 
provide prospective authors with additional information about the 
subsections of the journal that would be most appropriate for their 
manuscripts.

Manuscripts will be peer reviewed and will only be published in METHODS 
IN CELL SCIENCE if they provide sufficient detail to enable a researcher 
to successfully duplicate the method using only the protocol described in 
the manuscript.  In contrast, methods published in most scientific 
journals, whose emphasis is different than that of METHODS IN CELL 
SCIENCE, often lack the details required for readers to do so without 
prior experience with the method or by consulting the author(s).

All manuscripts submitted will describe methods original to the author's 
laboratory which either have never before been published or which were 
originally published as part of a research paper submitted to another 
journal.  To be acceptable for publication in METHODS IN CELL SCIENCE, 
rewritten methods must now contain the original citation and all of the 
detail which could not be included in the original manuscript.  A 
rewritten method, published in METHODS IN CELL SCIENCE, will provide an 
opportunity for the author to reach a wider audience.

SPECIAL ISSUES will devote an entire issue to methodology involved in a 
specialized area of cellular research.  Such specialized areas might, for 
example, include:  Methods in Invertebrate Cell Clulture Research; 
Methods in Oral Streptococci Research; Research Techniques Involving 
Caenorhabditis elegans; Methods in Plant Molecular Biology; Molecular 
Genetic Techniques Using Zebra Danio or Drosophila or, etc.  Editors of 
special issues will solicit, compile and review the necessary manuscripts 
to complete such an issue.  Editors of special issues will often be 
invited to participate but authors interested in compiling such an issue 
should contact the Editor-in-Chief.  REVIEW ARTICLES:  Both mini reviews 
and full-length reviews, covering various aspects of developments in 
methodological approaches, equipment, media or quality control procedures 
related to cellular research will be accepted.  Usually they will be 
invited, but authors interested in contributing such a paper should 
contact the Editor-in-Chief, describing the proposed review, before 
submitting a manuscript.   A mini review will ordinarily span no more 
than four to five printed pages whereas full reviews may be ten or more 
printed pages.
			***********************

I do hope that you are sufficiently interested in the raison d'etre of 
the journal that you will join me in this enterprise by submitting 
manuscripts to it.  I believe that this will not be just another journal 
(we probably have too many now) but will serve a definite purpose.  The 
methods presented will be as complete as it is possible to write them. One 
should, by reading the paper, be "transported" to the lab bench in the 
author's laboratory and be following along as the protocol is 
demonstrated.  I firmly believe that there is a place for this kind of 
presentation.  One plan for the journal includes publishing in a "three-hole 
punched" format so that either the entire issue, or one or more of the methods
can be placed right into the laboratory's methods notebook.  This may be 
a possibility. 

Initially, the journal will appear quarterly, but I hope that with 
rising interest, it can ultimately appear bimonthly or even monthly.  
Please contact me at the address below if you wish to obtain an initial 
copy of the "Information for Authors" or if you are interested in a 
subscription to the journal. You may also direct your institution to do 
the same if they are interested in a subscription for the library.  If 
your library currently subscribes to the "Journal of Tissue Culture 
Methods", they will automatically be contacted by the publishers as that 
journal will be replaced by METHODS IN CELL SCIENCE.

Many of you have wanted to see a journal such as this one available and now I 
believe this has come to fruition.  With the usual few delays in getting 
something new underway, METHODS IN CELL SCIENCE should be available at the 
beginning of the new year. I would appreciate receiving any comments you may 
have regarding this new enterprise (however, please respond directly to 
me rather than through the newsgroup) and, especially, your manuscripts and 
suggestions for Special Issues. 
___________________________________________________________________________
Warren I. Schaeffer, University of Vermont, Markey Center for Molec. Genet., 
Microbiol. & Molec. Genetics Dep't., 117 Stafford Bldg. Burlington, Vt.05405
Phone: (802)656-2290 * Fax:(802)656-8749 * e-mail: wschaeff@moose.uvm.edu
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___________________________________________________________________________
Warren I. Schaeffer                  "Never, for the sake of peace and quiet
Microbiology & Molec. Genetics        deny your own experience or convic- 
117 Stafford Building                 tions"       Dag Hammarskjold


From boe666@u.washington.edu Sun Oct  2 00:40:11 EDT 1994
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From: boe666@u.washington.edu (P. Gordon Werner)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Re: Growing morel mushrooms
Date: 25 Sep 1994 08:25:13 GMT
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TennentG@micr.unp.ac.za (Geoff Tennant) writes:

> I seem to remember reading a paper/abstract somewhere that some morels had 
>a symbiotic (mycorrhizal) relationship with various ferns and grasses.  If 
>true then surely this IS a scam of note.

I don't think this is the case; if morels do engage in mycorrhizae, then 
its certainly not of the obligate kind.  The fact that Morels do so well 
in the wake of disturbance, especially forest fires, seems to rule aginst 
their being obligate mycorrhizal fungi.

Has there been much research into why morels fruit so abundantly in the 
wake of fires?  The explanation I've heard is that the sugars released by 
burnt/broken shallow roots into the soil are good for morels.

PGW


From mikewood@netcom.com Sun Oct  2 00:40:12 EDT 1994
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From: mikewood@netcom.com (Michael Wood)
Subject: Recycled compost
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Hi Rick:

Richard W. Kerrigan (rwk@sylvanres.com) wrote:

: Did you know that Moonlight Mushrooms was fined $250,000 plus costs of 
: remediation for recycling spent mushroom compost into soil in hayfields 
: in rural Pennsylvania?

What's the logic behind this fine? What damage is claimed? What was the 
required remediation?

Please give us a little more info on this case...sounds interesting.

Thanks.

-- 
  |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
  |            Michael Wood             |       mikewood@netcom.com         |
  |       Paradigm Micro Systems        |       San Leandro, CA USA         |
  |_____________________________________|___________________________________|



From mfd@aber.ac.uk Sun Oct  2 00:40:12 EDT 1994
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From: mfd@aber.ac.uk (MARGARET FRANCES DISBURY)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Re: Morel Seeding of Forest by Fungi Perfecti
Date: 26 Sep 1994 14:21:19 +0100
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In article <174320Z22091994@anon.penet.fi>,  <an50350@anon.penet.fi> wrote:
>Rumor has it that the seeding project for the morel spawn by Fungi Perfecti
 ^^^^^
>is being funded by CNN and that CNN will be filming the project. This
>information was absent in the postings and the request for help by Fungi
>Perfecti. What this amounts to is a free commercial for Fungi Perfecti.
>Just so that you are all informed and know the true nature of the project.
                                                ^^^^^^^^^^^

Methinks I spot some semantic inaccuracy here, folks.  Yon 
anonymous poster is either intellectually or generosity-wise
challenged.

Fran (who puts her name to stuff she posts)

>
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From rwk@sylvanres.com Sun Oct  2 00:40:13 EDT 1994
Article: 879 of bionet.mycology
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From: Richard W. Kerrigan <rwk@sylvanres.com>
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Re: Recycled compost
Date: 26 Sep 1994 09:33:26 -0400
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Reply:

The short answer is that the 'alleged problem' was that stream runoff had
elevated salt content.  The agency was the PA D.E.R.  This settlement was
announced 12-24 months ago.  I'll post a better summary once I dig up some
clippings, talk to some folks, and get a bit of time. -- Rick

[Richard W. Kerrigan  Sylvan Research  rwk@sylvanres.com]

Michael Wood (mikewood@netcom.com) wrote:
: Hi Rick:

: Richard W. Kerrigan (rwk@sylvanres.com) wrote:

: : Did you know that Moonlight Mushrooms was fined $250,000 plus costs of 
: : remediation for recycling spent mushroom compost into soil in hayfields 
: : in rural Pennsylvania?

: What's the logic behind this fine? What damage is claimed? What was the 
: required remediation?

: Please give us a little more info on this case...sounds interesting.

: Thanks.

: -- 
:   |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
:   |            Michael Wood             |       mikewood@netcom.com         |
:   |       Paradigm Micro Systems        |       San Leandro, CA USA         |
:   |_____________________________________|___________________________________|



From iscpgp@rama.ucop.edu Sun Oct  2 00:40:14 EDT 1994
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From: iscpgp@rama.ucop.edu (pgp)
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Subject: SF Bay Area Mushrooming
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 09:56:46
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I would greatly appreciate receiving any tips re: SF Bay area mushrooming 
sites, publications, newsgroups, and the like.


From todell@U.WASHINGTON.EDU Sun Oct  2 00:40:14 EDT 1994
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From: todell@U.WASHINGTON.EDU ("Thomas O'Dell")
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Subject: position announcement (fwd)
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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, WA, USA

To apply you must contact staff employment for official forms: 
University of 
Washington Staff Employment,
 1320 Campus Parkway Seattle, WA 98195
206-543-6969
 Subject: Research Technologist 1*

                                Issue Number 20

Research Technologist 1*

Molecular Ecology

Reference Number:   A1615

Location: Hitchcock Hall, and remote field sites in Olympic National
Park.

Note: This is a part-time, 85% position, for which some overnight
travel is required. The position includes field collection and
extensive work in remote forest sites in the Olympic National Park,
typically in adverse weather conditions.

General Duties: Assist researcher investigating dominance and
diversity among ectomycorrhizal fungi in old growth forests of the
northwest.
Responsibilities include: field sampling of soil, fungi and roots
(this work requires long hours in poor weather in remote old-growth
forest sites, raking plots for truffles and taking soil cores);
washing root samples; assisting with identification and description of
fungi; performing photomicrography and microscopy to provide
morphological descriptions of ectomycorrhizae; preparing reagents;
performing electrophoresis and related techniques (DNA extraction,
amplification, and digestion) for PCR based DNA analysis of species
samples. The Technologist will also maintain records, review pertinent
literature, and perform related laboratory maintenance duties as
required.

Minimum Qualifications: Two years' experience as a Laboratory
Technician 2, or equivalent; OR a bachelor's degree in an appropriate
field of science or technology.

To be considered for this position, you must meet the following
Additional Requirements. You must respond to these in your application
materials.

Additional Requirements: Experience/training/coursework in molecular
biology techniques and in mycology/mycoecology.

Desirable Qualifications: Experience in ecological field sampling,
preferably in Western Washington ecosystems with an emphasis on fungus
identification and description; and experience with PCR DNA
amplification and PCR DNA sequencing.

Conditions of Employment: Must be able to carry equipment and perform
rigorous work in remote forest "field" sites in Western Washington.

Salary Range: 85% of $1,822 - 2,301

Closes: Monday, October 3, 1994



From msmith@discover.wright.edu Sun Oct  2 00:40:15 EDT 1994
Article: 882 of bionet.mycology
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From: msmith@discover.wright.edu (Mike Smith)
Subject: What gives?
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Like the subject header says...What Gives?

What happened to all the "fireworks" related discussions?
What happened to N'ance Far and his wonderful miniatures experiments?
What happened to Omeletman and ALL his experiments?
What happened to Bill Nelson and his tidbits of wisdom to keep us on the
straight and narrow?
What happened to everything?

All this group's been about lately is "me too's" for the JRCB and "How
to blow up (your State of choice)."

What Gives???

Mike Smith



From msmith@discover.wright.edu Sun Oct  2 00:40:16 EDT 1994
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Subject: Re: What gives?
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Mike Smith (msmith@discover.wright.edu) wrote:
: Like the subject header says...What Gives?


: Mike Smith

ra  sorry about this. posted to wrong group.



From 21337JSC@MSU.EDU Sun Oct  2 00:40:16 EDT 1994
Article: 884 of bionet.mycology
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From: 21337JSC@MSU.EDU ("John.Scott-Craig")
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Re: Growing morel mushrooms
Date: 26 Sep 1994 17:28:22 -0700
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TennentG@micr.unp.ac.za (Geoff Tennant) writes:

> I seem to remember reading a paper/abstract somewhere that some morels had
>a symbiotic (mycorrhizal) relationship with various ferns and grasses.  If
>true then surely this IS a scam of note.

I don't think this is the case; if morels do engage in mycorrhizae, then
its certainly not of the obligate kind.  The fact that Morels do so well
in the wake of disturbance, especially forest fires, seems to rule aginst
their being obligate mycorrhizal fungi.

Has there been much research into why morels fruit so abundantly in the
wake of fires?  The explanation I've heard is that the sugars released by
burnt/broken shallow roots into the soil are good for morels.

PGW


From LMC@SECLU0.CICA.ES Sun Oct  2 00:40:17 EDT 1994
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From: LMC@SECLU0.CICA.ES (CORROCHANO PELAEZ, LUIS M.)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Re: Neurospora gene disruption
Date: 26 Sep 1994 09:00:28 GMT
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Two relevant papers on gene disruption in Neurospora are:
    Aronson et al. (1994) Mol. Gen. Genet. 242,490-494
    Aronson et al. (1994) PNAS 91,7683-7687
Best regards

Luis M. Corrochano
Departmento de Genetica
Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
LMC@cica.es


From sduke@moe.coe.uga.edu Sun Oct  2 00:40:18 EDT 1994
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From: sduke@moe.coe.uga.edu (Stacey Duke)
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Subject: bioremediation
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A friend of mine is seeking info on bioremediation (especially of 
contaminated soil using white-rot fungi).  Anything would be
appreciated.  Please reply to:  PABLO@hydr.chalmers.se
Thanks.
Is there an email gateway to this newsgroup?





From rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA Sun Oct  2 00:40:19 EDT 1994
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From: rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA (Richard Winder)
Subject: Re: Morel Seeding of Forest by Fungi Perfecti
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In article <35uolh$phb@newsbf01.news.aol.com>, stametsfam@aol.com 
(Stametsfam) writes:

>What  apparently has been missed is the fact that if this
>project works,it will empower mycologists everywhere. I am not seeking a
>patent, exclusivity or anything else. Mycologists from South Africa to the
>Netherlands may find one more avenue for their talents. What is
>sorely lacking in this field, is practical application - taking mycelium
>from the laboratory and re-introducing it back into the environment.

Righton!  Paul, you have the right idea.  We have been working to use
*endemic* fungi to control weeds, and encounter irrational fears and
emotional criticism of our projects at every turn- usually before we can
even open our mouths to explain ourselves.  It is a lot easier for people
to tear something apart, rather than create something worthwhile.  You are 
not the only one who has wrestled with the problems of large-scale field 
inoculations, believe me.  While mycologists push for what really amounts to 
sound microbial husbandry, there seems to be an ever-growing avalanche of 
fear and ignorance (and turf battles) to face.  For whatever its worth, 
you have my vote of support.			-RSW


  RICHARD WINDER                    Title: Research Scientist
  Canadian Forest Service           Phone: (604) 363-0773
  Victoria, B.C.                    Internet: RWINDER@A1.PFC.Forestry.CA


From mb935645@silver.shef.ac.uk Sun Oct  2 00:40:19 EDT 1994
Article: 888 of bionet.mycology
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From: mb935645@silver.shef.ac.uk (D L Clarke)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Help me find G.Marzluf or J.V.Paietta
Date: 27 Sep 1994 14:42:18 GMT
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Dear Netters

does anybody know the E-Mail address of either
George Marzluf or J.V.Paietta. Last known address
Department of Biochemistry,
Wright State University School of Medicine.
Dayton.
Ohio.

I would be most grateful.

D.L.Clarke@Sheffield.ac.uk 


From ut@ibt.dtu.dk Sun Oct  2 00:40:20 EDT 1994
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From: ut@ibt.dtu.dk (Ulf Thrane)
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Subject: Mycological Resources on the Internet
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 15:53:00
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MYCOLOGICAL RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET  v. 1.1

Updated 27-SEP-1994

Compiled by  

Ulf Thrane, The Mycology Group, 
Dept Biotechnology, 
DTU-221,
DK-2800 Lyngby, 
Denmark 
(UT@IBT.DTU.DK)

and 

Keith A. Seifert, 
Centre for Land and Biological  Resources Research, 
Agriculture Canada, Research Branch, 
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6, 
Canada.  
(SEIFERTK@NCCCOT2.AGR.CA)

Note:  Our intention is to provide details necesarry to contact various
resources.  It is not possible to give exact guidelines for all resources 
because the route of access and the software commands are highly 
dependant on your own equipment and Internet gateway.

Content:  This listing includes Internet resouces that are primarily of
interest to professional mycologists.  We will not attempt to include
resources intended for amateur mycologists.  Such resources can be
located through the Biologists Guide to Internet Resouces (see below).

This document will be updated periodically.  Please send items for
inclusion to either of the editors noted above.

ALPHABETICAL LIST     
=================

A Biologist's Guide to Internet Resources (ISSN 1071-9857)
----------------------------------------------------------
Description:  A comprehensive document (40 pages) that contains 
an overview and lists of free Internet resources such as: scientific 
discussion groups (newsgroups and mailing lists); research 
newsletters, directories and bibliographies; huge data and software 
archives; tools for finding and retrieving information; a
bibliography of useful books and Internet documents.  Updated freq-
uently.

How-to-get-it: 

Send a message to FTPMAIL@SUNSITE.UNC.EDU with 
the text (leave subject line blank):

   open
   cd pub/academic/biology/ecology+evolution/bioguide
   get bioguide.faq
   get README
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From rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA Sun Oct  2 00:40:21 EDT 1994
Article: 890 of bionet.mycology
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
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From: rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA (Richard Winder)
Subject: PNW Schmok foray
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The Vancouver Mycological Society and the South Vancouver Island Mycological
Society are inviting members of Pacific Northwest mycological societies,
or any other interested professional or amateur mycologists to their joint 
foray, to based in Fraser Canyon, with access to unlogged forest and 
outstanding collecting sites at a variety of altitudes.

Officially known as the Schmok foray, it will be held October 7-10, 1994, at 
Blue Lake Resort, Boston Bar, B.C. Canada. A lodge will be available
(bedding provided, rooms have 1 queen or 2 twin beds, extra cots available,
shared baths), or rustic cabins are available (bring own bedding, 2-8
persons on double beds/bunks, wood stove, fridge, cold water, central
washrooms, hot showers, laundry), and R.V. sites w/power & hookups available.

Deadline for registration:   This Friday

Cost includes:

Friday Oct. 7:  Dinner + accomodation
Sat.   Oct. 8:  Breakfast, bag lunch, dinner, accomod.
Sun.   Oct. 9:  "
Mon.   Oct. 10: Breakfast and bag lunch

Cost (per person):
Lodge: $135 Can./$115 US
Cabin: $120 Can./$102 US
RV   : $120 Can./$102 US

If you miss the Fri. meal, there is a $12Can/$10US refund

If you are interested in registering, DO NOT REPLY TO THIS E-ADDRESS.  
Contact Hanna Nadel at 604-544-1386 or Paul Kroeger at 604-322-0074.


  RICHARD WINDER                    Title: Research Scientist
  Canadian Forest Service           Phone: (604) 363-0773
  Victoria, B.C.                    Internet: RWINDER@A1.PFC.Forestry.CA


From llilag@minerva.cis.yale.edu Sun Oct  2 00:40:22 EDT 1994
Article: 891 of bionet.mycology
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From: llilag@minerva.cis.yale.edu (Larry Ilag)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Leptosphaeria maculans on Arabidopsis
Date: 28 Sep 1994 13:04:28 GMT
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Does anyone know of research articles documenting Leptosphaeria maculans 
(Phoma lingam; causal agent of blackleg) infection on Arabidopsis thaliana?
Thanks in advance.

Larry Ilag


From Steiger@micr.unp.ac.za Sun Oct  2 00:40:22 EDT 1994
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From: Steiger@micr.unp.ac.za (Anne.Steiger)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Re: solid substrate fermentation
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 09:43:33 GMT
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In article <35s2di$km5@pdq.coe.montana.edu> dvandervoort@mtvms2.mtech.edu writes:
>From: dvandervoort@mtvms2.mtech.edu
>Subject: solid substrate fermentation
>Date: 22 Sep 1994 13:56:02 GMT

>Is anybody out there in Mycoland working on or have experience with solid
>substrate fermentation? Particularly on a large scale or scaling up from
>the lab to production.

>If yes, please respond: dvandervoort@mtvms2.mtech.edu

>Thanks, Dirk

>-------------------------

>Butte, Montana: mile high, mile deep, two miles wide, pH=2.3
Hello Dirk

We are working in Pietermaritzburg on solid state fermentation of 
Trichoderma production as a biocontrol agent.  My Honours work is looking at 
Quality Control for large scale production.

I would be most interested to hear further from you.

Thanks, Anne


From inhsjp4443@mtvms2.mtech.edu Sun Oct  2 00:40:23 EDT 1994
Article: 893 of bionet.mycology
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From: inhsjp4443@mtvms2.mtech.edu
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Subject: Montana mycophiles
Date: 30 Sep 1994 03:01:00 GMT
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Greetings!  I am looking for mycologists (professional and amateur)
in the state of Montana, especially the Butte area.  Please contact
me either via this newgroup or through E-mail.  Thank you!
	Jason Parish
		INHSJP4443@MTVMS2.MTECH.EDU


From jfrigot@ucdavis.edu Sun Oct  2 00:40:24 EDT 1994
Article: 894 of bionet.mycology
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From: jfrigot@ucdavis.edu (ez013754)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Looking for partner from Davis or surrounding area (Bay area 
 also) to go mushroom hunting in Fall
Date: 30 Sep 1994 17:41:29 GMT
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Hi, I am a graduate student at UCDavis, and I work on in situ soil
bioremediation using fungi (not Phanerochaete chrysosporium!).  In the
course of my research, I have developed a great interest in mushrooms,
and in edible mushrooms.  However, I am a starting amateur and I don't
know much about identifying with certainty edible species.  I'd love to
share my passion with mushrooms and learn about them by going mushroom
hunting, over a week-end later in the fall or at Thanksgiving with
somebody or a group of people.  Please e-mail me if you are interested.
     

Jerome F Rigot
Department of Environmental Toxicology
University of California
Davis, CA 95616
(916)752-5896
e-mail: jfrigot@envtox.ucdavis.edu 
or: jfrigot@ucdavis.edu


From rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA Sun Oct  2 00:40:24 EDT 1994
Article: 895 of bionet.mycology
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From: rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA (Richard Winder)
Subject: Re: Growing morel mushrooms
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References: <94091309470255@hugo.fsufay.edu> <TennentG.56.2E769BC4@micr.unp.ac.za>,<363c59$ml6@news.u.washington.edu>
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In article <363c59$ml6@news.u.washington.edu>, boe666@u.washington.edu (P. Gordon Werner) writes:
>TennentG@micr.unp.ac.za (Geoff Tennant) writes:
>
>> I seem to remember reading a paper/abstract somewhere that some morels had 
>>a symbiotic (mycorrhizal) relationship with various ferns and grasses.  If 
>>true then surely this IS a scam of note.

I think I've seen reports for at least one type of tree, too.

>I don't think this is the case; if morels do engage in mycorrhizae, then 
>its certainly not of the obligate kind.  The fact that Morels do so well 
>in the wake of disturbance, especially forest fires, seems to rule aginst 
>their being obligate mycorrhizal fungi.

Agreed.  Under these conditions they operate more like cryophiles- microbes
which thrive best in very cold, nutrient rich soils, but are usually 
outcompeted in warmer soils.  Whole forests used to be burnt down in Russia
to encourage morels- a practice which surely would not have become popular
if it was necessary to have mycorrhizae.

>Has there been much research into why morels fruit so abundantly in the 
>wake of fires?  The explanation I've heard is that the sugars released by 
>burnt/broken shallow roots into the soil are good for morels.
>
Morels seem to really love calcium, hence their association with ashes and
limestone.  (The pectin in apples also probably has a good deal of calcium)
Some work has shown that its not only the calcium that's important, but
what usually comes with it- low concentrations of manganese.

They also seem to love wood or wood extracts or cellulose- I'm not sure if 
anything has been narrowed down there.  The largest fruitings I've heard
about on Vancouver Island occur on old Indian middens, where huge heaps of 
clam shells are overlayed with centuries of decaying moss. Shells are high
in manganese as well as calcium, and I assume the dead moss acts as a
nutrient source and water/waste wick.	Then again, maybe they are
mycorrhizal with the living moss and ferns on top.	-RSW


  RICHARD WINDER                    Title: Research Scientist
  Canadian Forest Service           Phone: (604) 363-0773
  Victoria, B.C.                    Internet: RWINDER@A1.PFC.Forestry.CA


From bncraig@bud.peinet.pe.ca Sun Oct  2 00:40:25 EDT 1994
Article: 896 of bionet.mycology
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From: bncraig@bud.peinet.pe.ca (Brian N. Craig)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Fungicide question
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I am interested in clarification of how well two funigicides work in the 
control of the disease Sclerotinia in tobacco crops.

The fungicide zineb and maneb are identical in chemical structure except 
zineb has the element Zn while maneb has the element Mn.  

The question is which of these two fungicides provides the best control of 
Sclerotinia?

What about Mancozeb (zineb + maneb), a fungicide that combines both of these 
elements, would it give the best control?

Neither of these fungicides - zineb or maneb - are systemic fungicides, 
therefore how well will these fungicides control Sclerotinia that invades 
through the plant's roots?  I would say no control.

I would appreciate any resource bibliographies or extension data.

Thanks for your time.

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From bobk2@cfsmo.honeywell.com Sun Oct  2 00:40:26 EDT 1994
Article: 897 of bionet.mycology
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Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
From: bobk2@cfsmo.honeywell.com (Bob Kyweriga)
Subject: Activity in this group?
Mailer: Elm [revision: 70.85]
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 21:56:10 +0000
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	Hi,

	Been watching this group for the last couple of weeks
	and have seen no activity.  Is this group this quiet
	or is there a problem on the system here?

	Sorry for adding to the noise ratio.


	Bob Kyweriga

	bobk@cfsmo.honeywell.com



From rxs@news.fc.hp.com Sun Oct  2 00:40:26 EDT 1994
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From: rxs@news.fc.hp.com (Lee Snider)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Re: Morel Seeding of Forest by Fungi Perfecti
Date: 1 Oct 1994 04:08:40 GMT
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Stametsfam (stametsfam@aol.com) wrote:

: Alexander Smith told me, when I faced criticism for my interest
: in Psilocybe, that he lived by a central tenet that he recommend I adopt. 
: It was:

: "You are d---ned if you do and you will be d---ned if you don't, 
: so do it be and be d---ned" 

: I am going to do it. 

: paul stamets

Paul,

An engineer here at Hewlett Packard said it best (I have no idea if he said
it first), "Show me a pioneer and I'll show you someone with alot of arrows
in his butt". 

Keep up the good work!

Lee Snider  rxs@hpfidlf.fc.hp.com






From stamets1@aol.com Sun Oct  2 22:02:29 EDT 1994
Article: 899 of bionet.mycology
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From: stamets1@aol.com (Stamets 1)
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Subject: identify of microorganisms composing Kambucha
Date: 2 Oct 1994 11:47:10 -0400
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For those interested in reading about the identity of the organisms
composing Kambucha see the Mycologist, Vol 7 (1): 12-13. 1993.

paul stamets


 


From maxwell@calshp.cals.wisc.edu Mon Oct  3 21:13:00 EDT 1994
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Subject: Growing morel mushrooms
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> >
> >> I seem to remember reading a paper/abstract somewhere that some morels had 
> >>a symbiotic (mycorrhizal) relationship with various ferns and grasses.  If 
> >>true then surely this IS a scam of note.
> 
> I think I've seen reports for at least one type of tree, too.

I'm pretty sure that Morchella esculenta forms ectomycorrhizae on American
Elm, though I can't find where I read this (always misplacing references).
Alexopolous says about morels "many if not all are mycorrhial but this has
not been proved."  

> 
> >I don't think this is the case; if morels do engage in mycorrhizae, then 
> >its certainly not of the obligate kind.  The fact that Morels do so well 
> >in the wake of disturbance, especially forest fires, seems to rule aginst 
> >their being obligate mycorrhizal fungi.

Certainly, they are not obligate mycorrhizae, since it is possible to isolate
vegetative cultures of the fungus simply by plating a piece of the ascocarp
on media.

> 
>  Under these conditions they operate more like cryophiles- microbes
> which thrive best in very cold, nutrient rich soils, but are usually 
> outcompeted in warmer soils.  Whole forests used to be burnt down in Russia
> to encourage morels- a practice which surely would not have become popular
> if it was necessary to have mycorrhizae.

I have to disagree.  A stable mycorrhizal reationship should encourage
vegetative growth of the fungus.  Sex generally occurs when a nutrient
source becomes limited.  Burning forests would cause the nutrient
source of the fungi (the living tree) to be absent.  At this point, the 
organism puts all of its resources into sex, and long distance dispersal.

-enjoy.
A
--
David Maxwell
382 Russell Labs                          maxwell@calshp.cals.wisc.edu
1630 Linden Drive                         dlm@plantpath.wisc.edu


From mb1gt@sunc.sheffield.ac.uk Mon Oct  3 21:13:01 EDT 1994
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From: mb1gt@sunc.sheffield.ac.uk (G Turner)
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Subject: Neurospora expression vectors?
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Does anyone know of the existence of useful expression 
vectors for overexpression of proteins in N. crassa?
Geoff Turner
Sheffield
G.Turner@sheffield.ac.uk



From margots@wimsey.com Wed Oct  5 11:11:27 EDT 1994
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From: margots@wimsey.com (Margot Sinclair)
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I really would appreciate it if anyone can provide some information about
odourless compost for mushroom farms.  In some places, odour is considered
an environmental hazard.  So I'm trying to find the latest technology
available that's environmentally-friendly (ie. odourless). I heard that
Pennsylvania and the Netherlands are two sites with new technology.

This is not an area in which I specialize . . . so in advance, I thank you
for your patience and your assistance. 

Please respond by e-mail to margots@wimsey.com

Thanks!

-- 
margots@wimsey.com


From bjorn@kjemi.tih.no Wed Oct  5 11:11:28 EDT 1994
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From: bjorn@kjemi.tih.no (Bjorn Ness)
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Subject: Xylitol - production from xylan (hemicellulose) - fermentation
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Information needed - please help !

A student group  at our college are doing a projectwork on the isue:
production of xylitol from xylans (wood-hemicellulose).

Can anyone give us information and/or referenses regarding microorganisms 
producing enzymes for degradation of hemicellulose to xylose and 
microorganisms producing enzymes witch reduses xylose to xylitol.

Please answeare by E-mail.

Thank's

Bjorn Arne Nass

Sør-Trøndelag College

bjorn@kjemi.tih.no





From stametsfam@aol.com Thu Oct  6 00:17:01 EDT 1994
Article: 904 of bionet.mycology
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From: stametsfam@aol.com (Stametsfam)
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Subject: Re: help! need info-odourless compost
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In article <margots-0410941826390001@pme20.pomo.wis.net>,
margots@wimsey.com (Margot Sinclair) writes:

     Ostrom's Mushroom Farms, here in Olympia, has reduced its
odiferousness significantly over the past few years. They collect leachate
and re-spray it over the compost continuously during Phase I. 
This oxygenation of the leachate seems to have a significant impact
on ammonifying bacteria. You might want to contact Bill Street Jr. or Sr.
at 206-491-1410 to discuss their process. 

     Good luck. 

     Paul Stamets


From vicka@wrq.com Thu Oct  6 00:17:02 EDT 1994
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From: vicka@wrq.com (the Littlest Orc)
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Subject: Puget Sound Wild Mushroom Show
Date: 5 Oct 1994 08:01:19 -0700
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Announcing the 31st Annual Puget Sound Mycological Society

	W I L D   M U S H R O O M   S H O W !!!

	Saturday October 22 (noon to 8 PM) and
	  Sunday October 23 (10 AM to 6 PM)

at the Center for Urban Horticulture, University of Washington,
	3501 41st Street NE, Seattle, Washington

There will be over 500 species of wild mushrooms identified and
on display, along with demonstrations about cooking, cultivation,
ecology, identification, poisonings, arts and crafts, microscopy,
and mushroom lore.  Fun for everybody, from mushroom maniacs to
anyone who's ever wondered about a toadstool!

Cost is $4 for general admission, $2 for students and seniors,
and free for children under 12.

For more information (or general info about the Puget Sound 
Mycological Society) send email to vicka@wrq.com.

--vicka corey					vicka@wrq.com
       "more fun than a barrel of monkey wrenches!"



From bermaa@rpi.edu Thu Oct  6 09:05:54 EDT 1994
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From: bermaa@vccsouth12.its.rpi.edu (Adam Louis Berman)
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Subject: Kampucha
Date: 5 Oct 1994 20:17:51 GMT
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Is there anyone who can supply information on Kampucha?  I am currently researching the reproductional and nutritional capabilities of this organism.
If you can offer any help, please reply through email.

Thank you






From mycoworld@aol.com Thu Oct  6 09:05:55 EDT 1994
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From: mycoworld@aol.com (MycoWorld)
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Subject: Wild Matsutake Harvest
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I am trying to determine how well the wild matsutake (Tricholoma
magnivelare, Armillaria ponderosa, A. Caligata) season is doing around the
world.  Yields have been poor and prices low here in central Oregon.  I
have a reliable report from Korea that their season is one of the worst on
record.  I believe that Canada (BC) is doing ok and hear rumors that China
and Russia are doing well - can anyone confirm or deny this info?  Also,
can anyone tell me what is happening in the Japanese retail market in
terms of prices and supply compared to previous years?  Thanks for any
information.
Jerry Haugen, The Mushroom Growers' Newsletter
MycoWorld@aol.com


From lszabo@PUCCINI.CRL.UMN.EDU Thu Oct  6 14:53:56 EDT 1994
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From: lszabo@PUCCINI.CRL.UMN.EDU (Les J. Szabo)
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Subject: Re: USDA National Needs Fellowships
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We currently have one, possible two open positions for USDA National Needs 
Fellowships and we are looking for additional canidates. 
The tilte of the fellowship program is "Towards new and novel plant 
resistances to diseases caused by biotrophic fungi: molecular gentices of 
biotrophic fungal pathogens".  Our time frame is extremely short, please 
contact Dr. Zeyen by Oct. 15, 1994 if you are interested. 


Ph.D. Fellowships in Plant and Fungal Biotechnology

Two, three-year Ph.D. student fellowships from the USDA National Needs 
Graduate Fellowship Program in Plant Biotechnology are available in the 
Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St Paul.  
Fellowship stipends are $17,000 annually.  Fellowship program research 
involves plant defense systems active against diseases caused by 
biotrophic fungi.  Research areas are: 1.) development 
of novel resistances for small grained cereals (oats and barley) using 
transgenics; 2.) genomic mapping of plant disease resistance genes in 
legumes using RFLP's; 3.) molecular genetics of biotrophic fungi, including 
mapping of aviulence genes in rust fungi.  Fellowships will be filled 
within the 1994-95 academic year.  Each supports a Ph.D. candidate for 3 
years.  Fellowship appointments can only be held by United States citizens 
pursuing a full-time Ph.D. program in plant pathology.  Fellowship 
applicants must meet or exceed all University of Minnesota Graduate School 
requirements. 

The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.

For information on the University of Minnesota, the Department of Plant 
Pathology, and graduate school registration materials contact:



Professor Richard J. Zeyen
Department of Plant Pathology
495 Borlaug Hall
University of Minnesota
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108
USA
Internet: richz@puccini.crl.umn.edu
Phone:  612/625-4754
FAX:  612/625-9728


or
Les J. Szabo
Research Geneticist/Asst. Professor
USDA-ARS Cereal Rust Laboratory
Department of Plant Pathology
University of Minnesota
1551 Lindig St.
St. Paul, MN  55108
Phone: (612)625-3780
FAX: (612)649-5054
lszabo@puccini.crl.umn.edu


From bncraig@bud.peinet.pe.ca Thu Oct  6 14:53:57 EDT 1994
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From: bncraig@bud.peinet.pe.ca (Brian N. Craig)
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A new Newsletter that may interest you.  Feel free to subscribe or comment.

              PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND POTATO NEWSLETTER

        October 1994                      Volume 1, No. 2



This is a newsletter to provide information on extension technology that
may be useful to the agriculture sector for potato production.  The
information will provide ideas and information useful to potato production
in the North Eastern parts of North America.  As this is a Canadian potato
newsletter, the information on products will be those registered for use
in Canada.  Foreign products will be mentioned to provide the agriculture
sector with new technology. 

Please feel free to read the articles and comment on the content.  The
Newsletter is designed to help individuals to stay up dated on events and
technology.  Only through comments will the newsletter be able to provide
information that will suit your needs. 


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This issue of the Potato Newsletter will focus on Potato Storage 
Buildings, Post Harvest Potato Treatment,  Potato Seed Field Inspection 
Standards, Items Wanted To Purchase, Products and Services For Sale.
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POTATO STORAGE BUILDING:

Potato storage buildings should be thoroughly inspected to ensure the
potato stores well.  The storage building must be able to protect the
tubers from freezing while held at low temperatures.  The building must be
capable of maintaining high levels of humidity to keep the potato from
loosing moisture. Because the tuber is "living", the storage must be able
to move air and the humidity through the piled tubers. 

Storage buildings should be inspected each year.  What should you check
for?  Here are a few things to check: 

1.  Insulation - Insulation can be damaged over the years.  If they are
not kept under control, rodents can cause major damage to the insulation. 
Therefore check the storage doors, ceilings and walls to ensure all of the
insulation is still intact.  Keep in mind that the walls of the storage
building should have an insulation factor of R-30 while the ceiling should
have an insulation factor of R-40.  This level of insulation will keep
condensation from collecting on your walls and ceilings.  Moisture
collecting on the building and falling down onto tubers creates ideal
conditions for bacterial soft rot to develop. 

2.  Vapour Barrier - Check the vapour barrier covering the insulation. 
With high humidity requirements to store potatoes at, the vapour barrier
protects moisture from entering the insulation.  If moisture enters the
insulation, the insulation ability of the potato storage will be reduced. 
Make sure the vapour barrier is still in good repair to keep moisture from
soaking into the storage insulation. 

3.  Equipment (Fans & Humidifiers) - High quality storage buildings use
fans to circulate air through the stored potato tubers.  Stored tubers
must have frequent air exchanges to remove heat, carbon dioxide, and
excess water vapour.  Fans must be in top working order to ensure even
temperature and water vapour is evenly distributed throughout the piled
potato tubers. 

Humidifiers may be required to ensure the relative humidity remains
between 90-95%.  Each year always consider if the fans and humidifiers are
matched to meet the greatest demand the storage will be faced with.  Will
there be more tubers to store this year than last year?  If the answer is
yes, will the equipment handle the extra harvested tubers this year.  Will
the fan capacity deliver one (1) cubic foot of air per minute per cwt
(hundred weight) of tubers.  This should be your minimum fan capacity in
your storage building. 

Make sure all equipment is in good repair.  Check bearings, belts and
lubricate the equipment before filling the storage. 

When the potato storage building is filled, make sure that the storage is
moving air uniformly throughout the building.  A good potato storage
building must remove excess condensation from the ceilings and walls. 

4.  Duct System - The duct system that the fans and humidifiers are
connected to should be checked.  Check to ensure that none of the ducts
are plugged or broken.  This can be very crucial to ensure air movement is
well distributed through the piled potato tubers.  Once the potatoes are
placed in storage it becomes extremely difficult to repair or clean a duct
system.  Keep in mind that the duct system has to be properly sized to the
fan and humidifier system to ensure proper air flow through the stored
potato tubers. 

5.  Doors - This is one area that causes many producers problems.  Storage
building doors must function the same as the walls of the building.  They
require the same insulation and vapour barriers as the walls have.  When
the doors are closed, they must seal "tightly".  There is more heat lost
in storage buildings because of doors not closing tight and providing a
good quality seal.  Doors are very prone to damage.  Trucks, tractors and
unloader have caused what would be consider small damage but results in
major storage losses such as frozen tubers.  Check and keep doors in top
repair. 

6.  Control Panel - This is the "brains" of the storage.  If the control
panel is not functioning properly, the whole storage could be quickly
lost.  The control panel is connected to thermocouple which should be
checked carefully to ensure they are in good repair and are working
properly.  Be sure that the thermocouple are placed properly in the
storage building and replace andy malfunctioned ones. 

Before filling the storage make sure the control panel operates the
dampers and damper motors to ensure the inside environment will be
maintained at the levels required to store the harvested tubers. 



POST HARVEST POTATO TREATMENT:

Potato harvesting usually brings with it the risk of storage diseases.  To
keep these diseases well under control a potato tuber treatment is
recommended.  MERTECT (thiabendazole) is the standard treatment to
consider for treating tubers going into storage. 

Mertect controls tuber diseases: Dry Rot (Fusarium spp.), Pocket Rot
(Phoma spp.), Silver Scurf (Helminthosporium spp.), Skin Spot (Oospora
spp.) and Black Scurf (Rhizoctonia spp.).  Mertect will provide a higher
quality potato to be marketed as table stock.  Through the use of Mertect
seed potato producers will be able to preserve potato seed vigour, reduce
seed decay and keep the five diseases mentioned above under control. 

The processing potato will benefit from Mertect.  Processing potatoes are
stored at a higher temperature than seed and table stock tubers.  Warm
temperatures are more favourable to disease infection than tubers stored
at cooler temperatures. 

Mertect is sold in Canada as a 45% thiabendazole flowable product.  When
mixed with water, Mertect disperses easily in the water.  The product is
applied directly to the tubers as a mist as the potato moves over the bin
piler.  It is also recommended that tubers for seed and table stock be
retreated at time of grading to help protect the tubers during shipment
and storage at their destination. 

Mertect Application : 
1.  Shake the container of Mertect well. 

2.  Mix 8 litres of Mertect in 170.21 litres of water.  Be sure to add the
    Mertect to the water.  Do NOT add water to Mertect.

3.  Keep the solution agitated in the holding tank at all times.  This
    prevents the Mertect from settling out.

4.  Apply 2 litres of the suspension per metric tonne of potatoes.  Be
    sure the potatoes are rotating over the conveyor line to ensure total
    tuber coverage. 

5.  An ideal nozzle pressure for applying the Mertect mist is 80 to 100
    psi.  This allows a fine mist that will minimize product run-off on
    the potato tuber. 

6.  Always try to mix up a new solution of Mertect each day.  Do not let
    the mixture to stand over night.

7.  Always follow the labelled directions on the Mertect container. 

Mertect Applicator: 
A minimum of equipment is required to apply a Mertect solution.  A small
motor and pump is needed that will provide 80 to 100 psi of pressure.  A
holding tank for the Mertect solution with an agitator system, a pressure
regulator (with shut-off valve) and a return bypass hose, a pressure gauge
and three hollow cone nozzles (8 to 10 inches from the potatoes) that
operate on a swivel to set the spray pattern. 

The applicator system should be installed at a point on the conveyor where
the potatoes are falling or turning over.  One good place for the spray
system is on the bin piler where the potatoes drop onto the boom conveyor
form the dirt eliminator or sizing chain.  The potatoes both tumble and
fall through the mist at this point.  The spray equipment can also be
watched carefully by the bin piler operator. 

Be very careful in locating the Mertect treater where the spray mist will
cover canvas-backed belts.  Canvas belts tend to shrink or separate if
they become wet.  Use belts that are completely rubber coated. 



FIELD STANDARDS FOR CLASSES OF SEED POTATOES PRODUCED ON PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Pre-Elite:  During the growing season, the fields are inspected 3 times by
Agriculture Canada Potato Inspectors.  With each field inspection, the
potato plants must be visably free from any varietal mixture and free from
visible symptoms of viruses or other diseases that could affect the
quality of the seed.

Elite I:   During the growing season, the fields are inspected 3 times by 
federal agriculture inspectors.  The potato seed fields must be planted 
in tuber units - whole seed or cut seed.  The first 2 inspection have a 
tolerance for viruses - there must not be any more than 0.1% visible 
symptoms of viruses.  During the last inspection no visible viruses must 
be observed.  For varietal mixture, there is a zero tolerance during each 
inspection.

Elite II:   Durinng the growing season, the fields are inspected 3 times 
by federal agriculture inspectors.  The potato seed must be planted in 
tuber units - whole seed or cut seed.  During the first 2 inspections 
there must be no more than 0.1% visible symptoms of viruses with no 
symptoms visible during the last inspection.  For varietal mixture, there 
is a zero tolerance during each inspection.

Tolerances for field inspections of Elite III, Elite IV, Foundation and 
Certified are as follows:  

Elite III: Inspection 1   .25% Total Viruses; .5% total viruses, wilt, 
				blackleg; .1% Foreign Varieties.
	   Inspection 2   .1% Total Viruses; .25% total viruses, wilt,
				blackleg;  0% Foreign Varieties.
	   Inspection 3   .1% Total Viruses; .25% total viruses, wilt, 
				blackleg;  0% Foreign Varieties.

Elite IV: Inspection 1    .5% Total Viruses; 1.0% total viruses, wilt, 
				blackleg; .1% Foreign Varieties.
	  Inspection 2    .1% Total Viruses; .25% total viruses, wilt, 
				blackleg;  0% Foreign Varieties.

Foundation: Inspection 1  .5% Total Viruses;  1.0% total viruses, wilt, 
				blackleg;  .1% Foreign Varieties.
	    Inspection 2  .2% Total Viruses;  .5% total viruses, wilt, 
				blackleg;  .05% Foreign Varieties.

Certified:  Inspection 1   1.0% any one virus;  2.0% Total Viruses; 3%
				total viruses, wilt, blackleg;  3% Foreign 
				Varieties. 
	    Inspection 2   .5% any one virus;  1% Total Viruses; 2% total 
				viruses, wilt, blackleg;  .1% Foreign Varieties.


IN UP COMING NEWSLETTERS TUBER STANDARDS FOR SEED SHIPMENTS WILL BE DETAILED.


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WANTED! WANTED! WANTED! WANTED! WANTED! WANTED! WANTED! WANTED! WANTED! 

Any one wishing to sell Russet Norkotah this year?  I have Prince 
Edward Island buyers who are looking for major sources of this variety.  
For sales please contact this Newsletter.


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FOR SALE!  FOR SALE!  FOR SALE!  FOR SALE!

I have suppliers of new potato varieties.  All seed is Nuclear stock or
Pre-Elite.  The varieties that are for sale include over 80 potato 
varieties. 

These varieties include:  ATLANTIC, AC NOVACHIP, AC DOMINO, ALLEGANY, 
CHIEFTAIN, FONTENOT, GEMCHIP, GOLDRUSH, FRONTIER RUSSET, KATAHDIN, 
KRANTZ, KENNEBEC, NISKA, NORWIS, REDDALE, RUSSET BURBANK, RUSSET 
NORKOTAH, SEBAGO, SHEPODY, SNOWDEN, SUPERIOR, YUKON GOLD, D.R. NORLAND, 
NORCHIP.

A hot new variety A7961-1 is also available.  

For further information on any of these varieties please contact this 
Newsletter.


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Genetic Engineering:  If you have specific genes in bacteria you wish to
introduce into other potato varieties, this newsletter has listings of
companies who have the technology and abilities to commercialize this 
opportunity for you.

Confidentiality will be maintained with any genetic requests made by 
cooperating individuals.

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If you have products or services that would be of interest to the potato 
sector, please contact this Newsletter.

Comments or suggestions for future Newsletters are welcomed.




POTATO NEWS
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From rarnold@teleport.com Fri Oct  7 10:23:49 EDT 1994
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Subject: Here is An Update
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 94 18:50:16 CST
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Several days ago, I posted a news article asking for responses, in order
to obtain an EMAIL-based contact list for myco-fans.  Below is the latest
information I have received.  Please update me with additions or changes.
The only request is that the organization must be reachable by internet
email.  Other list can include snail-mail-only groups.  My address is
at the end of this posting.
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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONs


       PUGGEHATTEN-MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY
       (Puggehatten is one of the local words for fungi in general. Best translated
        to "Toads Hat" or something like it.)

 contact person:  Sigvard Svensson

 email address: Sigvard.Svensson@botmus.lu.se

 fax number:  +46 46 10 42 34

 phone number: +46 46 10 40 61

 mailing address:  Botanical Museum
                   Oestra Vallgatan 18
                   S-223 61  Lund
                   Sweden

 description:   Local society working with the fungi of SCANIA (Southernmost counties in
      SWEDEN). We are especially interested in surveying the redlisted species and
      threatened nemoral biotopes. We are NOT devoted to mycophagy, although we pick
      the edibles we pass on forays. At the moment we are ca 200 members and issues
      a "members journal" in swedish, called PUGGEHATTEN with about 100 pages a year
      divided into four issues. Current annual fee is SEK 75:-

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         BRITISH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY

  Contact Person: Dr. S.T. Moss (General Secretary)

  Email Address: moss@uk.ac.portsmouth.csovax
  
  Fax Number:  0705 842070

  Phone Number:  0705 842024

  Mailing Address:  School of Biological Science
                    King Henry Building
                    University of Portsmouth
                    King Henry 1 Street
                    Portsmouth
                    Hants, PO1 2DY, UK

   Description:  Membership is provided for at Associate (Amateur) and
     Professional levels.  A quarterly journal of general mycology -
     the Mycologist - can be subscribed to without membership of the
     Society.  This journal includes recipes and articles of general  
     interest.  Both Associates and Professionals receive the Mycologist
     as part of their membership package.

 
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AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS



       Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz

Contact Person:  Nathan Wilson

Email Address: nathan@cse.ucsc.edu

Phone Number:  408 684-2275

Mailing Address:  1305 East Cliff Dr
                  Santa Cruz, CA   95062

Description:  The amateur mushroom group in the Santa Cruz area affiliated
    with the North American Mycological Association.  We meet on the third
    Wednesday of each month at the Santa Cruz City Museum of Natural History
    at above mailing address.

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       Ohio Mushroom Society

Contact Person:  Jerry Pepera at gerald.pepera@ab.com
                 Dick Doyle at doyle@cc.denison.edu

Fax Number:  216 646-4343

Phone Number: 216 354-4774 (home)
              216 646-4277 (work)

Mailing Address:  10489 Barchester Dr
                  Concord, OH   44077

Description:  Organizes 3-4 mushroom forays per year all over Ohio.  Public
     is always welcome.  Evenets feature mushroom taste sampling, workshops,
     slide show, giveaways, and an organized lunch.  Memebrship is $10.00
     per year, which includes 6 newsletters, taxonomy service, program
     materials, and article database (under construiction)


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       MYCOINFO Newsletter

 Contact Person:  brianmc@aol.com

 Description:  This is an interesting newsletter produced free-of-charge
               via email.  To subscribe, send a short message to above
               email address.


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COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS


       The Mushroom Growers' Newsletter

Contact People:  Jerry & Trish Haugen

Email Address:  mycoworld@aol.com

Fax Number:  503 883-3273

Phone Number:  503 883-3719

Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 5065
                  Klamath Falls,  OR   97601

Description:  This monthly (on paper) targets primarily specialty mushroom
   growers (mostly small-scale growers, hobby growers, or those interested
   in it).  Subjects include: cultivation of various species, marketing info,
   market prices (San Francisco and New York), environmental control, profiles
   of commercial growers, production statistics, equipment, book reviews, and
   sources of information and supplies.

*****************************************************************************

       Abbey Lane Laboratories

Contact Person:  Steve Carpenter

Email Address:  microbe@csos.orst.edu

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1665
                 Philmath, Oregon

Description:  Identification of molds for industry and agriculture.
              Teaching of classes on mushroom ident. in Corvallis

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       Florida Mycology Research Center (FMRC)

Contact Person:  Stephen L. Peele (curator)

Email Address:  72253.1553@compuserve.com

Phone Number:  904 327-4378

Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 8104
                  Pensacola, FL   32505

Description:  FMRC carries the world's largest mushroom spore and live
     culture collection.  Publishes "The Mushrrom Culture, the Journal
     of Mushroom Cultivation (TMC)".  Sells videos and publications on
     mushrooms not found elsewhere.  Handles four catalogs ($10US each):
     "MAIN" - growing supplies, spores, and cultures of edible fungi. 
     "RED" - spores and cultures of all types of mushrooms.
     "CHROMATOGRAPH" - supplies for doing extrations.
     "PLANT TISSUE CULTURE" - everything for tissue culturing

*****************************************************************************

       Fungi Perfecti

Contact Person:  Paul Stamets

Email Address:  stamets1@aol.com

Fax Number:  206 426-9292

Phone Number:  206 426-9377

Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 7634
                  Olympia, WA  98507

Description:  FP offers an extremely-wide choice of supplies, books, seminars,
     accessories, and species/straining for the hobbiest and commercial 
     grower.  Contact them for details.

**********************************************************************************
Thank you,
P.S. I am in no way affiliated with ANY of these or other groups - I'm
simply interested in mycology and enjoy the fast contact mode of email.

Ralph D. Arnold
P.O. Box 889
Oregon City, OR   97045
rarnold@teleport.com


From mb1jxk@silver.shef.ac.uk Fri Oct  7 10:23:50 EDT 1994
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From: mb1jxk@silver.shef.ac.uk (J Kennedy)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: PCR from fungal colonies
Date: 6 Oct 1994 12:31:31 GMT
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I am going to be doing some PCR on fungal colonies from
plates. As I will be screening a lot of colonies 
(from a cross of Aspergillus nidulans) I am looking for 
a quick and reliable method. Any suggestions would be 
welcome.

j.kennedy@sheffield.ac.uk

 



From lmelvill@uoguelph.ca Sat Oct  8 01:15:53 EDT 1994
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From: lmelvill@uoguelph.ca (Lewis Melville)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Re: Fascism at Work in our Government
Date: 7 Oct 1994 15:22:52 GMT
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Bob Harris (harris@bhc.com) wrote:
: I just downloaded this and thought all the "mycophiles" might like to
: investigate this more fully:

: This may be a bit premature since I have not myself verified exactly
: what happened, however, I have it on good authority that in
: mid-to-late-September to DEA sent a written order to ATCC (American
: Type
: Culture Center, I believe) demanding that they destroy all their
: psilocybian mushroom cultures.  Evidently the researchers at ATCC
: carried out the order.  It's my understanding that ATCC was one of the
: only legal sources for such cultures.

	This seems like a futile task. It's highly unlikely that anyone 
interested in culturing psilocybin for questionable purposes would need 
to obtain their material from the ATCC. This would be like destroying 
hemp seed kept in a seed bank as a means to eliminating street use of 
cannibis. 
Question: Should scientists carry out this type of order or resort to 
civil disobedience? 

: I'll be trying to get some solid facts on this when I return to on
: Monday.  If anyone has any info please funnel it my way.

: -richard glen boire
: The Entheogen Law Reporter
: P.O. Box 73481
: Davis, CA 95617-3481



From harris@bhc.com Sat Oct  8 01:15:54 EDT 1994
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Subject: Fascism at Work in our Government
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I just downloaded this and thought all the "mycophiles" might like to
investigate this more fully:

This may be a bit premature since I have not myself verified exactly
what happened, however, I have it on good authority that in
mid-to-late-September to DEA sent a written order to ATCC (American
Type
Culture Center, I believe) demanding that they destroy all their
psilocybian mushroom cultures.  Evidently the researchers at ATCC
carried out the order.  It's my understanding that ATCC was one of the
only legal sources for such cultures.

I'll be trying to get some solid facts on this when I return to on
Monday.  If anyone has any info please funnel it my way.

-richard glen boire
The Entheogen Law Reporter
P.O. Box 73481
Davis, CA 95617-3481



From rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA Sun Oct  9 20:40:05 EDT 1994
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From: rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA (Richard Winder)
Subject: Re: Wild Matsutake Harvest
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In article <36vpdk$p70@newsbf01.news.aol.com>, mycoworld@aol.com (MycoWorld) writes:
>I am trying to determine how well the wild matsutake (Tricholoma
>magnivelare, Armillaria ponderosa, A. Caligata) season is doing around the
>world.  Yields have been poor and prices low here in central Oregon.  I
>have a reliable report from Korea that their season is one of the worst on
>record.  I believe that Canada (BC) is doing ok and hear rumors that China
>and Russia are doing well - can anyone confirm or deny this info?  

I've heard that there really aren't that many in BC this year- a few spots
maybe OK due to our diverse geography, but overall the harvest seems to
be low according to at least one harvester I talked too.  That could just be
here on Vancouver Island, though.  Prices also seem to be coming down, 
according to this gentleman, though I can't confirm that- there was somewhat 
of a gold-rush mentality that is perhaps simmering down.  Maybe all the 
good hunters have staked out their claims and purchased very good 
flashlights :-)				-RSW


  RICHARD WINDER                    Title: Research Scientist
  Canadian Forest Service           Phone: (604) 363-0773
  Victoria, B.C.                    Internet: RWINDER@A1.PFC.Forestry.CA


From brianmc@aol.com Sun Oct  9 20:40:06 EDT 1994
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From: brianmc@aol.com (BrianMc)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Fascism at Work in our Government
Date: 7 Oct 1994 17:02:04 -0400
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>I just downloaded this and thought all the "mycophiles" 
>might like toinvestigate this more fully:
>
>This may be a bit premature since I have not myself
>verified exactly what happened, however, I have it on
>good authority that in mid-to-late-September to DEA sent
>a written order to ATCC (American Type Culture Center, I
>believe) demanding that they destroy all their psilocybian
>mushroom cultures.  Evidently the researchers at ATCC
>carried out the order.  It's my understanding that ATCC was
>one of the only legal sources for such cultures.
>
>I'll be trying to get some solid facts on this when I return
>to on Monday.  If anyone has any info please funnel it my way.

Behavior such as this should not be tolerated by the scientific
community.  There are several species of rare Psilocybe of which
only one or two specimens have ever been recorded, the ONLY 
examples of which now reside in culture collections overseas, and 
which are now in a very sad state due to the repressive paranoia
surrounding the genus, a reputation which it hardly deserves.
Are we to not include specimens simply because our govenrment has
an excessive fear of the possible psycotrophic content?

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| Brian McNett                  e-mail: <brianmc@aol.com>
| Editor: MycoInfo         Submissions: <mycoinfo@aol.com> 
|        Promoting Mycology in the Online Community 


From harris@bhc.com Sun Oct  9 20:40:07 EDT 1994
Article: 916 of bionet.mycology
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From: harris@bhc.com (Bob Harris)
Subject: Re: ATCC & Psilocybe
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In article <9410072239.AA18587@umailsrv1.UMD.EDU>
Jerome_J_MOTTA@UMAIL.UMD.EDU (jm102) writes:

>  
>      Just to set the record straight regarding Psilocybe and ATCC, the fact is
> that no one ordered, demanded or otherwise pressured ATCC into de-accessioning
> Psilocybe from its inventory.  Psilocybe is on the list of controlled
> substances. 

Just to set the record straight: Psilocybe is NOT a controlled
substance. Psilocybin and psilocin ARE. The musrhoom has never been
controlled under federal law, and only a few states, California being
one of them, has ever specified a species of mushroom being illegal.

ATCC has always had the requirements that you fill out special forms
for these species, but you were still able to order them. As to the
business aspect, there are thousands of cultures that ATCC maintains
for the genetic diversity reasons alone. Many of those have never sold
well. 



From Jerome_J_MOTTA@UMAIL.UMD.EDU Sun Oct  9 20:40:08 EDT 1994
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From: Jerome_J_MOTTA@UMAIL.UMD.EDU (jm102)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: ATCC & Psilocybe
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     Just to set the record straight regarding Psilocybe and ATCC, the fact is
that no one ordered, demanded or otherwise pressured ATCC into de-accessioning
Psilocybe from its inventory.  Psilocybe is on the list of controlled
substances.  DEA requires a special "License To Distribute" every controlled
substance and imposes a significant financial burden of documentation and
justification, including licensing, on both the vendor and the vendee.  Even
though ATCC is a non-profit organization, it is a business and it has to pay
the rent.  Simply maintaining living cultures is an expensive proposition in
and of itself.  There isn't much demand from the scientific community for
Psilocybe.  When ATCC looked at the distribution figures (sales) of Psilocybe
cultures and factored in all the additional costs associated with federal
regulation, it decided it was just not cost effective to maintain the culture.
 De-accessioning of Psilocybe was simply a business decision and not the
result of coercion by anyone or any agency, government or otherwise.  If more
of you folks into schroons had bought cultures it would still be available.



   

	


From sannis@uoguelph.ca Mon Oct 10 21:19:03 EDT 1994
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From: sannis@uoguelph.ca (Seanna Annis)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Re: Leptosphaeria maculans on Arabidopsis
Date: 8 Oct 1994 01:53:43 GMT
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Larry Ilag (llilag@minerva.cis.yale.edu) wrote:
: Does anyone know of research articles documenting Leptosphaeria maculans 
: (Phoma lingam; causal agent of blackleg) infection on Arabidopsis thaliana?
: Thanks in advance.

: Larry Ilag

I am working on this fungus for my PhD.  I have never heard of it 
naturally or artifically attacking Arabidopsis.  I suggest getting a few 
highly virulent cultures and try it.  It may work, I don't know off the 
top of my head how close Arabidopsis is to Crucifers.
Dr. Paul Williams, at Michigan State University has a large collection of 
isolates, and if this host-pathogen interaction has ever been tried he 
might know.   Good luck Seanna sannis@uoguelph.ca



From sannis@uoguelph.ca Mon Oct 10 21:19:04 EDT 1994
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From: sannis@uoguelph.ca (Seanna Annis)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Re: PCR from fungal colonies
Date: 8 Oct 1994 01:59:57 GMT
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J Kennedy (mb1jxk@silver.shef.ac.uk) wrote:
: I am going to be doing some PCR on fungal colonies from
: plates. As I will be screening a lot of colonies 
: (from a cross of Aspergillus nidulans) I am looking for 
: a quick and reliable method. Any suggestions would be 
: welcome.

: j.kennedy@sheffield.ac.uk

:  
In our lab we have been using a boiling prep method, very little time 
involved. I believe one of the methods can be found in Biotechniques.  I 
have not used the method myself, but many people in our lab have, and it 
usually worked well.  Good luck. Seanna sannis@uoguelph.ca



From geomay@MOLBIO.CBS.UMN.EDU Mon Oct 10 21:19:04 EDT 1994
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From: geomay@MOLBIO.CBS.UMN.EDU ("Georgiana May")
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Subject: pcr from colonies
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We use Lee's method (BioTechniques 15, Sept.1993).  We start with 3 small squares of mycelium, each about 1-1.5 mm sq. and trim away agar underneath.  These go into 0-ring Eppendorf tubes with 50 uL extraction buffer.  We follow the method and then use 2
uL/25 uL reaction.  It comes out about right for Coprinus cinereus, sometimes a 1:10 dilution works better.  The mycelium is freshly grown and the squares are removed about 1 cm back from the colony edge.

Georgiana
May


From Tom@bio.tamu.edu Tue Oct 11 12:20:16 EDT 1994
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                       The BIONET.Mycology FAQ
                                  V 1.0
                            October 10, 1994
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job in compiling a list of helpful information which are >=a must<= to 
everybody not familiar with the internet and netnews. This BIOSCI/bionet FAQ 
will cover all aspects concerning access to newsgroups, subscription, 
cancellation of subscription, how to post articles, what to post and not to 
post, how to reply to posts. I strongly recommend everyone not yet familiar 
with netnews and e-mail subscription to take a few minutes to familiarize 
themselves with the BIOSCI/bionet FAQ document. The FAQ can be retrieved by 
sending an e-mail to:

       biosci-server@net.bio.net

with 

       info faq

in the body of your message.


III.  HOW TO RETRIEVE OLD ARTICLES
----------------------------------

1) Access of bionet.mycology archives by anonymous FTP and gopher

Archives for bionet.microbiology can be accessed by anonymous FTP at 
net.bio.net [134.172.2.69] in the pub/BIOSCI/MYCOLOGY directory. Note that 
files are ordered by date, and that the filenames are case sensitive.

The same archived files are accessible via Gopher using net.bio.net as your 
gopher server. Gopher also allows you to view the individual messages within 
each monthly archive file. The files are in the MYCOLOGY directory. Please 
see the BIOSCI/bionet faq for details (see above).


IV.  HOW AND WHAT TO POST IN BIONET.MYCOLOGY
------------------------------------------------

Any message or post concerning mycology, or any
aspect of interest to the mycology community are welcome in this
newsgroup, provided they are scientific in nature or are of scientific
interest.

Some technical guidelines to posting messages to the bionet newsgroups are
described in the BIOSCI/bionet faq (see above), and anybody not certain of
how and what to post should become familiar with the document. 

If you like to post to the newsgroup with your favorite newsreader, please
follow the instructions of your newsreader of how to post an article.

If you like to post to the newsgroup by e-mail, and are located in the
AMERICAS or the PACIFIC RIM, send an e-mail from your account to:

       mycology@net.bio.net

If you like to post to the newsgroup by e-mail, and are located in Europe,
Africa or Asia, send an e-mail from your account to:

       mycology@daresbury.ac.uk

       
V.  RELATED NEWSGROUPS AND BULLETIN BOARDS
------------------------------------------

1) Newsgroups

A number of other newsgroups exist in the bionet.* sector which may be of 
general interest to mycologists.

These newsgroups are:

bionet.prof-society.ascb
bionet.prof-society.faseb
bionet.immunology
bionet.molbio.evolution
bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts
bionet.molbio.yeast
bionet.mcrobiology
bionet.protista
bionet.software.www

Anybody interested in accessing these newsgroup can do so as described 
above.


VI.  OTHER INTERNET SOURCES OF INTEREST
----------------------------------------------------------

Under construction; a few select entries are:

1) e-mail
--------

dFLASH server     The dFLASH Group has a new electronic mail server that
                  allows GENBANK and PIR similarity searches with the 
                  FLASH algorithm. Further information can be obtained 
                  by sending:

                  send help

                  in the body of the message to 

                  dflash@watson.ibm.com

                  Make sure you have dflash as subject header.

2) Anonymous FTP
----------------

E. coli Database  Manfred Kroeger's E. coli datasets are available from 
                  the EMBL FTP site ftp.embl-heidelberg.de

NIH Forms         The ftp site is:  ftp.u.washington.edu
                  The directory is:  /pub/user-supported/templates

3) Gopher/WAIS/WWW
--------------------

ATCC            The name of the host computer at the AMERICAN TYPE
                CULTURE COLLECTION  (ATCC) used to access catalogue 
                information has been changed from atcc.org to 
                culture.atcc.org.
  
                This change of name affects using gopher to access 
                information describing research materials available from 
                the ATCC. You must point your gopher client to 
                culture.atcc.org (gopher culture.atcc.org).

                The change also affects using telnet to connect to the
                ATCC Recombinant Materials Database (clones, vectors, 
                recombinant libraries, transformation hosts, and 
                oligonucleotides) and searching using IRX (telnet 
                culture.atcc.org, username <search>, password <common>).

Candida         WWW and gopher severs with information about Candida 
                albicans molecular biology. The servers share most of 
                their text data. The WWW server has additional images 
                and diagrams. To access them:
                Point your gopher client to:      alces.med.umn.edu
                There is a directory with the Candida information.

                The URL for the WWW server is:
                http://alces.med.umn.edu/start.html
                There are links to the Candida information and other 
                information on the server on that page.

Case Western    Department of Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve 
                University School of Medicine WWW server with the
                following URL 
                 http://biochemistry.bioc.cwru.edu:80/

E. coli          The E. coli genetic stock center has a Web server:
                 http://cgsc.biology.yale.edu/cgsc.html

                 Barbara Bachman's E. coli culture collection can be 
                 accessed by gopher under:  cgsc.biology.yale.edu
                 This resource can be used more fully if you can hack 
                 the SYBASE program,  you can telnet directly and do 
                 more powerful searches. The CGSC Gopher files are 
                 generated periodically from the public 
                 portions of the E. coli Genetic Stock Center (CGSC) 
                 database. They include information about strains, 
                 mutations, genes, and references.  
                 We assume that these files will be used primarily for 
                 searching for strains with specific mutations or 
                 genotype combinations and secondarily for examining 
                 stock center information on mutations and genes.
                 The linkage map is being revised, and the list of genes 
                 and coordinates in the "Map" file represent the 
                 coordinates currently in the database. Access to the 
                 "external version" of the CGSC relational 
                 database itself is provided either as a menu option 
                 (#5) on this gopher (See sub menu item "How to 
                 Access..." and "CGSC Database") or by direct telnet to 
                 cgsc.biology.yale.edu  To gain direct access, you 
                 must obtain a password and login as guest. Send e-mail 
                 to  mary@cgsc.biology.yale.edu to obtain the current 
                 password for guest.

                 --Using the CGSC Gopher v. Querying the CGSC Database--
                 The subset of information contained in the CGSC-gopher 
                 file can be accessed by text searches via IUWais. (See 
                 IUWAIS search features on the "2. CGSC Files and 
                 Database" menu.) You may also directly query the CGSC 
                 relational database.  If your query is not easily 
                 formulated as a simple Boolean search or if a Wais 
                 search returns far too many instances to examine one by 
                 one, going to the form-based interface of the database 
                 will allow you to specify the query in a way that will 
                 limit the returns to those of most interest to you. The 
                 About file of the submenu provides examples of both 
                 types of queries. 
                 Read the DBAccess file on the submenu to learn how to 
                 navigate between data fields and menu bar and between 
                 object-forms. For more detailed instructions, contact 
                 Mary at address below for users' guide.

                 Strains bearing CGSC numbers (the only strains present 
                 in the flat file) are available from the stock center. 
                 The stock center and the database development are 
                 supported by the National Science Foundation.

                 For more information about the database or to request 
                 strains, contact Mary Berlyn at CGSC:  
                 mary@cgsc.biology.yale.edu


Fungal Genetics  This information source can be found under the 
                 following URL:       
                 http://kufacts.cc.ukans.edu/cwis/units/fgsc/main.html
WWW server at Keck-IBT filamentous fungal databases URL:
                 http://keck.tamu.edu/ibt.html
or             gopher://keck.tamu.edu

Saccharomyces genomic information resource URL:
                 http://genome-www.stanford.edu/

GenBank          A searchable GenBank database can be
                 accessed by addressing your gopher client to 
                 ftp.bio.indiana.edu, and 
                 looking under Genbank-Sequences/


GenomeNet        GenomeNet is a Japanese computer network for genome 
                 research and related research areas in molecular and 
                 cellular biology. It can be accessed by WWW as:
                 http://www.genome.ad.jp


Microbiology     The WWW Virtual Library >=Microbiology (Biosciences)<= is
                 accessible at: 
                 http://golgi.harvard.edu/biopages/micro.html


Protist Images   Protist Image Data provides pictures and short
                 descriptions of selected protist genera, especially 
                 those genera whose species are frequently used as 
                 experimental organisms or are important in studies of 
                 organismal evolution. The prerelease version 
                 of this database can be accessed through the WWW at the 
                 following URL:

                 http://megasun.bch.umontreal.ca/protists/protists.html 

VII.  MISCELLANEOUS
--------------------

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
----------------

This FAQ is adapted from a FAQ generated by Martin latterich, University of 
California, Berkeley.  Thanks to Dave Kristofferson and the >=bionetters<= for 
compiling an excellent and comprehensive BIOSCI/bionet faq, which served as 
the basis
to the technical subscription information in this MYCOLOGY FAQ in
sections II. and III.  Also many thanks to Keith Robinson, Harvard
University, for much information on internet resources and Jim Graham,
Indiana, for contributing Barbara Bachman's E. coli culture collection
information.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
More information is always welcome. Please mail your suggestions,criticism 
and information to one of the following Discussion Leaders for 
bionet.mycology:

tom@bio.tamu.edu
leland@straylight.tamu.edu
gsmay@bcm.tmc.edu

Tom Adams
Texas A&M University

Leland Ellis 
Texas A&M University

Greg May
Baylor College of Medicine

Tom Adams
Department of Biology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX  77843
409-845-1468
Tom@bio.tamu.edu


From thsiang@uoguelph.ca Tue Oct 11 22:00:03 EDT 1994
Article: 922 of bionet.mycology
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From: thsiang@uoguelph.ca (Tom Hsiang)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: AVAILABLE: POST-DOC IN PLANT PATHOLOGY
Date: 11 Oct 1994 12:51:39 GMT
Organization: University of Guelph
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NNTP-Posting-Host: gadwall.cs.uoguelph.ca
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]

AVAILABLE: POST-DOC IN PLANT PATHOLOGY (October 1994)

PLANT PATHOLOGY Post-Doctoral Research Associate.  A 
position is available in the Department of Environmental 
Biology at the University of Guelph in Ontario.  The 
major project examines the use of a fungal antagonist to 
control snow mould disease of turfgrass.  There are a 
couple of smaller projects also involving turfgrass 
fungal pathogens.  A good background in field-oriented 
plant pathology is required.  The appointment is 
available immediately for a 12-month period with 
possibilities of extension.  The salary is $25,000 per 
year with an additional 13% in benefits which covers 
prescription drugs, vision care and some supplementary 
health care benefits.  Interested applicants should send 
a resume (with list of references) and unofficial copies 
of University transcripts to: Dr. T. Hsiang, Dept. 
Environ. Biol., Univ. Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, 
Canada. Phone 519-824-4120 ext. 2753. FAX 519-837-0442. 
E-mail THSIANG@EVBHORT.UOGUELPH.CA. 



From hong@mbfys.kun.nl Wed Oct 12 21:42:37 EDT 1994
Article: 923 of bionet.mycology
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
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From: hong@mbfys.kun.nl (Hong Zhou)
Subject: Re: Recycled compost
Message-ID: <CxKsHJ.7Gx@sci.kun.nl>
Sender: news@sci.kun.nl (News owner)
Nntp-Posting-Host: galba.mbfys.kun.nl
Organization: University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
References: <walker-190994150924@esmac4.csu.murdoch.edu.au> <35unmj$pvo@terrazzo.lm.com> <mikewoodCwp0o4.MrI@netcom.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 19:51:18 GMT
Lines: 6

The logic of fining the company is that they should not pollute the
environment by adding even more nitrogen rich substrates to the soil. In
Holland we have a law which forbids mushroom farmers to put the wasted
substrate on the soil, because the sils are allready heavily polluted
with nitrogen from the acid rain. Especially on poor soils there is a
richdom of natural plants (and mushrooms!)


From lionel@techlink.fr Wed Oct 12 21:42:38 EDT 1994
Article: 924 of bionet.mycology
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Date: 11 Oct 1994 23:52:04 GMT
From: lionel@techlink.fr (Lionel Benhamou)
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Reply-To: lionel@techlink.fr
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I tried two times to join Myconet without success.
Am I the only one ?


A bientot.
lionel@techlink.fr
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From Tom@bio.tamu.edu Thu Oct 13 18:57:00 EDT 1994
Article: 925 of bionet.mycology
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From: TOM@BIO.TAMU.EDU ("Tom Adams")
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Subject: newsgroup info
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       The BIONET.Mycology FAQ
                                  V 1.0
                            October 10, 1994
------------------------------------------------------------------------

This is version 1.0 of the BIONET.MICROBIOLOGY FAQ (frequently asked
questions). This FAQ is adapted from one supplied by the MICROBIOLOGY 
newsgroup and also addresses questions and comments raised by the Mycology 
newsgroup users. Additional suggestions for future postings should be sent 
to:
tom@bio.tamu.edu
leland@straylight.tamu.edu
gsmay@bcm.tmc.edu

The FAQ will be posted once a month to BIONET.MYCOLOGY, as close to
the beginning of the month as possible. 
The FAQ is organized as follows:

I.     What is bionet.microbiology
II.    How to access bionet.microbiology
III.   How to retrieve old articles
IV.    How and what to post in bionet.microbiology
V.     Related newsgroups and bulletin boards
VI.    Other internet sources of interest to microbiologists
VII.   Actual frequently asked questions
VIII.  Miscellaneous



I.  WHAT IS BIONET.MYCOLOGY
-------------------------------

bionet.mycology is an internet newsgroup aimed at the discussion and 
information exchange of any relevant mycologyical topic. The newsgroupis in 
the bionet sector and is accessible to subscription via electronicmail 
and/or directly from newsservers carrying the bionet newsgroups.

The newsgroup, bionet.mycology, is intended as a forum for scientific 
discussions and questions regarding all aspects of the mycological sciences.  
Topics to be discussed include such diverse aspects of fungal biologyt as 
genetics, molecular biology, evolution, biochemistry, host-parasite 
relationships, pathology, physiology, biotechnology, pathogenesis, taxonomy, 
and the teaching of mycology.

The newsgroup also provides a forum for announcing meetings, funding 
sources, job opportunities, and pointers to other information sources such 
as the fungal genetics stock center world wide web page.  In addition, the 
newsgroup encourages posting of abstracts for papers that have been accepted 
for publication in peer reviewed journals.


II.  HOW TO ACCESS BIONET.MYCOLOGY
--------------------------------------

The newsgroup is in the bionet sector and is accessible from your local 
newsserver (NNTP server), assuming it carries the bionet newsgroups. You 
also can subscribe to bionet.microbiology via electronic mail.

1) Access by NNTP server

The newsgroup is accessible as bionet.mycology by NNTP servers carrying 
bionet newsgroups. If your NNTP server does not have bionet.mycology, it is 
likely that your local news administrator has overlooked this newsgroup. 
Please contact your local news administrator concerning the addition of this 
newsgroup to your local newsserver (see
below).

2) Access by e-mail

Everyone in the AMERICAS and the PACIFIC RIM who has no access to a 
newsserver and wishes to subscribe to bionet.mycology can send an e-mail to:

        biosci-server@net.bio.net 

with the following text in the body of the message:

        subscribe mycology

If you are located in EUROPE, AFRICA, OR CENTRAL ASIA and wish to subscribe 
to bionet.microbiology, send an e-mail to:

        MXT@dl.ac.uk

with the following text in the body of the message:

        SUB bionet-news.bionet.mycology

3) General BIOSCI/bionet information

If you like to know more about e-mail subscription and other bionet.* 
newsgroups and are located in the AMERICAS or the PACIFIC RIM, send an 
e-mail from your account to:

       biosci-server@net.bio.net

with 

       info usinfo

in the body of your message. If you like to know more about e-mail 
subscription and other bionet.* newsgroups and are located in Europe, Africa 
or Asia, send an e-mail from your account to:

       biosci-server@net.bio.net

with 

       info ukinfo

in the body of your message.

You will receive a file with instructions of how to access the bionet.* 
newsgroups and furthermore find pointers to other useful information. Dave 
Kristofferson, the BIOSCI/bionet Manager, and others have done an excellent 
job in compiling a list of helpful information which are >=a must<= to 
everybody not familiar with the internet and netnews. This BIOSCI/bionet FAQ 
will cover all aspects concerning access to newsgroups, subscription, 
cancellation of subscription, how to post articles, what to post and not to 
post, how to reply to posts. I strongly recommend everyone not yet familiar 
with netnews and e-mail subscription to take a few minutes to familiarize 
themselves with the BIOSCI/bionet FAQ document. The FAQ can be retrieved by 
sending an e-mail to:

       biosci-server@net.bio.net

with 

       info faq

in the body of your message.


III.  HOW TO RETRIEVE OLD ARTICLES
----------------------------------

1) Access of bionet.mycology archives by anonymous FTP and gopher

Archives for bionet.microbiology can be accessed by anonymous FTP at 
net.bio.net [134.172.2.69] in the pub/BIOSCI/MYCOLOGY directory. Note that 
files are ordered by date, and that the filenames are case sensitive.

The same archived files are accessible via Gopher using net.bio.net as your 
gopher server. Gopher also allows you to view the individual messages within 
each monthly archive file. The files are in the MYCOLOGY directory. Please 
see the BIOSCI/bionet faq for details (see above).


IV.  HOW AND WHAT TO POST IN BIONET.MYCOLOGY
------------------------------------------------

Any message or post concerning mycology, or any
aspect of interest to the mycology community are welcome in this
newsgroup, provided they are scientific in nature or are of scientific
interest.

Some technical guidelines to posting messages to the bionet newsgroups are
described in the BIOSCI/bionet faq (see above), and anybody not certain of
how and what to post should become familiar with the document. 

If you like to post to the newsgroup with your favorite newsreader, please
follow the instructions of your newsreader of how to post an article.

If you like to post to the newsgroup by e-mail, and are located in the
AMERICAS or the PACIFIC RIM, send an e-mail from your account to:

       mycology@net.bio.net

If you like to post to the newsgroup by e-mail, and are located in Europe,
Africa or Asia, send an e-mail from your account to:

       mycology@daresbury.ac.uk

       
V.  RELATED NEWSGROUPS AND BULLETIN BOARDS
------------------------------------------

1) Newsgroups

A number of other newsgroups exist in the bionet.* sector which may be of 
general interest to mycologists.

These newsgroups are:

bionet.prof-society.ascb
bionet.prof-society.faseb
bionet.immunology
bionet.molbio.evolution
bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts
bionet.molbio.yeast
bionet.mcrobiology
bionet.protista
bionet.software.www

Anybody interested in accessing these newsgroup can do so as described 
above.


VI.  OTHER INTERNET SOURCES OF INTEREST
----------------------------------------------------------

Under construction; a few select entries are:

1) e-mail
--------

dFLASH server     The dFLASH Group has a new electronic mail server that
                  allows GENBANK and PIR similarity searches with the 
                  FLASH algorithm. Further information can be obtained 
                  by sending:

                  send help

                  in the body of the message to 

                  dflash@watson.ibm.com

                  Make sure you have dflash as subject header.

2) Anonymous FTP
----------------

E. coli Database  Manfred Kroeger's E. coli datasets are available from 
                  the EMBL FTP site ftp.embl-heidelberg.de

NIH Forms         The ftp site is:  ftp.u.washington.edu
                  The directory is:  /pub/user-supported/templates

3) Gopher/WAIS/WWW
--------------------

ATCC            The name of the host computer at the AMERICAN TYPE
                CULTURE COLLECTION  (ATCC) used to access catalogue 
                information has been changed from atcc.org to 
                culture.atcc.org.
  
                This change of name affects using gopher to access 
                information describing research materials available from 
                the ATCC. You must point your gopher client to 
                culture.atcc.org (gopher culture.atcc.org).

                The change also affects using telnet to connect to the
                ATCC Recombinant Materials Database (clones, vectors, 
                recombinant libraries, transformation hosts, and 
                oligonucleotides) and searching using IRX (telnet 
                culture.atcc.org, username <search>, password <common>).

Candida         WWW and gopher severs with information about Candida 
                albicans molecular biology. The servers share most of 
                their text data. The WWW server has additional images 
                and diagrams. To access them:
                Point your gopher client to:      alces.med.umn.edu
                There is a directory with the Candida information.

                The URL for the WWW server is:
                http://alces.med.umn.edu/start.html
                There are links to the Candida information and other 
                information on the server on that page.

Case Western    Department of Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve 
                University School of Medicine WWW server with the
                following URL 
                 http://biochemistry.bioc.cwru.edu:80/

E. coli          The E. coli genetic stock center has a Web server:
                 http://cgsc.biology.yale.edu/cgsc.html

                 Barbara Bachman's E. coli culture collection can be 
                 accessed by gopher under:  cgsc.biology.yale.edu
                 This resource can be used more fully if you can hack 
                 the SYBASE program,  you can telnet directly and do 
                 more powerful searches. The CGSC Gopher files are 
                 generated periodically from the public 
                 portions of the E. coli Genetic Stock Center (CGSC) 
                 database. They include information about strains, 
                 mutations, genes, and references.  
                 We assume that these files will be used primarily for 
                 searching for strains with specific mutations or 
                 genotype combinations and secondarily for examining 
                 stock center information on mutations and genes.
                 The linkage map is being revised, and the list of genes 
                 and coordinates in the "Map" file represent the 
                 coordinates currently in the database. Access to the 
                 "external version" of the CGSC relational 
                 database itself is provided either as a menu option 
                 (#5) on this gopher (See sub menu item "How to 
                 Access..." and "CGSC Database") or by direct telnet to 
                 cgsc.biology.yale.edu  To gain direct access, you 
                 must obtain a password and login as guest. Send e-mail 
                 to  mary@cgsc.biology.yale.edu to obtain the current 
                 password for guest.

                 --Using the CGSC Gopher v. Querying the CGSC Database--
                 The subset of information contained in the CGSC-gopher 
                 file can be accessed by text searches via IUWais. (See 
                 IUWAIS search features on the "2. CGSC Files and 
                 Database" menu.) You may also directly query the CGSC 
                 relational database.  If your query is not easily 
                 formulated as a simple Boolean search or if a Wais 
                 search returns far too many instances to examine one by 
                 one, going to the form-based interface of the database 
                 will allow you to specify the query in a way that will 
                 limit the returns to those of most interest to you. The 
                 About file of the submenu provides examples of both 
                 types of queries. 
                 Read the DBAccess file on the submenu to learn how to 
                 navigate between data fields and menu bar and between 
                 object-forms. For more detailed instructions, contact 
                 Mary at address below for users' guide.

                 Strains bearing CGSC numbers (the only strains present 
                 in the flat file) are available from the stock center. 
                 The stock center and the database development are 
                 supported by the National Science Foundation.

                 For more information about the database or to request 
                 strains, contact Mary Berlyn at CGSC:  
                 mary@cgsc.biology.yale.edu


Fungal Genetics  This information source can be found under the 
                 following URL:       
                 http://kufacts.cc.ukans.edu/cwis/units/fgsc/main.html
WWW server at Keck-IBT filamentous fungal databases URL:
                 http://keck.tamu.edu/ibt.html
or             gopher://keck.tamu.edu

Saccharomyces genomic information resource URL:
                 http://genome-www.stanford.edu/

GenBank          A searchable GenBank database can be
                 accessed by addressing your gopher client to 
                 ftp.bio.indiana.edu, and 
                 looking under Genbank-Sequences/


GenomeNet        GenomeNet is a Japanese computer network for genome 
                 research and related research areas in molecular and 
                 cellular biology. It can be accessed by WWW as:
                 http://www.genome.ad.jp


Microbiology     The WWW Virtual Library >=Microbiology (Biosciences)<= is
                 accessible at: 
                 http://golgi.harvard.edu/biopages/micro.html


Protist Images   Protist Image Data provides pictures and short
                 descriptions of selected protist genera, especially 
                 those genera whose species are frequently used as 
                 experimental organisms or are important in studies of 
                 organismal evolution. The prerelease version 
                 of this database can be accessed through the WWW at the 
                 following URL:

                 http://megasun.bch.umontreal.ca/protists/protists.html 

VII.  MISCELLANEOUS
--------------------

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
----------------

This FAQ is adapted from a FAQ generated by Martin latterich, University of 
California, Berkeley.  Thanks to Dave Kristofferson and the >=bionetters<= for 
compiling an excellent and comprehensive BIOSCI/bionet faq, which served as 
the basis
to the technical subscription information in this MYCOLOGY FAQ in
sections II. and III.  Also many thanks to Keith Robinson, Harvard
University, for much information on internet resources and Jim Graham,
Indiana, for contributing Barbara Bachman's E. coli culture collection
information.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
More information is always welcome. Please mail your suggestions,criticism 
and information to one of the following Discussion Leaders for 
bionet.mycology:

tom@bio.tamu.edu
leland@straylight.tamu.edu
gsmay@bcm.tmc.edu

Tom Adams
Texas A&M University

Leland Ellis 
Texas A&M University

Greg May
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From an524@FreeNet.Carleton.CA Sat Oct 15 00:17:50 EDT 1994
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	My professor got some spores for Christmas this past year
 and he asked me to start them for him.
	The instructions were in Russian, so we first had to have them
translated. The species is "Boletus Edgilus" (the spelling could be wrong).
	After two weeks, there is many white moldy looking patches on\
the leaf mediumm. I have two trays that are being used. I have      
lowered the moisture content on one of them to try to get rid of
the mold looking stuff.
	I wonder is this the form the mycelium takes ?
	Is that what I'm seeing.?
In two weeks, I will cut large holes in the plastic bag keeping the
moisture in, then hopefully I will get some results.
	Please e-mail me if you have any idea on how to 
culture Boletus edgilus.
-Jeff
PS- the medium should have been completely sterilized when I 
autocl;aved it at 120C for twenty minutes.


From cpullen@netcom.com Sat Oct 15 00:17:51 EDT 1994
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I am an industrial hygienist working on a project involving worker 
protection from carbon monoxide (CO) exposure during comercial fungi 
agriculture.  We have found (CO) concentrations of up to 400 ppm during 
the growth cycle.  CO concentrations correlate with Carbon Dioxide 
concentrations.

Does anyone know a low tempreature biological sourse or process for the 
generation of CO?  I initially thought that spontain. combustion of the 
compost was the sourse.  However, the growth of the fungus is tempreature 
sensitive.   The compost is not allowed to exceed 100 deg. F. which I 
would think should rule out simple oxidation as a CO sourse.    

Any help or referals would be appreciated.

Chuck Pullen, CIH (cpullen@netcom.com)
Pacific Safety Solutions - Sacramento      Voice:  (916) 687-7993
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Wilton, CA  95693       

   "...to seek, to strive, to search, and not to yield."  - -  Tennyson



From rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA Sat Oct 15 00:17:52 EDT 1994
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In article <CxKH1n.HHH@freenet.carleton.ca>, an524@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Jeffrey Ehlinger) writes:
>
>	My professor got some spores for Christmas this past year
> and he asked me to start them for him.
>	The instructions were in Russian, so we first had to have them
>translated. The species is "Boletus Edgilus" (the spelling could be wrong).

Probaby Boletus edulis = cep = steinpilz, etc. = a fungus (basidiomycete)
(this fungus forms symbiotic relationships with trees (mycorrhizae) and
the sexual fruiting body is a large mushroom with pores, not gills.

>	After two weeks, there is many white moldy looking patches on\
>the leaf mediumm. I have two trays that are being used. I have      
>lowered the moisture content on one of them to try to get rid of
>the mold looking stuff.
>	I wonder is this the form the mycelium takes ?

Sounds right for a fungus.  The mycelium is a mass of thread-like cells
which represents the vegetative phase in the life cycle of many fungi.  The 
B. edulis mycelium that I have cultured is  white and cottony.  Doesn't rule 
out the possibility of a contaminant, though.

>	Is that what I'm seeing.?
>In two weeks, I will cut large holes in the plastic bag keeping the
>moisture in, then hopefully I will get some results.
>	Please e-mail me if you have any idea on how to 
>culture Boletus edgilus.

It would be nice if you could post the details of the Russian culture method.
The only method I've seen reported in the literature involves the use of
Hagem/Modess medium (see Pantidou, M. 1961. Cultural studies of Boletaceae.
Gyrodon Merulioides and four species of Boletinus. Canadian Journal of Botany
39:1149-1162.)

It also grows fairly well, at least at first, on malt extract agar amended 
with about .1% (or so) yeast extract.  I imagine you need a pretty big petri 
dish to get a fruiting body though :-)		-RSW


  RICHARD WINDER                    Title: Research Scientist
  Canadian Forest Service           Phone: (604) 363-0773
  Victoria, B.C.                    Internet: RWINDER@A1.PFC.Forestry.CA


From mb935645@silver.shef.ac.uk Sat Oct 15 00:17:55 EDT 1994
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From: mb935645@silver.shef.ac.uk (D L Clarke)
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Does anyone know of a protocol for extraction of
DNA from dermatophytes especially Trichophyton and
Epidermophyton species. 
 


From rwk@sylvanres.com Sat Oct 15 00:17:55 EDT 1994
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I'm looking for a concise term by which to refer to homokaryons in 
pedigrees.  "The homokaryons that were crossed to produce the F1 hybrid 
xxx" is a bit cumbersome.  I've recently used "progenitor homokaryons" 
but this does not seem completely satisfactory.

More recently, I've seen the term 'midparents' used in this sense.  I
suspect the term is used by agricultural breeders but the several
references I've consulted omit mention of this term.  It seems clear and
simple. 

Help, please: (1) What term(s) do you employ for this purpose?
(2) What is known about origins and usage of 'midparents'; is it 
appropriate for this purpose?

Thanks in advance.  I'll be off-line until 14 November, so please reply 
or copy your reply to my e-mail address:

rwk@sylvanres.com

-- Rick Kerrigan   Sylvan Research   Cabot, PA  USA


From D.BRAYFORD@CABI.org Sat Oct 15 00:17:56 EDT 1994
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I've not actually worked on this, but happen to know of these references: 

Estruch, J. J.,  Antuna, C., Ferrer, S. & Ramon, D. (1989).  Isolation of 
genomic DNA from Trichophyton mentagrophytes.   Revista Iberica de Micologia 
6: 62-66.

 Davison, F. D. & Mackenzie, D. W. R. ( 1984).   DNA homology studies in the 
taxonomy of dermatophytes. Sabouraudia  22: 117-123.

for mtDNA - see Suzuki et al., Mycopathologia 103: 147-151 (1988)
and Nishio et al. Mycopathologia 117: 127-132 (1992)

Dave Brayford
International Mycological Institute
UK
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Does anyone know of a protocol for extraction of
DNA from dermatophytes especially Trichophyton and
Epidermophyton species.




From dgaunt@franklin.uhl.uiowa.edu Sat Oct 15 00:17:57 EDT 1994
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Jeffrey Ehlinger (an524@FreeNet.Carleton.CA) wrote:

: 	My professor got some spores for Christmas this past year
:  and he asked me to start them for him.
: 	The instructions were in Russian, so we first had to have them
: translated. The species is "Boletus Edgilus" (the spelling could be wrong).
: 	After two weeks, there is many white moldy looking patches on\
: the leaf mediumm. I have two trays that are being used. I have      
: lowered the moisture content on one of them to try to get rid of
: the mold looking stuff.
: 	I wonder is this the form the mycelium takes ?
: 	Is that what I'm seeing.?
: In two weeks, I will cut large holes in the plastic bag keeping the
: moisture in, then hopefully I will get some results.
: 	Please e-mail me if you have any idea on how to 
: culture Boletus edgilus.
: -Jeff
: PS- the medium should have been completely sterilized when I 
: autocl;aved it at 120C for twenty minutes.
Do you mean Boletus edulis?  Those white moldy looking patches are 
probably the fungus that you "planted".  
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From mb927136@silver.shef.ac.uk Sat Oct 15 00:17:57 EDT 1994
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From: mb927136@silver.shef.ac.uk (H Rolph)
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Does anyone know of a protocol for DNA extraction
>from  dermatophytes (Trichophyton and Epidermatophyton)
Helen Rolph H.J.Rolph@sheffield.ac.uk 


From an524@FreeNet.Carleton.CA Sat Oct 15 00:17:58 EDT 1994
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	I will look at the patches of moldy -looking stuff.
I will look at it under a microscope and look for sporulation.
Maybe I can identify it as a beginning of the Boletus edulis
or perhaps just penicillin. :(
-Jeff
PS_ Thanks for all the help folks.


From etj@anthro.umass.edu Sat Oct 15 00:17:59 EDT 1994
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Please send me any information you have on this conference


From geomay@MOLBIO.CBS.UMN.EDU Sat Oct 15 00:18:00 EDT 1994
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Rick,
I think we should seek to adopt more standard genetic terminology for our crossing experiments.  The problem, as I see it, is that we are NOT crossing parents, spores are gametes, the dikaron from which they come are the parents in the sense that breeders
use.  We just have long-lived gametes which are not available to plant and animal breeders.

So, could one scan the literature for what is done in other haploid/diploid systems?  What do the yeast breeders (for beer or wine?) do?

My only strong feeling is that we shouldn't be calling them parents but probably a lot of people will disagree.

Georgiana



From han@plantpath.wisc.edu Sat Oct 15 00:18:00 EDT 1994
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I am a first-year grad. And I am going to study the mechanism of synergism 
between Verticillium dahliae (the potato-early-dying pathogen) and 
Pratylenchus penetrans (root lesion nematode). According the field data, 
yeild loss and symptoms tend to be severe when both pathogens are present in 
the same plot. What we and the other group observe is that the effect is 
simply additive but synergistic.

Before I look into the mechanism of such synergistic effect, I would 
like to know if there is any well-defined system of synergistic 
interaction. Please indicate the information source if possible.

And, I am tring to send some messages to Prof Carl H. Beckman, Univeristy 
of Rhode Island, who studies wilt disease of various plants. If anybody 
know his e-mail add, please inform me about that.

Thank you.

Shinhan Shiu
han@plantpath.wisc.edu                            
Department of Plant Pathology
University of Wisconsin-Madison    


From han@plantpath.wisc.edu Sat Oct 15 00:18:01 EDT 1994
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In the previous message, it should be "not simply additive but synergistic".



From koenigg@rnisd0.DNET.roche.com Sun Oct 16 21:34:40 EDT 1994
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Does anyone have a protocol for pulsed field electrophoretic separation of fungal mitochondrial DNA?

We are studying the chromosomal arrangements of the human pathogens Coccidioidesimmitis and Histoplasma capsulatum.

We would like to apply the right PFGE conditions to separate the mt DNA from
the chromosomes.

I'd appreciate any references.

Thank you.
Gina Koenig
Roche Molecular Systems
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From jweiland@BADLANDS.NODAK.EDU Sun Oct 16 21:34:41 EDT 1994
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I'm kind of new to these beasts, and am looking for some input into the 
following questions.  The fungus I'm working with is a pathogen of barley 
called Pyrenophora teres.

1)	We currently store long-term cultures of the fungus on silica 
gel.  Is this a standard long term storage media?  Can spores be stored 
in glycerol at -80 degrees C.  Can they be stored as stabs in agar (like 
many bacterial isolates)?

2)	Conidia of P. teres can be collected from mycelia grown in 
culture.  Ascospores, however, result from the mating of two opposite 
mating types of the fungus on barley plants (but not in culture).  Has 
anyone seen mention of mutations in the fungus, or culture conditions, 
that may induce productive mating of such a fungus in culture, rather 
than on its normal host plant?

3)	Any papers out there on the "bulk segregation analysis" of traits 
in haploid fungi using PCR?   Did Michelmore's group do it with the 
fungus, or just with the plant traits?

Thanks in advance!

John Weiland		jweiland@badlands.nodak.edu 


From jweiland@BADLANDS.NODAK.EDU Sun Oct 16 21:34:42 EDT 1994
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From: jweiland@BADLANDS.NODAK.EDU (John J Weiland)
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Can anyone relay information to me about the 1995 EMBO workshop on 
Filamentous Fungi (if it is in 1995)?  Where will it be and when?  What is 
the due date for abstracts and how much is registration?

THanks!

John Weiland			jweiland@badlands.nodak.edu


From stamets1@aol.com Sun Oct 16 21:34:42 EDT 1994
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In article <36v1lf$bva@usenet.rpi.edu>, bermaa@vccsouth12.its.rpi.edu
(Adam Louis Berman) writes:

I am writing an article for Mushroom, the Journal on Kombucha. I have a
fair
amount of information - some credible, some quite incredible. Give me your
mailing address and I will send you info. on the compounds generated by
it.

paul stamets


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In article <CxByqt.5sn@nbn.com>, harris@bhc.com (Bob Harris) writes:

 Bob is right.The compounds are illegal; not the genus or its members.  Of
interest to many of you, I have finally got around to submitting a new
species for publication - Psilocybe azurescens which I have co-authored
with
Jochen Gartz who did extensive analyses. A surprising finding is that when
the
mycelium of this species, otherwise extremely potent, was cultured on 10%
plus malt agar medium (100 grams/liter), there were NO detectable amounts
of psilocybin, psilocin, and/or baeocystin! In contrast, mycelia on 2%MEA 
had, collectively, more than 2.5% (d.w.) of the same. Bizarre, but
true.This is the third species I have named and it is by far, the most
interesting. It may well be the 
most potent species ever analyzed. This work was done under the auspices
of a DEA license through Dr. Michael Beug of The Evergreen State College
and has no connection to Fungi Perfecti. 

    I agree that the loss of these cultures is a loss to us all -
especially for future
works. 

paul stamets

    The article will be published in Integration. The ms. was 20 pages and
should clear up or - in the minds of some - further complicate the
taxonomy of the Caerulescent species. (No cultures are available. Please
do not ask. The type location is Astoria, Oregon.) 

      


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Can anyone tell me off the top of there head what type of soil fungi
_Peniophora gigantea_ and _Pleurotus ostreatus_ are?  Just a general
description like ecto or VAM mycorrhiza or fungal antagonist similar to
Trichoderma or whatever.

Many thanks, Terry Brown.



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Does anybody have any information on verified cases of adverse reactions to
consumption of Kombucha tea?
Bruno Pretto


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dna from dermatophytes responses


From bmtyler@UCDAVIS.EDU Mon Oct 17 23:16:15 EDT 1994
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At  8:41 AM 10/15/94 -0700, John J Weiland wrote:
>I'm kind of new to these beasts, and am looking for some input into the 
>following questions.  The fungus I'm working with is a pathogen of barley 
>called Pyrenophora teres.
>
>1)      We currently store long-term cultures of the fungus on silica 
>gel.  Is this a standard long term storage media?  Can spores be stored 
>in glycerol at -80 degrees C.  Can they be stored as stabs in agar (like 
>many bacterial isolates)?
>
>2)      Conidia of P. teres can be collected from mycelia grown in 
>culture.  Ascospores, however, result from the mating of two opposite 
>mating types of the fungus on barley plants (but not in culture).  Has 
>anyone seen mention of mutations in the fungus, or culture conditions, 
>that may induce productive mating of such a fungus in culture, rather 
>than on its normal host plant?
>
>3)      Any papers out there on the "bulk segregation analysis" of traits 
>in haploid fungi using PCR?   Did Michelmore's group do it with the 
>fungus, or just with the plant traits?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>John Weiland            jweiland@badlands.nodak.edu 

Regarding 1)  In our experience with Neurospora, silica gel is in fact the
best long term storage method.  Slants or glycerol can be used, depending
on the fungus, but can be unreliable.  Liquid nitrogen storage is another
excellent long term storage method.

Regarding 3) We are using bulked segregant analysis for Phytophthora sojae.
 There is no reason at all why this method can't be used on any genetic
progeny showing random segregation of genes.  In haploids, BSA should work
even better than diploids because dominance and recessiveness (especially
of the RAPDs themselves) is not a problem.  The most important
considerations for BSA are (i) that the trait of interest is determined by
a single locus, (ii) that you have at least  8-10 progeny for each bulk
(you should have much more than this if the genetics have been done well),
(iii) that you are absolutely sure that none of the chosen progeny have
been mis-scored and (iv) that there is a sufficient level of DNA sequence
polymorphism between the parents (at least 5% of all RAPD bands should
differ between the two parents, otherwise you will have a real struggle).

Can't help with 2).



****************
Brett Tyler
Professor
bmtyler@ucdavis.edu
****************



From REDHEADS@NCCCOT.AGR.CA Mon Oct 17 23:16:16 EDT 1994
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RE Armillaria caligata
 
Armillaria caligata is really Tricholoma caligatum.  It is
mycorrhizal and sometimes is said to be a synonym of the
Japanese Matsutake, a highly prized edible.  Presumably
interest stems from that aspect.  For those accepting the
synonymy there is Japanese literature on attempts to
cultivate the mycorrhizal fungus (not necessarily the
mushroom fruitbodies).  For the true T. caligatum there is
less literature.  Just what is that you want to know?


From stamets1@aol.com Mon Oct 17 23:16:16 EDT 1994
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From: stamets1@aol.com (Stamets 1)
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In article <bpretto.5.0008A3E6@io.org>, bpretto@io.org (Bruno Pretto &
Paula Vopni) writes:

Bruno- I have heard that 5 people in Israel died from drinking a
contaminated
batch of tea. Also, there is a report from Florida which I am tracking
down
where a woman allegedly died from drinking Kombucha Tea. I have finished
writing an extensive article on Kombucha for Mushroom, the Journal which
will appear in the next issue. If you can't wait, I'll be glad to send a
copy
of the ms. (sans photos). 

How's your cultivation projects?

pablo-san


From mycoworld@aol.com Mon Oct 17 23:16:17 EDT 1994
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>aeiham@waikato.ac.nz Writes:

>Can anyone tell me off the top of there head what type of soil fungi
>_Peniophora gigantea_ and _Pleurotus ostreatus_ are?

Pleurotus ostreatus is commonly known as the oyster mushroom.  It's widely
cutivated - by last report #2 in world production after Agaricus.  It's a
decayer- grows on tress, straw or just about anything.

Peniophora gigantea took me to David Arora's book "Mushrooms Demystified".
 It's sort of a bracket fungus forming a "paper-thin crust on dead
conifers".  Apparently a decayer also.

Jerry Haugen, The Mushroom Growers' Newsletter
MycoWorld@aol.com


From FNM@GNV.IFAS.UFL.EDU Mon Oct 17 23:16:18 EDT 1994
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Dear Gina,

       In response to your inquiry about PFGE of mtDNA, you might
find the following references helpful.
 
Fukuhara H, Sor F, Drissi R, Dinouel N, Miyakawa I, Rousset S,
Viola A-M (1993) Linear mitochondrial DNAs of yeasts:  Frequency of
occurrence and general features. Mol Cell Biol 13:2309-2314  

Han Z, Stachow C (1994) Analysis of Schizosaccharomyces pombe
mitochondrial DNA replication by two dimensional gel
electrophoresis. Chromosoma 103:162-170  


Maleszka R (1993) Single stranded regions in yeast mitochondrial
DNA revealed by pulsed field electrophoresis. App Theor Electroph
3:259-263
 
Maleszka R (1992) Electrophoretic profiles of mitochondrial
plasmids in Neurospora suggest they replicate by a rolling circle
mechanism. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 186:1669-1673  
 
Maleszka R, Clark-Walker GD (1992) In vivo conformation of
mitochondrial DNA in fungi and zoosporic moulds. Curr Genet
22:341-344  

Maleszka R, Skelly PJ, Clark-Walker GD (1991) Rolling circle
replication of DNA in yeast mitochondria. J EMBO 10:3923-3929

Sincerely,
Frank Martin



From bthornbu@science.watstar.uwaterloo.u.ca Tue Oct 18 23:34:52 EDT 1994
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I am looking for any information concerning the mushroom
Armillaria caligata.  I am particularly interested in the
techniques involved in growing this mushroom.

Thanks in advance
Robert Mullin


From KSROSTAND@bmg.bhs.uab.edu Tue Oct 18 23:34:53 EDT 1994
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Does anyone know a way to block non-specific binding of Candida albicans 
to plastic?  I have tried coating the plastic with albumin, gelatin, and 
milk proteins(skim milk) but they don't help. I know the yeast does not 
stick to glass but once the glass is exposed to fetal calf serum ( which 
it will be in my experiements) the yeast are quite happy to adhere.

Thanks.
Kathy Rostand, Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
University of Alabama in Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35294
TEL: (205) 934-1967
FAX: (205) 975-2547
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From rarnold@teleport.com Tue Oct 18 23:34:54 EDT 1994
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From: "Ralph D. Arnold" <rarnold@teleport.com>
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A: Check This Out:

I'm setting up a gopherspace designed to help mushroom cultivators - both
hobby and comm'l.  Within this gopher is a partial list of commercial
sources with internet/email access (major requirement); small list of
internet resources (still compiling); files on growing shiitakes (from
Mushroompeople) + max. use of autoclaves & cultivating lion's mane
(from Mushroom Growers' Newsletter) + excerpts dealing with cultivating
fungi from various sources/newsletters.

Access to this gopherspace:

Via WWW   gopher://gopher.teleport.com/11/users/rarnold

Via Gopher   gopher.teleport.com :  select "Users"; then "ON-LINE ACCESS";
              then "PLANTS_BY_EMAIL"; then "MUSHROOMS, FUNGI, MYCOLOGY"

(This gopherspace is changing almost daily)

BTW - if you don't have gopher-ability and you would like to review the
material I have collected, simply send me an email  and ask for one
or more of these subjects (each will be sent as a separate email):

  Commercial Sources.....                                             
  Shiitake Article (by MUSHROOMPEOPLE).......                       
  Articles on Autoclave and Cultivating Lion's Mane (by Mushroom 
                                             Growers'Newsletter)........
  EXCERPTS (from various sources).......                                  
  FREE Internet Email Materials/Sources



B: Help Please :

Do you know of commercial sources I might add (they must have internet/email
access)?

Do you have some text files I might add  \       Please send these to me  
OR some newsletter articles from your      \     as part of email message -
society I might excerpt THAT deal with     /     I have trouble with 
cultivating wild/gourmet fungi ??         /       receiving enclosures/files

What other suggestions might you have to improve this info-source?

Ralph D. Arnold  rarnold@teleport.com
P.O. Box 889, Oregon City, OR  97045
maintainer of "ON-LINE ACCESS" gopherspace -encouraging internet access  
gopher://gopher.teleport.com/11/users/rarnold



From stamets1@aol.com Tue Oct 18 23:34:54 EDT 1994
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In article <MAILQUEUE-101.941017143257.288@bmg.bhs.uab.edu>,
KSROSTAND@bmg.bhs.uab.edu writes:

Re: Concerning the prevention of yeasts bonding to plastic:

Have you tried silicon spray?

paul stamets


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Does anybody have any information on the use of Inonotus obliquus (Fr.)
Pilat, as a medicinal tea. This is a hard polypore and apparently has been
used by the Russian community as a medicinal tea for centuries.

--
Bruno Pretto. NAMA Trustee. Mycological Society of Toronto.
              Amateur mycologist.
              Secretary. Oak Forest Mushroom Association (outdoor shiitake)
Paula Vopni.  Environmental Research.


From A.F.Brown@bradford.ac.uk Tue Oct 18 23:34:56 EDT 1994
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I am currently wanting to investigate the use of psychoactive fungi in archaic 
cultures.
Any opinions, leads, references, recipes greatly appreciated.
I am not another spaced-out hippy with my head in a cloud (of pot smoke),
I am trying to understand what has been taboo for a long long time in this 
culture, and eventually piece together what little research there is in this 
area.
Does Terence Mckenna ring any bells ?....

                    thanks 
                                   FRED
                                             xxx


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1. Silica gel is fine for, say, 5 years if you keep it refrigerated.  Liquid 
nitrogen or lyophilisation are better, but obviously more expensive.  It is 
not recommended to keep them growing on agar since they are likely to 
mutate.

2.  I don't know a synthetic medium for crossing this fungus.  However, a 
good ploy is to mimic the natural conditions by pairing isolates on bits of 
autoclaved barley straw (say 2-3 cm lengths) placed on plain agar.  Allow 
the isolates to grow for 2 weeks to allow colonisation of the straw, then 
transfer to cool conditions (10 C) for 2-3 weeks, then transfer to 20-25 C 
in alternating dark and daylight.  The fungus usually forms its sexual state 
in spring after a cold winter snap - so the cool incubation period may help 
promote perithecial formation - it certainly does in other fungi.

Dave Brayford
International Mycological Institute
d.brayford@cabi.org

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From: BIOSCI-REQUEST
To: mycology
Subject: Manipulations with Filamentous Fungi
Date: 15 October 1994 8:41


I'm kind of new to these beasts, and am looking for some input into the
following questions.  The fungus I'm working with is a pathogen of barley
called Pyrenophora teres.

1)      We currently store long-term cultures of the fungus on silica
gel.  Is this a standard long term storage media?  Can spores be stored
in glycerol at -80 degrees C.  Can they be stored as stabs in agar (like
many bacterial isolates)?

2)      Conidia of P. teres can be collected from mycelia grown in
culture.  Ascospores, however, result from the mating of two opposite
mating types of the fungus on barley plants (but not in culture).  Has
anyone seen mention of mutations in the fungus, or culture conditions,
that may induce productive mating of such a fungus in culture, rather
than on its normal host plant?

3)      Any papers out there on the "bulk segregation analysis" of traits
in haploid fungi using PCR?   Did Michelmore's group do it with the
fungus, or just with the plant traits?

Thanks in advance!

John Weiland            jweiland@badlands.nodak.edu



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Excuse me if I am breaking any unwritten rules (and please
let me know [politely] if I am as this is all new to me).
 
We have several new copies of "Edible and poisonous mushrooms
of Canada" 326 pgs. by J.W. Groves, 1981 printing, available
for exchange only, one per person.  Is there any interest?
 
Scott Redhead


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From Moulliard@mbla.ucl.ac.be Thu Oct 20 11:39:01 EDT 1994
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> FACULTE DES SCIENCES AGRONOMIQUES
>  UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN (UCL)
>  Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
>  
>  At the College of Agriculture of the Catholic University of Louvain, a full
>  time faculty position has become available:
>  Field:  Molecular biology of microorganisms
>  Aim: to develop a research group devoted to molecular biology applied to
>  fungi and bacteria and to supervise the mycotheque of the university
>  (23 000 strains) with the development and use of molecular biology
>  techniques applied to taxonomy.
>  Teaching will be in the areas of microbiology (mycology) and molecular
>  biology.
>  Special qualifications: publications in molecular biology applied to
>  microorganisms; a knowledge of fungal taxonomy will be an asset; otherwise,
>  it will have to be acquired.
>  Duties will include lectures and practical tuition, in French, to
>  undergraduate students, and supervision of postgraduate students.
>  Candidates should have a Ph.D. in the field, postdoctoral experience and
>  internationnally recognised publications.  They should be well recognised
>  scientists with a broad knowledge of the various aspects of the field.
>  They should have capability for teaching and for research group leadership.
>  The recruitment level will depend upon experience and qualifications.
>  Starting date will be October 1, 1995.
>  The application should include a curriculum vitae, a list of publications
>  and reprints of the 5 most representative ones, a research project for 5
>  years, three letters of reference and, if possible, the name of two belgian
>  scientific personalities, not members of the UCL, to whom information could
>  be asked. It should be sent before November 15th, 1994, to:
>  Professeur P. MACQ, Recteur de l'Université Catholique de Louvain, Halles
>  universitaires, Place de l'Université 1 à B-1348 LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE, Belgium.
>  
>  Inquiries may be directed to :
>  Professeur E. Persoons, Doyen de la faculté des Sciences agronomiques de
>  l'Université catholique de Louvain, place Croix du Sud 2, bte 1 at 1348
>  Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
>  Tél.: 32.10.47.37.19 - Fax: 32.10.47.47.45    - e-mail:
>  Persoons@sagr.ucl.ac.be

-- 
Moulliard Charles
Mycotheque de l'Universite Catholique de Louvain (MUCL)
Place Croix du Sud, 3
B-1348 Belgium
Tel.: +32-(10)-47.37.37    Fax.:+32-(10)-45.15.01
Email: Moulliard@mbla.ucl.ac.be


From R. Mullin@nbnet.nb.ca Thu Oct 20 11:39:02 EDT 1994
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From: R. Mullin@nbnet.nb.ca (Robert Mullin)
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Subject: Re: Armillaria caligata (R. Mullin)
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In article <01HIE1BXDGJ6002IAT@GW.AGR.CA>, REDHEADS@NCCCOT.AGR.CA says:
>
>RE Armillaria caligata
> 
>Armillaria caligata is really Tricholoma caligatum.  It is
>mycorrhizal and sometimes is said to be a synonym of the
>Japanese Matsutake, a highly prized edible.  Presumably
>interest stems from that aspect.  For those accepting the
>synonymy there is Japanese literature on attempts to
>cultivate the mycorrhizal fungus (not necessarily the
>mushroom fruitbodies).  For the true T. caligatum there is
>less literature.  Just what is that you want to know?

Thank you for your reply.

I am interested in the following:
What is the difference between T. caligatum and the Japanese Matsutake?
How would I get the Japanese literature?
How would I cultivate T. caligatum?
What conditions and habitat produce optimum growth of T. caligatum?
Where would I find T. caligatum in New Brunswick?

Your reply would be greatly appreciated.
R. Mullin


From mycoworld@aol.com Thu Oct 20 11:39:03 EDT 1994
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Is "Cortinellus shiitake" (from a 1979 reference) the same beast as
"Lentinula edodes"?

Thanks for any feedback.

Jerry Haugen, The Mushroom Growrs' Newsletter
Mycoworld@aol.com


From mab20@cornell.edu Thu Oct 20 11:39:04 EDT 1994
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From: mab20@cornell.edu (Michael Anthony Ball)
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Greetings,
Can anyone help with references regarding the anti-fungal properities of
DMSO?? Is there any data out there that supports its use as an anti-fungal
and if so are there any reported MIC values??

Thank-you,

M.A. Ball, DVM
Department Clinical Science
College Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University


From dje0282@SUMMA.TAMU.EDU Thu Oct 20 11:39:05 EDT 1994
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From: dje0282@SUMMA.TAMU.EDU (Dan Ebbole)
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I would like to know the status of genome mapping information being
collected for Neurospora.  Two years ago this topic was discussed at
Asilomar, and with the meeting coming up again, I thought it might be of
interest to discuss plans for fungal genome mapping in general and
Neurospora in particular.

The YAC library is available from the FGSC and I just got a copy of it.  I
suspect that a systematic physical map is a long way off based on the
progress that has been made so far.  I imagine people will eventually get
hybridization filters made and find which YAC contain genes or RFLP markers
they are interested in.  Maybe it would be useful for FGSC to also provide
the YAC library as DNA fixed to membranes for hybridization.  It would
probably save money to pay FGSC for the membranes rather than have every
lab make their own.
------------------------
Dr. Daniel Ebbole
dje0282@summa.tamu.edu
Dept. of Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-2132



From kzeller@BILBO.BIO.PURDUE.EDU Thu Oct 20 11:39:06 EDT 1994
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From: kzeller@BILBO.BIO.PURDUE.EDU
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Subject: Looking For a PostDoc or Research Position:
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Looking For a PostDoc Position or Research Position:  

To those insterested in considering, 

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Population Biology and Ecology area of the
school of Biological sciences at Purdue University, and expect to defend my
thesis before the end of 1994.  My thesis concerns determining the number
of distinctive forms within the obligately parasitic, plant pathogenic
powdery mildew Erysiphe cichoracearum, and the extent and evolution of
their host specificity.  I have primarily used RFLP information from PCR
amplified regions of the genomic ribosomal genes to characterize the
diversity within this widespread fungal species.  During my tenure in the
laboratory of Dr. Morris Levy I have also worked on population biology and
pathotypic evolution in the rice blast fungus (Pyricularia grisea).  I have
experience with standard aseptic procedures and microscopic techniques,
southern blotting and probing, amplification of RAPDs, and have experience
using a number of phylogenetic inference software packages including
versions of PAUP, MacClade, Phylip, and DNA Sequence alignment software. 
My research interests are broad within the areas of understanding
evolutionary processes, molecular genetics, and in phylogenetic
reconstruction, but I am especially interested in studies of interactions
between hosts and their symbionts.  

I am looking for post-doctoral or research associate positions,
particularly in the areas of plant, fungal or microbial molecular genetics
and/or systematics.  I will be available for  positions beginning in or
after the summer/autumn of 1995.  If you have a post-doctoral or research
position to offer, please do not hesitate to contact me at.  

Kurt A. Zeller
Dept. of Biological Sciences
Purdue University, 
West Lafayette, IN 47906-1392 (USA)
Internet: <kzeller@bilbo.bio.purdue.edu>
Phone:  (317) 497-3596
Fax:  (317) 494-0876

Attached is a copy of my CV (as of 9/94).  I thank you in advance for your
consideration.  

-----------------------------------------------------------

KURT A. ZELLER
Vita
PERSONAL:
Born:
April 12, 1965, LaPorte, Indiana (USA Citizen)
Present Address:
Lilly Hall of Life Sciences
Department of Biology, Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1392
Internet: <kzeller@bilbo.bio.purdue.edu>
Phone:  Office:  (317) 494-8133, Home:  (317) 497-3596
Fax:  (317) 494-0876


 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

B.S. in Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, 1987
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

PhD. Population Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, 1994
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (Pending)

MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Host-Parasite Coevolution and Cospeciation, Molecular Systematics,
Molecular Genetics, and Evolution in Symbiotic Associations.  

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Research Assistant -- In projects involving the use of molecular techniques
to study population biology and phylogenetic relationships in fungal plant
pathogens, especially Erysiphe cichoracearum and Magnaporthe grisea, Purdue
University, for Dr. Morris Levy, Spring 1990 to Present.  

Graduate Instructor --Systematic Biology, Purdue University, Fall 1994. 
Evolution, Purdue University, Spring 1992.  Diversity, Ecology and
Behavior, Introductory Biology Laboratory, Purdue University, Fall 1989,
1990 and 1991.  Development, Structure and Function of Organisms,
Introductory Biology Laboratory, Purdue University, Spring 1989 and Spring
1990.  

Laboratory Assistant -- Involved in projects studying the effects of
endophytic fungi of grasses on insect herbivory and in influencing the
ability of infected hosts in withstanding environmental stresses, Indiana
University, for Dr Keith Clay, Fall 1986 -- Fall 1987.


PROFESIONAL SOCIETY AFFILIATIONS:
Member -- American Society of Plant Taxonomists since 1991.  
Member -- Indiana Academy of Science since 1991.  
Member -- Mycological Society of America since 1993.  


AWARDS:

1991:  Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research for a study titled, "Systematics
and Evolution of Host-Specificity in Erysiphe cichoracearum".  

1992-94:  Purdue Research Foundation Graduate Student Fellowship, for a
study titled, "Systematics and Evolution of Host-Specificity in the Plant
Pathogen Erysiphe cichoracearum".  

1994:  Mycological Society of America Mentor Travel Grant to the IMC5,to
present a poster titled, "The Evolution of Host Specificity in the Obligate
Plant Parasite Erysiphe cichoracearum:  A Comparative Phylogenetic
Examination".  

 1994:  Mycological Society of America Graduate Research Prize for a poster
titled, The Evolution of Host Specificity in the Obligate Plant Parasite
Erysiphe cichoracearum:  A Comparative Phylogenetic Examination".  


ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS :  

Zeller, K. A. and M. Levy.  1991.  
Molecular Techniques for Systematic Studies of Powdery Mildew
Phytopathogens:  11th Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference (MEEC). 
Lexington KY, March 15-17, (abstract).  

Zeller, K. A. and M. Levy.  1991.  
DNA Mini-preparation for Magnaporthe Field Isolates.  5th Annual Meeting of
the Rockefeller Foundation International Program on Rice Biotechnology. 
Offprint, 4 pages.  

Zeller, K. A.  1993.  
Form Species Differentiation Within Erysiphe cichoracearum Revealed by
RFLP's.  13th Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference (MEEC).  West
Lafayette IN, March 12-14, (abstract).  

Zeller, K.A. and M. Levy.  1993.  
Parasite/Host Coevolution in the Powdery Mildew Erysiphe cichoracearum:  A
Comparative Phylogenetic Examination.  1993 Fall Meeting of the Indiana
Academy of Sciences (IAS).  West Lafayette, IN, November 4-5, (abstract).  

Zeller, K.A. and M. Levy.  1994.  
The Evolution of Host Specificity in the Obligate Plant Parasite Erysiphe
cichoracearum:  A Comparative Phylogenetic Examination.  5th International
Mycological Congress (IMC5).  Vancouver, B.C. (Canada), August 14-21,
(abstract).  


PUBLICATIONS:  

C. R. Casela, A. S. Ferreira, K. A. Zeller, and M. Levy.  
Pathotype Variation in the Sorghum Anthracnose Fungus:  A Phylogenetic
Perspective.  In, Disease Management Through Biotechnology, (R. A.
Frederiksen and J. F. Leslie eds).  (in press).  

Zeller, K. A. and M. Levy.  
Intra-species Differentiation in the Powdery Mildew Erysiphe cichoracearum
Determined With rDNA RFLPs.  Molecular Ecology (in review).  

Zeller, K. A.  
Phylogenetic Relatedness Within the Genus Erysiphe Estimated With
Morphological Characteristics.  Mycologia (in review).  

Zeller, K. A. and M. Levy.  
Parasite - Host Coevolution Among Erysiphe spp. at Host Familial Levels. 
Evolution.  (in preparation).  

References:  
References are available upon request.  
---------------------------------------------



From ptm@MOLBIO.CBS.UMN.EDU Thu Oct 20 16:31:05 EDT 1994
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From: ptm@MOLBIO.CBS.UMN.EDU ("Paul T. Magee")
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Genomic mapping of Candida albicans is underway.  We have assigned specific 
probes to a library of fosmids (cosmids with an F' origin).  We now have iden-
tified fosmids amounting to about 10% of the genome and have a contig of about
150kb on one chromosome.  (All the probes are assigned to the karyotype as well
as to the fosmid library.)  We keep our map up to date on an almost daily basis
on mosaic. To look at how we have organized the data, you can look at
hhtp://alces.med.umn.edu/start.html on the WWW or you can get a non-imaged ver-
sion on the U of Minnesota Gopher, looking for Candida. The object of
the mosaic server is to allow people to make daily and convenient use of the 
latest data.
If you want any more information, email me or Stew Scherer (who knows much more 
about the server than I do) at stew@lenti.med.umn.edu.

Pete Magee (ptm@molbio.cbs.umn.edu)


From staben@seqanal.mi.uky.edu Sat Oct 22 21:15:28 EDT 1994
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I would like to know the status of genome mapping information being collected for Neurospora.  Two years ago this topic was discussed at Asilomar, and with the meeting coming up again, I thought it might be of interest to discuss plans for fungal genome mapping in general and Neurospora in particular.


From mdw3@delphi.com Sat Oct 22 21:15:29 EDT 1994
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Recently I received the unusual gift of a large(9"in diameter) amoeboid
plasmodial "fungus" proported to be of Eygptian origin. It appearently
reproduces asexually in cycles of 7-8 days and thrives immersed in amedium of
cold tea and sugar. I am not a myco
logist but I assumed this to be some form of myxomycetes or slime mold as per
its size and consistency. but if not then. What? I would most grateful for a
response thank you. Michael Wright.


From rarnold@teleport.com Sat Oct 22 21:15:33 EDT 1994
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Mushrooms Demystified describes Boletus mirabis (Admirable Bolete)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
as occuring "on or near rotting conifers (especially hemlock).  I take

this to suggest that this species ought to be able to be raised on

wood chips.

Please contact me if you have cultivated this species and/or have some

spores of it you might be able to supply to me.

Thanks in advance,




Ralph D. Arnold  rarnold@teleport.com
P.O. Box 889, Oregon City, OR  97045
maintainer of "ON-LINE ACCESS" gopherspace -encouraging internet access  
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From S.Yussof@unsw.EDU.AU Sat Oct 22 21:15:34 EDT 1994
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In article <9410072239.AA18587@umailsrv1.UMD.EDU>, Jerome_J_MOTTA@UMAIL.UMD.EDU (jm102) says:

>     Just to set the record straight regarding Psilocybe and ATCC, the fact is
>that no one ordered, demanded or otherwise pressured ATCC into de-accessioning
>Psilocybe from its inventory.                                                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^

Isn't that one of the most wonderful bit of "verbification" you have ever seen?

What's wrong with the word "removing"?

Shah


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From REDHEADS@NCCCOT.AGR.CA Sat Oct 22 21:15:36 EDT 1994
Article: 974 of bionet.mycology
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From: REDHEADS@NCCCOT.AGR.CA
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Subject: Armillaria caligata (R. Mullin)
Date: 19 Oct 1994 10:32:13 -0700
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When I add all your questions up they tell me you are
interested in harvesting the Matsutake commercially, and that
you are starting from scratch.  In North America you should
be interested in Tricholoma magnivelare (a.k.a. Armillaria
ponderosa, Tricholoma ponderosum), the North American
Matsutake (a.k.a. the Pine Mushroom).  You are therefore not
interested in cultivating sterile mycelium.  The Pine
Mushroom is not overly common in New Brunswick but probably
can be found on well drained sandy or gravelly soils under
pines (and possibly hemlocks).  If you find some let me know. 
Researching the literature could be a major task.  I suggest
you go to a research library and ask to use Biosis or some
other source.  
Again I must ask what is it you are ultimately attempting to
do and where are you starting?


From staben@seqanal.mi.uky.edu Sat Oct 22 21:15:36 EDT 1994
Article: 975 of bionet.mycology
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From: staben@seqanal.mi.uky.edu (Karen Marionneaux)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Neurospora genome project
Date: 20 Oct 1994 21:37:03 GMT
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I wanted to check on progress in coordinating and accumulating genomic mapping information for Neurospora.  

I would also like to know whether a discussion of this topic is planned for the Asilomar meeting, or whether a discussion of fungal genome mapping (which fungi, how, who is responsible) should be planned.

I would be happy to post a summary of responses or to see the issue discussed in this forum.



From nathan@cse.ucsc.edu Sat Oct 22 21:15:37 EDT 1994
Article: 976 of bionet.mycology
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From: nathan@cse.ucsc.edu (Nathan J. Wilson)
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Subject: Re: Myconet
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Sergi Ferrer (Sergi.Ferrer@uv.es) wrote:
: In article <36863.142953160@techlink.techlink.fr> lionel@techlink.fr (Lionel Benhamou) writes:
: >I tried two times to join Myconet without success.
: >Am I the only one ?

: Sure not! Time ago it's not working. I don't know why.


I know Blaise (one of the founders of Myconet) personally and haven't
been able to reach him over the phone for several months.  The message
on his answering machine has changed so I think he's still alive, but
I think Myconet is for all intensive purposes dead or at least waiting
for the rain to fall in California :-).

-Nathan


From sannis@uoguelph.ca Sat Oct 22 21:15:38 EDT 1994
Article: 977 of bionet.mycology
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From: sannis@uoguelph.ca (Seanna Annis)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Re: PCR from fungal colonies
Date: 20 Oct 1994 21:24:13 GMT
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: J Kennedy (mb1jxk@silver.shef.ac.uk) wrote:
: : I am going to be doing some PCR on fungal colonies from
: : plates. As I will be screening a lot of colonies 
: : (from a cross of Aspergillus nidulans) I am looking for 
: : a quick and reliable method. Any suggestions would be 
: : welcome.

: : j.kennedy@sheffield.ac.uk

: :  
: In our lab we have been using a boiling prep method, very little time 
: involved. I believe one of the methods can be found in Biotechniques.  I 
: have not used the method myself, but many people in our lab have, and it 
: usually worked well.  Good luck. Seanna sannis@uoguelph.ca


Sorry I have gotten my journals mixed up.  The reference for this method 
is in    Hensen et al. 1993 Phytopathology vol 83. p 283 to 287.  We have 
used this method for extracting DNA from infected roots and leaves and 
>from  mycelium. Seanna Annis



From Sergi.Ferrer@uv.es Sat Oct 22 21:15:38 EDT 1994
Article: 979 of bionet.mycology
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From: Sergi.Ferrer@uv.es (Sergi Ferrer)
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In article <36863.142953160@techlink.techlink.fr> lionel@techlink.fr (Lionel Benhamou) writes:



>I tried two times to join Myconet without success.
>Am I the only one ?


>A bientot.
>lionel@techlink.fr



Sure not! Time ago it's not working. I don't know why.




  Sergi Ferrer                             Departament de Microbiologia
  Phone:  +34 (6) 3864390                       Facultat de Biologia 
  Fax:    +34 (6) 3864372                      Universitat de Valencia
  E-mail: Sergi.Ferrer@uv.es             E-46100 Burjassot-Valencia, SPAIN


From mb1gt@silver.shef.ac.uk Sat Oct 22 21:15:39 EDT 1994
Article: 980 of bionet.mycology
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From: mb1gt@silver.shef.ac.uk (G Turner)
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Subject: Re: EMBO workshop Filamentous Fungi
Date: 21 Oct 1994 12:58:50 GMT
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John J Weiland (jweiland@BADLANDS.NODAK.EDU) wrote:

: Can anyone relay information to me about the 1995 EMBO workshop on 
: Filamentous Fungi (if it is in 1995)?  Where will it be and when?  What is 
: the due date for abstracts and how much is registration?

: THanks!

: John Weiland			jweiland@badlands.nodak.edu


John,
The next EMBO meeting will be in Munster in 1996, as far as 
I recall.  For further information, contact

vandenHondel@MBL.TNO.NL

- Cees van den Hondel, who organized the last one

No information has yet been sent out on this.

All the best
Geoff Turner
G.Turner@sheffield.ac.uk



From mdw3@delphi.com Sat Oct 22 21:15:40 EDT 1994
Article: 981 of bionet.mycology
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From: mdw3@delphi.com
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Subject: Kombucha
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 94 06:34:54 -0500
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None Myc, I'm seeking to know if this is the same yeast/bacterium that has
recently become "faddish" in LA etc and if so, why? ie what sort of properties
and claims are being ascribed to it credible and incredible. Michael Wright.


From stamets1@aol.com Sat Oct 22 21:15:40 EDT 1994
Article: 982 of bionet.mycology
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From: stamets1@aol.com (Stamets 1)
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Subject: Re: medicinal fungi
Date: 21 Oct 1994 13:01:04 -0400
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In article <CxzK9y.DLE@rug.nl>, L.V.Bystrykh writes:

The fungus you were growing was probably not a mushroom but sounds like
the 
classic description of Kombucha.

paul stamets


From stamets1@aol.com Sat Oct 22 21:15:41 EDT 1994
Article: 983 of bionet.mycology
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From: stamets1@aol.com (Stamets 1)
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Subject: Re: More tea fungi
Date: 21 Oct 1994 13:03:02 -0400
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In article <ZY7V6Ww.mdw3@delphi.com>, mdw3@delphi.com writes:

Sounds like you have Kombucha, aka the Manchurian Mushroom or the
Tea Fungus.

paul stamets


From jweiland@BADLANDS.NODAK.EDU Sat Oct 22 21:15:42 EDT 1994
Article: 984 of bionet.mycology
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From: jweiland@BADLANDS.NODAK.EDU (John J Weiland)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: thanks re: EMBO/manipulations fungi
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Thanks to all respondants regarding the EMBO workshop and culture/mating 
methods for filamentous fungi.

--a new disciple of the Fungal Genetics Newsletter

John WEiland


From todell@u.washington.edu Sat Oct 22 21:15:42 EDT 1994
Article: 985 of bionet.mycology
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From: Thomas O'Dell <todell@u.washington.edu>
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Subject: Boletus mirabilis
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 1994 10:30:56 -0700
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not all fungi that fruit on wood are saprobes (and therefore potentially 
cultivated. B. mirabilis is one example of an ectomycorrhizal fungus 
fruiting on well-decomposed wood, but presumably obtaining most of its 
energy from a living host tree. there are however a couple of references 
to boletes fruiting in pure culture (e.g. Pantidou, M.E. 1964. Cultural 
studies of Boletaceae: Carpophores of Xerocomus badius and Xerocomus 
illudens in culture. Can. J. Bot. 42:1147-1149.). to the best of my 
knowledge no one has ever been able to repeat these results...
hope this is informative.



From REDHEADS@NCCCOT.AGR.CA Sat Oct 22 21:15:43 EDT 1994
Article: 986 of bionet.mycology
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From: REDHEADS@NCCCOT.AGR.CA
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Subject: Tea Mushroom aka Kambucha
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Regarding the Tea-Mushroom which equals Kambucha it is a
yeast bacteria mixture.  There is a nice article on it in The
Mycologist 7(1): 12-13.  1993, by Kappel & Anken.  The
organisms are: Bacterium xylinum, B. xylinoides. B.
gluconium, and B. ketogenum, and the yeasts Saccharomyces
ludwigii, Schizosaccharomyces pombe and Pichia fermentans. 
DRINK IN GOOD HEALTH I GUESS!
 
Scott


From epichloe@KAOS.AUM.EDU Sat Oct 22 21:15:44 EDT 1994
Article: 987 of bionet.mycology
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From: epichloe@KAOS.AUM.EDU (James White)
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Subject: request for contacts
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I am in need of some assistance in identifying one or more mycologists 
located in the area of Mexico City, Mexico.  I am trying to arrange a 
collecting trip to obtain a member of the Clavicipitaceae that occurs in 
the mountains in that part of Mexico.  

Does anyone know of a mycologist in that area that may be willing to assist 
a little?  Perhaps someone at a mycological herbarium in one of the local 
universities.  I will be very appreciative for any suggestions.	

Jim White
Dept. of Biology
Auburn University at Montgomery
Montgomery, AL 36117



From rarnold@teleport.com Sun Oct 23 22:47:55 EDT 1994
Article: 988 of bionet.mycology
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From: "Ralph D. Arnold" <rarnold@teleport.com>
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On 22 Oct 1994 11:43:52 -0700, 
James White  <epichloe@KAOS.AUM.EDU> wrote:

>I am in need of some assistance in identifying one or more mycologists 
>located in the area of Mexico City, Mexico.  I am trying to arrange a 
>collecting trip to obtain a member of the Clavicipitaceae that occurs in 
>the mountains in that part of Mexico.  
>
>Does anyone know of a mycologist in that area that may be willing to assist 
>a little?  Perhaps someone at a mycological herbarium in one of the local 
>universities.  I will be very appreciative for any suggestions. 
>
>Jim White
>Dept. of Biology
>Auburn University at Montgomery
>Montgomery, AL 36117
>
>
MYCOLOGISTS ONLINE lists one person in Mexico with an email address.
Perhaps she will know someone in the area you want.  Below is a copy
of that entry:
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Centro Desarrollo Biotech., Inst. Technologicy y de Estudios Superiores de
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From aday@julian.uwo.ca Sun Oct 23 22:47:56 EDT 1994
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Announcement - New Fungal Genetics teaching software 

The Virtual Genetics Laboratory is an integrated series of highly
interactive experiments - follow a set of fungal mutants from isolation to
characterization to tests for allelism to mapping via random spore, tetrad
analysis and mitotic recombination tech niques. Perform the procedures on
screen just as you would in the lab - isolate and drag samples from mutant
colonies to test genotype, mix haploids in pairs to do complementation
tests, score colonies growing on replica plates etc, Each exercise is
preceded by an introduction clearly s etting out the purpose and goals of
the experiment. Help animations and brief theory summaries are provided
wherever necessary. 

Exercise 1 Isolation and identification of 3 auxotrophic mutants. You are
presented with a pair of replica plates following mutagen treatment. Pick
off cells from a mutant colony, inoculate them on minimal medium, then
test 8 potential growth factors to identify the requirement.  Repeat with
remaining two mutants. 

Exercise 2. Analysis of mutants with similar phenotypes - Biochemical test
to see which are allelic. You are given 10 arginine-requiring mutants.
Inoculate each to minimal medium, then test 4 precursors of arginine to
see which support growth. Deduce which of the genes in the known arginine
pathway are mutant in each of the 10 strains. 

Exercise 3.  Analysis of mutants with similar phenotypes - Genetical test
to see which are allelic (Complementation Test). You are given 10
histidine-requiring mutants. Mate these in all possible combinations to
make diploids and record the phenotype of the diploid that is formed.
Deduce from this complementation data how many histidine- requiring genes
are present and which mutants are allelic.  Help files feature an
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Exercise 4. Mapping by random-spore techniques - 3-point cross You are
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about map distances, interference etc. 2 Help animations on the principles
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Exercise 5.  Mapping using Tetrad Analysis - the same 3 mutants as in #4
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each ascus for First division and Second division segregation - then using
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5 build the best possible map for the 4 genes and their centromeres. Help
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segregants from a diploid fungus and asked to score them for i) ploidy ii)
different auxotrophic and drug resistance markers. The segregants are then
analysed for mapping information. A full length 'help' animation on
mitotic recombination is included. This topic makes students think about
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From staben@seqanal.mi.uky.edu Sun Oct 23 22:47:58 EDT 1994
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From: staben@seqanal.mi.uky.edu (Chuck Staben)
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Subject: Neurospora genome project
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Jay Dunlap reminded me that he had taken some responsibility for organizing 
an effort to use CHEF gels of translocation strains to generate chromosome
arms for probing the YAC libray generated by Mike Centola.  There has not
been anyone strongly motivated enough to really do this.
Jack Kinsey and Jay Dunlap have some limited funds available for this
project.

David Catcheside informed me that his group has done two chromosome walks:
one on LGV covering 240 kb covering gul and ure-1.  A second covers cog and
probably contains ad-3A and ad-3B.  Many other groups, such as Jay Dunlap and
Tom Schmidhauser and Rob McClung have also reported chromosome walks, though
it is my impression that these data are not really being accumulated in any
central fashion.

Dan Ebbole has recently acquired the YAC library from FGSC, and suggests that
FGSC might provide hybridization filters as a service.

My impression is that there is not a well-coordinated effort to map the Neurospora genome at present, and that this remains a fertile area for discussion
at Asilomar.
Chuck


From todell@u.washington.edu Mon Oct 24 17:31:42 EDT 1994
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From: Thomas O'Dell <todell@u.washington.edu>
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legumes (especially sub genera Papillionoideae and Mimosoideaea) tend to 
be highly va mycorrhiza dependant. the plant-fungal-bacterial symbiosis 
is commly referred to as tripartite and has been the subject of 
considerable research. certainly hundreds of papers exist on the topic 
particularly re soybean, clover and other ag. crop plants. 
actinorrhizal (frankia-nodulated) plants also tend to be mycorrhizal, va 
or ecto (e.g. alnus; dryas) depending on the plant species.



From mlsbb3embm@dct.ac.uk Mon Oct 24 22:20:18 EDT 1994
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	I hope someone here can help me with a fictitios grant proposal I have
to make.

	The topic I've been given is to develop a research programme around an
expedition to the Amazonian Rainforest to isolate new wood decay fungi for
potential use in the pulp and papermaking industries, also including costing of
the proposals.

	As it is I don't have a clue, so I would appreciate if you could post
(or e-mail) information regardin the following: wood decay fungi; the pulp and
papermaking industries; grant proposals; and costing.

	Many thanks,
		    Ewan Mollison.


From REDHEADS@NCCCOT.AGR.CA Mon Oct 24 22:20:19 EDT 1994
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Regarding burn site fungi- in Canada you might try contacting
Keith Egger at "kegger@kean.ucs.mun.ca"  He studies cup fungi
associated with burns.


From Lenja V. Bystrykh Mon Oct 24 22:20:20 EDT 1994
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Hi 
I did not work with fungi too much although I am microbiologist.
During my student project I collected some strange fungi in an Ural
Region in Russia. There was a fire in forest about week before I've started.
An amasing fact was that a lot of colored plasmodia and cup-like fungi (like a
small coffee cup) were growing in plenty on a groung where all other plants and
grass were burned out. I could never find the same species in a neighbourhood where fire
din not happened.
Apparently a forest fire is a disaster, but seems to be
a great fun for mycologist. Has anybody in USA studied fungi in burned forests?

About medicinal tea. The fungus I saw in use for the tea was not plasmodium, 
neither colored. It formed a sheet layer with some gelly stuff beneath.

Lenja


From CABI-BIONET@CABI.org Tue Oct 25 12:31:20 EDT 1994
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From dhaas@HUGO.FSUFAY.EDU Tue Oct 25 12:31:21 EDT 1994
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I had a student ask an interesting question this AM.  "Are there any plants
that form mutualistic relationships with both bacteria and fungi at the same
time?"  I told her that I couldn't give her a specific example but I didn't
see why it couldn't happen. Does anyone know of examples of this?  Do legumes
containing Rhizobium also show endo or ecto mycorrhizal associations?

Dave


From Mullin@nbnet.nb.ca Tue Oct 25 12:31:22 EDT 1994
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I am ultimately attempting to grow, on a commercial level, either the
T. ponderosum or the T. caligatum and I am starting from scratch.
I am not that familiar about how to grow these species and I would
appreciate any help in locating relevant information.

Thanks in advance
Robert Mullin


From jfrigot@ucdavis.edu Tue Oct 25 12:31:23 EDT 1994
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Hello, 

I am perplexed by your inquiry about Kombucha tea.  I thought that
Kombucha was a japanese tea, made with kombu, a seaweed.  It is a tea
commonly drunken in Japan, and I never heard anything about it being
related to mushroom tea.  So I supposed that you may be reffering to
something different.  Can you tell me about it?    

Jerome F Rigot
Department of Environmental Toxicology
University of California
Davis, CA 95616
(916)752-5896
e-mail: jfrigot@envtox.ucdavis.edu 
or: jfrigot@ucdavis.edu


From sannis@uoguelph.ca Tue Oct 25 12:31:24 EDT 1994
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From: sannis@uoguelph.ca (Seanna Annis)
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mlsbb3embm@dct.ac.uk wrote:



: 	I hope someone here can help me with a fictitios grant proposal I have
: to make.

: 	The topic I've been given is to develop a research programme around an
: expedition to the Amazonian Rainforest to isolate new wood decay fungi for
: potential use in the pulp and papermaking industries, also including costing of
: the proposals.

: 	As it is I don't have a clue, so I would appreciate if you could post
: (or e-mail) information regardin the following: wood decay fungi; the pulp and
: papermaking industries; grant proposals; and costing.

: 	Many thanks,
: 		    Ewan Mollison.

I would suggest going to the library and looking up industrial mycology.  
There is a lot of interest in using fungal enzymes ie from wood decay 
fungi to break down lignin etc in wood, avoiding the use of chlorine and 
other chemicals to bleach the pulp. 
You probably will also want to look up wood decay fungi, or 
basidiomycetes as a broad group, and look for habitat range, if possible 
they could be found in the rainforest.  Supposedly you may find new 
species so if in your proposal you can state that other fungi are found 
in the area there is a good chance you may find some new species.  
Typically funding is vague, you should ask your prof. how exact they want 
it.  Think of travel costs, labour costs, living expense, and rough lab 
equipment costs, people typically estimate these on grants anyways.
As for writing a grant proposal, it has to be concise reasonably 
detailed. See if your prof has an example.   Good luck, this is an 
interesting area of research.  Seanna  (sannis@uoguelph.ca)



From stamets1@aol.com Tue Oct 25 17:08:00 EDT 1994
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Subject: are there any poisonous polypores ?
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     Besides those ingesting MAO inhibitors and some reports of polypores
growing on Eucalyptus being occasionally toxic, does anyone know of a
truly poisonous polypore?

    Please include any references, if possible.

paul stamets
po box 7634
olympia, wa. 98507




From william783@aol.com Wed Oct 26 10:55:09 EDT 1994
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It is probably all too obvious that I'm not a mycologist.

But I've was told about a gelatinous mushroom that grows is Oregon.
I actually saw one in Oct of '92 (my how times flies) at a Mychology
workshop.  I didn't write the name down.  Can anyone guide me to what it
is called and if there are more than one.   I'm particularly interested in
its range, and in any native american uses of it.

A woman in California who makes paper out of mushrooms said at this
workshop that it could be use as a sizing.

Any help will be appreciated.

And good hunting this Autumn.

William


From lorelei@U.WASHINGTON.EDU Wed Oct 26 10:55:10 EDT 1994
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On 24 Oct 1994, William783 wrote:
> But I've was told about a gelatinous mushroom that grows is Oregon.
> I actually saw one in Oct of '92 (my how times flies) at a Mychology
> workshop.  I didn't write the name down.  Can anyone guide me....>

	William.  We shall probably need a little more information than 
you have given us.  If the mushroom was the consistency of jelly and an 
edible, you may be referring to Auricularia auricula (sometimes called a 
Tree Ear) which is brown colored.  There are two types of Witche's Butter 
(Tremella mesenterica and Dacrymyces palmatus) which are brilliant 
yellow.  There is a little whitish mushroom with "teeth" on the underside 
sometimes called the Jelly Tooth (Pseudohydnum gelatinosum).  And there 
is also the orange colored Phlogiotis helvelloides(Apricot Jelly Mushroom).
Other possibilities include Exidia glandulosa, Tremella cerebriformis, 
Guepiniopsis (Heterotextus) alpina, and Calocera viscosa, among others.
	Could you describe what you remember?
Lorelei


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To European biologists concerned with the systematics of invertebratesb and 
microorganisms

____________________________
First Announcement of
EuroLOOP Workshop II
Amsterdam, 27-30th March 1995
____________________________


EW II is the sequel to the First Workshop held in Tervuren, Belgium in June 
1994 where  representatives from institutions in 22 European countries and 
>from  three International Institutes founded EuroLOOP as a part of 
BioNET-INTERNATIONAL - the global network for biosystematics of 
Invertebrates and Microorganisms.

EuroLOOP seeks to mobilise, pool and enhance the biosystematic resources of 
its member centres of excellence, and through donor-funded programmes make 
these available to BioNET- INTERNATIONAL LOOPs in developing countries to 
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biodiversity.

EuroLOOP aims to provide the EU, and the national and federal governments of 
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From lmelvill@uoguelph.ca Wed Oct 26 20:44:12 EDT 1994
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LenjaV.Bystrykh wrote:
: Hi 
: I did not work with fungi too much although I am microbiologist.
: During my student project I collected some strange fungi in an Ural
: Region in Russia. There was a fire in forest about week before I've started.
: An amasing fact was that a lot of colored plasmodia and cup-like fungi (like a
: small coffee cup) were growing in plenty on a groung where all other plants and
: grass were burned out. I could never find the same species in a neighbourhood where fire
: din not happened.
: Apparently a forest fire is a disaster, but seems to be
: a great fun for mycologist. Has anybody in USA studied fungi in burned forests?

	Ectendomyorrhizal fungi are common in post-fire sites. Maybe a 
Wilcoxina sp.. Keith Egger is an expert on Post-fire ascomycetes. 
He used to be at Memorial University in St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, 
but may be back in western Canada. lew


From lmelvill@uoguelph.ca Wed Oct 26 20:44:13 EDT 1994
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From: lmelvill@uoguelph.ca (Lewis Melville)
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Peter Herman x5495 (rpeter@nmsu.edu) wrote:
: >I had a student ask an interesting question this AM.  "Are there any plants
: >that form mutualistic relationships with both bacteria and fungi at the same
: >time?"  

	Alnus sp. ( alder ) forms an association with Frankia ( an 
actinomycete ) and Alpova sp. ectomycorrhizal fungi. Dryas sp. forms an 
association with Frankia and many types of ectomycorrhizal fungi, such as 
Hebeloma sp., Cenococcum sp., Laccaria sp.. Both Alnus and Dryas occur in 
northern and Boreal forest, often in nutrient depleted zones or recently 
glaciated regions. It appears as though they need the extra help to 
establish themselves in difficult growing areas. The Frankia provides a 
Nitrogen boost, and the fungi colonize the roots for sugars produced by 
the plant and fungal hyphae grow out into the soil and acquire Phosphorus 
and other minerals which are not accessible to the plant. Or so the 
theory goes... 
There are also nitrogen fixing bacteria found in association with several 
ectomycorrhizal fungi in the mantle which surrounds the plant roots. 
The root, bacteria, and fungi, also interact with other soil organisms 
such as nematodes, all the way across the chain to small mammals which 
dig up truffles of hypogeous mycorrhizal fungi, eat them, and then 
disperse the spores of the fungi in their excrement, etc, etc,.... 
Soil microenvironments are very complex........
lewis melville 


From prabhuv@duke.usask.ca Wed Oct 26 20:44:14 EDT 1994
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Plants that have N fixing bacteria such as soybean form VA mycorrhizae, 
and others like Alnus form ectendo and ectomycorrhizae (perhaps VA too) and 
there are several good studies demonstrating that N fixation increases the 
phosphate demand (thru increased growth) which is supplied by the fungus (or 
vice versa; chicken or egg argument).


From mflorian@SUN10.INF.UNITN.IT Wed Oct 26 20:44:15 EDT 1994
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>  Hi  
>  I did not work with fungi too much although I am microbiologist.
>  During my student project I collected some strange fungi in an Ural
>  Region in Russia. There was a fire in forest about week before I've started.
>  An amasing fact was that a lot of colored plasmodia and cup-like fungi (like a
>  small coffee cup) were growing in plenty on a groung where all other plants and
>  grass were burned out. I could never find the same species in a neighbourhood where fire
>  din not happened.
>  Apparently a forest fire is a disaster, but seems to be
>  a great fun for mycologist. Has anybody in USA studied fungi in burned forests?
>  
>  About medicinal tea. The fungus I saw in use for the tea was not plasmodium,  
>  neither colored. It formed a sheet layer with some gelly stuff beneath.
>  
>  Lenja


                                                          Rovereto, October 26, 1994.

Hi Lenja !

I'm Marco Floriani, an Italian computer student very fond of mycology. I've read your message about the fungi you have found and I'm very interested about the cup-like ones (not the plasmodiums). If you want to give me some information about them you can write me. I like studying Ascomycetes (especially the ones of a certain size) and I hope someone else will write about the interesting species they find (I would like to know especially something about the genus Peziza). If someone knows the Internet addre

ss of some other "Ascomycetologist" (may I use this word?) please let me know.

Marco Floriani
Via Vigolana, 8
I-38057 Pergine Valsugana (TN)
Internet address: mflorian@sun10.info.unitn.it


From A.F.Brown@bradford.ac.uk Wed Oct 26 20:44:16 EDT 1994
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From: A.F.Brown@bradford.ac.uk (FRED)
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I'm trying to find information on how our ancestors perhaps used fungi in 
their lives.
I've come across a few cases, such as the man in the ice near Austria found 
recently, but I want more than just one photo and a paragraph.
The medicinal side of things is an interest of mine, but I would love to hear 
of any leads investigating the ritual use of psychoactive fungi within 
these cultures.
I'm studying Archaeology at Bradford, and I would like some serious feedback 
and not just opinions on 'cool trips' and the like.
Ta.


From EVERSL@AXE.HUMBOLDT.EDU Thu Oct 27 11:06:15 EDT 1994
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In 1992, the FOWM (Foray of Western Mycolgists) met in Northern California.
Dr. J. Trappe (Oregon State University) was here with two mycologists from 
Mexico. Perhaps he can help you. 

Linda Evers
eversl@axe.humboldt.edu


From rpeter@nmsu.edu Thu Oct 27 11:06:16 EDT 1994
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From: rpeter@nmsu.edu (Peter Herman x5495)
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In article <94102409463026@hugo.fsufay.edu> dhaas@HUGO.FSUFAY.EDU writes:
>I had a student ask an interesting question this AM.  "Are there any plants
>that form mutualistic relationships with both bacteria and fungi at the same
>time?"  I told her that I couldn't give her a specific example but I didn't
>see why it couldn't happen. Does anyone know of examples of this?  Do legumes
>containing Rhizobium also show endo or ecto mycorrhizal associations?
>
>Dave


You are correct in your assumption that legumes can be nodulated by
rhizobia and be mycorrhizal as well.  I know for sure it occurs in
Pisum, Trifolium and Medacago having read papers on all these with
nodules and VAM.  I don't know for sure if Alnus or Myrica and the
other streptomycete symbionts but I would be surprised if it is not
the case


Peter Herman
Biology
New Mexico State Univ.



From thanh@wwg3.uovs.ac.za Thu Oct 27 11:06:16 EDT 1994
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Hi!
For most of people yeasts are Sac. cerevisiae.
For most of yeastists yeasts are the fungi with single cells stage of 
development. But Mucor spp. can give us such kind of cells in condition 
without O2 as well.  
So, how do you think about "what are yeast" and "their origin"?

    origin of yeasts:
          / ...                    / fungi1             / yeasts
    Fungi - ...        or    yeast - fungi2     or    X - fungi
          \ yeasts                 \ fungi...           \ ...

    or ...

Have a nice day!
Thanh

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Vu Nguyen Thanh
Dept. Microbiology & Biochemistry
The University of the Orange Free State
PO Box 339,  Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
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From rarnold@teleport.com Thu Oct 27 11:06:17 EDT 1994
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Would you please help me?

I am seeking info on the cultivation of Clitocybe nuda (=Lepista nuda).
I was informed that this species is being raised in the UK.  Would
you be kind enough to "point" me towards sources of information concerning
the cultivation - perhaps even commercially - of this fine fungi?

Let me thank you in advance for any assistance,

Ralph D. Arnold

Ralph D. Arnold  rarnold@teleport.com
P.O. Box 889, Oregon City, OR  97045
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From tgoliber@alleg.edu Thu Oct 27 14:10:06 EDT 1994
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One of my Intro. Biology students last year took an interest in slime  
molds and now wants do some independent research with them.  I'd like to  
encourage her but my background is in plant physiology and development and  
I know almost nothing about slime molds.  Can anyone in this group suggest  
ideas for undergraduate-level slime mold projects?  Or alternately, are  
there any good books or other references we could go to for ideas?   So  
far we've had an easy time of growing up Physarum from spores and watching  
it (them?) move around on an agar plate, but that's getting boring fast.   
Thanks in advance for any and all help.

Tom Goliber  (tgoliber@alleg.edu)
Dept. of Biology
Allegheny College 



From EVERSL@AXE.HUMBOLDT.EDU Fri Oct 28 21:40:38 EDT 1994
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From: EVERSL@AXE.HUMBOLDT.EDU
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Hello, everyone,

My name is Linda Evers.  I'm a mycology grad student (Humboldt State Univ.
Arcata, CA, USA).  i'm trying to isolate naematode capturing fungi, and need
to know how to establish naematodes in culture, ie. what bateria is best 
to maintain cultures, what agar, etc.  I think I have some fungal species
in culture already but I need to isolate and verify them.

All help is gratefully accepted.

Linda Evers
eversl@axe.humboldt.edu


From JGBENNET@SCIENCE.watstar.uwaterloo.ca Fri Oct 28 21:40:39 EDT 1994
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	I'm trying to complete a very small research projest conducted 
during a field course in algonquin park. I am looking at the time required 
for basidiomycetes (Clavariaceae in particular) to begin releasing spores 
after being exposed to rain. My data collection as has many sources of 
error, but I'm doing my best to understand it.
	I would like some info on factors effecting spore release, if 
there has been other work completed on this subject, and any other advice 
you would like to give me or refer me to. This is not a huge project and is 
due shortly but any help would be much appreciated.
	

	Thank you
	Jamie Bennett
	U of waterloo
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J Bennett





From stametsfam@aol.com Fri Oct 28 21:40:40 EDT 1994
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     I am perplexed by Sparassis crispa. Not mycorrhizal,
 it does seem to be dependent on complex ecological
 constituents. I have gotten so far as to get a flat
 plateau of convoluted ridges - an aborted  fruitbody -
on  sterilized conifer sawdust. Does anyone have any 
insights into its ecology or suggestions for its cultivation
 - indoors or outdoors in natural landscapes. Does anyone
 know of any successes in cultivation?

     Thank you very much. 

Paul Stamets   Stamets1@aol.com


From ISING@MACOLLAMH.UCD.IE Fri Oct 28 21:40:41 EDT 1994
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Dear Louis,
 
A good medium for isolating white rot fungi is given in the
following paper.
 
Field et al., Biodegradtion of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by
new isolates of white rot fungi. Applied and Environmental
Microbiology, (1992) 58, 2219-2226
 
Once you have isolated some fungi you could try the method described
by Alleman et. al. A rapid method to screen fungi for resistance to
toxic chemicals. Biodegradation, 4, 125-129
 
If you would like copies of these refs then let me know and I will
send them to you.
 
All the best,
 
Ian Singleton,
Dept Industrial Microbiology,
University College,
Dublin 4,
Ireland.
 
E-mail: ising@macollamh.ucd.ie


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In article <38fdli$f6t@newsbf01.news.aol.com>, william783@aol.com 
(William783) writes:
>It is probably all too obvious that I'm not a mycologist.
>
>But I've was told about a gelatinous mushroom that grows is Oregon.
>I actually saw one in Oct of '92 (my how times flies) at a Mychology
>workshop.  I didn't write the name down.  Can anyone guide me to what it
>is called and if there are more than one.   

Could you give us a color (orange, yellow, brown, clear, etc.) to narrow 
this down a bit?		-RSW

  RICHARD WINDER                    Title: Research Scientist
  Canadian Forest Service           Phone: (604) 363-0773
  Victoria, B.C.                    Internet: RWINDER@A1.PFC.Forestry.CA


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From: mflorian@SUN10.INF.UNITN.IT (Marco Floriani)
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>     Besides those ingesting MAO inhibitors and some reports of polypores
>growing on Eucalyptus being occasionally toxic, does anyone know of a
>truly poisonous polypore?
>
>     Please include any references, if possible.

>paul stamets
>po box 7634
>olympia, wa. 98507


                                       Rovereto (Italy), October 27, 1994.

Dear Paul,
   some time has passed since you asked whether someone could give you any
information about  poisonous species of Polyporus.  I'm sorry if I answer
just today, but I've discovered this Micology section on the Web just some
days ago. I think that  with the word "Polyporus"  you meant to indicate,
in a broader sense, that big group of genera which grow generally on wood
and have a porose hymenium, which where some years ago called Polyporus
s.l.. If I'm right, you could be glad to know thatthere is a species of
Albatrellus (or Scutiger, if you prefer to call it this way)  which is
strongly suspected to own some kind of toxicity; its name is Albatrellus
subrubescens (Murril) Pouzar 1972 (synonymous of Albatrellus
similis Pouzar 1966), and it is a species closely related to the very
common (or at least, very common in Europe) Albatrellus ovinus (Schaeff.
ex Fr.) Kotl. & Pouz. 1957, which is notoriously an edible species (in
Italy it is known as the "bread mushroom").
   The differences between these two species are quite relevant: A.
subrubescens owns some kind of orange hues, especially on the pores, which
A. ovinus lacks. I know that A. similis owns more often then A. ovinus
also a violaceous coloration. Finally, and this is perhaps the most
important difference between the two fungi, the spores of A. subrubescens
are amyloid, while the ones of A. ovinus are not. And you can guess if
they are also macroscopically, putting a drop of Melzer's reagent on the
pores. It is interesting to note that A. subrubescens is a species
recently discovered, even if it seems to be at least as common as A.
ovinus. Unfortunately, I can't tell you if it is common in my country, as
I never checked if the distinctly violaceus Albatrellus I found had
amyloid spores. But I'm almost sure they were A. subrubescens.
   As regards the toxicity of Albatrellus subrubescens, I can't tell you
much, as it is just a suspect species. In 1986 Breitenbach wrote that it
was an edible species, and so do other authors. But several other books
(e.g.: R. Mazza, 1994) talk about this presumed poisonous properties, even
if no mortal cases have ever verified. If you want to know something more,
please tell me, and I will look for precise information. I would be glad
if someone wanted to talk also about "wild" fungi and their
classification, and not just about their cultivation (I do not mean that
these topics are not important, howewer).

The news cited above were taken from the two most widely known (in Europe)
books on Aphyllophorales, which are:

1) W. Julich, 1984: Die Nichtblatterpilze, Gallertpilze und Bauchpilze
   Kleine Kryptogamenflora Band II Teil b/1;
2) J. Breitenbach, F. Kranzlin, 1986: Pilze der Schweiz, Band 2
   Nichtblatterpilze.

My address is:

                           Marco Floriani
                          Via Vigolana, 8
                  I - 38057 Pergine Valsugana (TN)
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>     Besides those ingesting MAO inhibitors and some reports of polypores
>growing on Eucalyptus being occasionally toxic, does anyone know of a
>truly poisonous polypore?
>
>     Please include any references, if possible.

>paul stamets
>po box 7634
>olympia, wa. 98507


Rovereto (Italy), October 27, 1994.

Dear Paul,
some time has passed since you asked whether someone could give
you any information about  poisonous species of Polyporus.  I'm
sorry if I answer just today, but I've discovered this Micology
section on the Web just some days ago.
I think that  with the word "Polyporus"  you meant to indicate,
in a broader sense, that big group of genera which  grow
generally on wood and have a porose hymenium, which where some
years ago called Polyporus s.l.. If I'm right, you could be
glad to know thatthere is a species of Albatrellus (or
Scutiger, if you prefer to call it this way)  which is strongly
suspected to own some kind of toxicity; its name is Albatrellus
subrubescens (Murril) Pouzar 1972 (synonymous of Albatrellus
similis Pouzar 1966), and it is a species closely related to
the very common (or at least, very common in Europe)
Albatrellus ovinus (Schaeff. ex Fr.) Kotl. & Pouz. 1957, which
is notoriously an edible species (in Italy it is known as the
"bread mushroom").
The differences between these two species are quite relevant:
A. subrubescens owns some kind of orange hues, especially on the
pores, which A. ovinus lacks. I know that A. similis owns more
often then A. ovinus also a violaceous coloration. Finally, and
this is perhaps the most important difference between the two
fungi, the spores of A. subrubescens are amyloid, while the ones
of A. ovinus are not. And you can guess if they are also
macroscopically, putting a drop of Melzer's reagent on the
pores. It is interesting to note that A. subrubescens is a
species very recently discovered, even if it seems to be at
least as common as A. ovinus. Unfortunately, I can't tell you if
it is common in my country, as I never checked if the distinctly
violaceus Albatrellus I found had amyloid spores. But I'm almost
sure they were A. subrubescens.
As regards the toxicity of Albatrellus subrubescens, I can't
tell you much, as it is just a suspect species. In 1986
Breitenbach wrote that it was an edible species, and so do other
authors. But several other books (e.g.: R. Mazza, 1994) talk
about this presumed poisonous properties, even if no mortal
cases have ever verified. If you want to know something more,
please tell me, and I will look for precise information. I would
be glad if someone wanted to talk also about "wild" fungi and
their classification, and not just about their cultivation (I do
not mean that these topics are not important, howewer).

The news cited above were taken from the two most widely known
(in Europe) books on Aphyllophorales, which are:

1) W. Julich, 1984: Die Nichtblatterpilze, Gallertpilze und
   Bauchpilze - Kleine Kryptogamenflora Band II Teil b/1;
2) J. Breitenbach, F. Kranzlin, 1986: Pilze der Schweiz, Band 2
   Nichtblatterpilze.

My address is:

Marco Floriani
Via Vigolana, 8
I - 38057 Pergine Valsugana (TN)
Internet address: mflorian@sun10.info.unitn.it


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From bncraig@bud.peinet.pe.ca Fri Oct 28 21:40:45 EDT 1994
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Are you aware of any chemical treatment that can be applied to potato 
tubers to eliminate rhizoctonia?

Thanks for your time.

Brian Craig
bncraig@bud.peinet.pe.ca



From LOUIS@agric.up.ac.za Fri Oct 28 21:40:46 EDT 1994
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I am currently doing research on the potential of WRF to biodegrade 
xenobiotics.  The problem is that the cultures I am working on are relative 
low enzyme producers.  I need to isolate a few high producers of enzumes 
like LiP and MnP.  Can someone recommend a good isolation medium for WRF 
>from  rotten wood etc. 

Thanks in advance

Greetings from the New South Africa.

Louis
Environmental Biotech Lab
University of Pretoria
e-mail:louis@agric.up.ac.za


From REDHEADS@NCCCOT.AGR.CA Fri Oct 28 21:40:47 EDT 1994
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Hi Peter - Please contact me again.  I lost your email
address.
Thanks . Scott Redhead


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I am frequently asked how to get rid of mushrooms,
particularly from lawns.  Depending upon which kinds of
mushrooms the answer may be obvious or not at all obvious. 
Mushrooms on buried wood or rotting roots may be eliminated
by removing the substrate (often easier said than done). 
Mushroom which are mycorrhizal come with the associated tree
or shrub usually planted nearby and the cute may be more
drastic than the "problem".  However, for the other
categories, the soil or thatch inhabiting species, it is
sometimes recommended that changing the soil pH might help,
for example by liming the soil.  Of course what might happen
is that one mushroom flora might be exchanged for another. 
 
My question to the mycology net is this - Does anyone know of
a type of commercially available treatment for soils such as
lawns, or gardens, which might be sprinkled on (liquid or
powder form) which will either kill most basidiomycetes or at
least suppress fruiting?  It would need to be legal in Canada
but I am open to learning what might be used in other
countries.  If you know of such a treatment perhaps you could
let us know what other effects it might have, i.e. it kills
mycorrhizal plants, is toxic to humans, dogs, leaves residues
which last decades, that sort of thing.  
 
Thanks.  I look forward to a discussion on this often
requested remedy.  
 
Oh yes - I normally like mushrooms and do not consider them
to be pests just because they fruit on lawns, but each person
has their own views.
 
Scott Redhead
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada


From bss097@clss1.bangor.ac.uk Sat Oct 29 15:48:09 EDT 1994
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Hiya,

Have any oomycetologists out there come across plasmids in any Phytophthora 
spp. (or other oomycete spp.)? I haven't come across any reports in the 
literature but I haven't searched exhaustively.
Any pointers would be welcome.

Gareth Wyn Griffith
University of Wales
Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW



From lorelei@U.WASHINGTON.EDU Sat Oct 29 15:48:10 EDT 1994
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From: lorelei@U.WASHINGTON.EDU (Lorelei Norvell)
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On 28 Oct 1994, Herbs WA wrote:
> By polypores, I assume that you mean boletes and all their cousins. The 
> true polypores are all woody, inedible things that are usually found on 
> trees and stumps-- the conks and the bracket fungi. As far as boletes are 
> concerned, the only ones that are trully poisonous have red pores-- there 
> was actaully a death in Oregon from one of these only 10 days ago. (It is 
> the first case I have ever heard of)
> 
> Apparently the poisoning involved a couple who ate Boletus pulcherrimus 
(formerly known as eastwoodiae).  The wife recovered, the husband died.  
Would have to check with the Toxicology Chairman of the Oregon 
Myc9ological society to be certain, but I believe that the husband 
already had a medical history with other complications.  Both were quite 
ill, however.
	Normally, we don't really consider Boletes to be Polypores.....
Lorelei


From slim@OLYMPUS.NET Sat Oct 29 15:48:12 EDT 1994
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From: slim@OLYMPUS.NET (EDThielk2)
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Subject: Exploring fungus culture
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Hi,
 
I am a high school biology teacher, and an amateur field mycologist.  
Every year I have students collect mushrooms, make observations on local 
diversity (Olympic Peninsula, Washington) and view spores under the 
microscope, etc.  
 
This year, while sampling the campus for bacteria, and growing some 
cultures, several agar plates sprouted fungus.
 
My question is - if I innoculate nutrient agar with spores from  
mushrooms collected in the field, could I expect some hyphae to grow?   I 
can't recall at the moment the constituents of the agar I am using up at 
school.  I believe that it is a yeast or beef extract with nutrient 
gelatin added.
 
All I really want at this point if for my students to see another stage 
in the cycle of the mushrooms they see in their yards and the forests 
around here. If the answer to this question is too complicated to do 
email, perhaps a reference would work.   
 
Thanks
 
David Thielk
Port Townsend, WA 
slim@pt.olympus.net



From biochem@clio.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de Sat Oct 29 15:48:13 EDT 1994
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In his mail "** What are yeast? **" Vu Nguyen Thanh wrote:

>Hi!
>For most of people yeasts are Sac. cerevisiae.
>For most of yeastists yeasts are the fungi with single cells stage of 
>development. But Mucor spp. can give us such kind of cells in condition 
>without O2 as well.  
>So, how do you think about "what are yeast" and "their origin"?

>    origin of yeasts:
>          / ...                    / fungi1             / yeasts
>    Fungi - ...        or    yeast - fungi2     or    X - fungi
>          \ yeasts                 \ fungi...           \ ...

>    or ...

>Have a nice day!
>Thanh

I've thought it over a while and came to this conclusion. Since there are 
some Zygomycete and Basidiomycete yeasts beneath the common Ascomycetes, my 
proposal is:

                                      ... 
                 /Neurospora         /
      /more fungi      /lots of fungi
Fungi -even more fungi -mushrooms (mnjam) -...    
      \yeasts          \some more poor yeasts -
                                             \

To say it short, yeasts are just degenerated filamentous fungi!
(Sorry to al "yeastists"!)

Warning: This sketch isn't based on any rRNA sequences. It is in fact 
the somewhat eccentric view of an molecular biology PhD candidate working 
with a filamentous fungus and not with yeast.

Christoph Kruell, Universitaet Duesseldorf, Germany


From rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA Sat Oct 29 15:48:13 EDT 1994
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In article <thanh.9.2EACE999@wwg3.uovs.ac.za>, thanh@wwg3.uovs.ac.za writes:
>
>Hi!
>For most of people yeasts are Sac. cerevisiae.
>For most of yeastists yeasts are the fungi with single cells stage of 
>development. But Mucor spp. can give us such kind of cells in condition 
>without O2 as well.  
>So, how do you think about "what are yeast" and "their origin"?
>
>    origin of yeasts:
>          / ...                    / fungi1             / yeasts
>    Fungi - ...        or    yeast - fungi2     or    X - fungi
>          \ yeasts                 \ fungi...           \ ...
>
>    or ...

I don't know if you can equate yeast cells with a hypothetical unicellular
protist/alagal ancestor- perhaps you can in the `lower' taxons.  Many higher 
filamentous fungi also produce yeast-like growth in liquid culture- whether 
this common adaptation is homologous or analagous to a reversion back to an 
ancestral form or not is an interesting question (essentially, is there 
recapitulation of evolution in fungi, as there seems to be in mammalian 
embryogenesis?), but I don't know if we have all the information we need to 
answer it.  Some claim that mycelia have developed analogously in the chytrid
line and the oomycete line from different ancestral precursors- why not the 
analagous development of yeasty propagules as well (particularly in the 
deuteromycetes)?  On the other hand, unicellular vegetative structures seem
to be important enough to be conserved throughout fungal evolution (I'm
thinking of germinated spores, and the ability of single-celled hyphal
fragments to propagate).  I'm not an expert in the field of fungal 
phylogeny- it would be interesting to hear what the lasted story on all of 
this is.  -RSW


  RICHARD WINDER                    Title: Research Scientist
  Canadian Forest Service           Phone: (604) 363-0773
  Victoria, B.C.                    Internet: RWINDER@A1.PFC.Forestry.CA


From stamets1@aol.com Sat Oct 29 15:48:14 EDT 1994
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In article <01HIT619NIZM004L6I@GW.AGR.CA>, REDHEADS@NCCCOT.AGR.CA writes:

I am also asked this with alarming frequency. 
My standard response isto recommend a credentialed 
psychotherapist so that the percieved 
victim of mushroom invasion can more deeply
 examine their fears/intolerance
of fungi. At the end of one's life, the fungi
 will win anyhow. (This statement seems
particularly disturbing with those not at peace 
with their own mortality.)

Besides removing the substrate, a layer of concrete
 also works. Otherwise
I know of no solution short of ecological catastrophe.

paul stamets


From stamets1@aol.com Sat Oct 29 15:48:15 EDT 1994
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In article <38rbh0$r04@newsbf01.news.aol.com>, herbswa@aol.com (Herbs WA)
writes:

Thanks but I do not consider Boletes to be true "polypores". They have
pores, but not in the same sense as is commonly accepted.

what species of Boletus was responsible for the poisoning?

paul 


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In article <Pine.3.89.9410282120.B27333-0100000@olympus.net>,
slim@OLYMPUS.NET (EDThielk2) writes:

If the spores are fresh, and for instance, if they are from Oyster
mushrooms,
the probability of your getting Oyster mushroom cultures is very high. If
1/20 gram of gentamycin sulfate is added to your agar media, most bacteria
will be inhibited. Always leave several plates uninoculated so that you 
can determine if any contamination is intrinsic to the media prep. process
or the transfer technique. In observing mycologists doing isolates over
the past twenty years, I have been amazed at how many try to do
isolations without a laminar flow hood, in rooms where dozens of
sporulating
mushrooms are pumping germ plasm into the air. This circumstance, I 
believe, has led to dozens of mislabelled cultures which are then passed
to others with some air of certainty. 

Good luck. And be prepared surprises. 

paul stamets



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From: herbswa@aol.com (Herbs WA)
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Subject: Polypores: poisonous
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By polypores, I assume that you mean boletes and all their cousins. The 
true polypores are all woody, inedible things that are usually found on 
trees and stumps-- the conks and the bracket fungi. As far as boletes are 
concerned, the only ones that are trully poisonous have red pores-- there 
was actaully a death in Oregon from one of these only 10 days ago. (It is 
the first case I have ever heard of)


From AB143@kdw01.kj.yamagata-u.ac.jp Wed Nov  2 00:14:33 EST 1994
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I am now measuring the hyphal growth of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on
sand medium. Hyphae tightly adhere to sand so extraction of hyphae is
unsuccessful.
Dose anybody have any information about the separation of hyphae from sand
(enzymatically, chemically) ?
Can anybody tell me the mechanisms of adhesion ?

Any help would be appreciated.

-- 
Keitaro Tawaraya
Yamagata University
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Phone:0235-23-1521(2402) Fax:0235-24-1801


From todell@u.washington.edu Wed Nov  2 00:14:36 EST 1994
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From: Thomas O'Dell <todell@u.washington.edu>
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The definitive treatment on ethnomycology is Mushrooms, Russia and 
History by R. Gordon and Valentina Wasson. published ca. 1957. 
unfontunately we have little information re paleo or prehistoric use of 
fungi... also unfortunately the cited reference is a rare book, but i'm 
sure they have it at Kew.
good luck!


From mflorian@sun10 Wed Nov  2 00:14:39 EST 1994
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	Hi !

	I'm Marco from Italy.

Is there anybody who likes studying Agaricales (I mean their classification,
not just  their biology  or cultivation). I'm particularly interested to the
family of Hygrophoraceae, especially the genera Cuphophyllus and Hygrocybe.
Please tell me if someone has got some specific literature about this topics.

Marco Floriani
mflorian@sun10.inf.unitn.it


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In article <JGBENNET.4.2EB00095@SCIENCE.watstar.uwaterloo.ca>,
JGBENNET@SCIENCE.watstar.uwaterloo.ca (J Bennett) writes:

Look for "Researches on Fungi" by Buller (V.1-7).  Good luck.


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In article <01HIT619NIZM004L6I@GW.AGR.CA>, REDHEADS@NCCCOT.AGR.CA writes:

If someone doesn't like a mushroom in the yard they can go and pull it up
and throw it away...

Phil McIntosh.  NDPM@AOL.com


From gash@u.washington.edu Wed Nov  2 00:14:50 EST 1994
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I am taking an general mycology course this quarter and we recently ran 
across this "truffle eating" fungus on the Olympic penninsula of 
Washington State.  Arora's book "Mushrooms Demystified" says it might 
possibly be worth eating, but he could find no literature on it.  My lab 
TA said he had read that it or another Cordyceps and the truffle host 
were used ritually (in Australia?).  My question for the newsgroup is: 
does anybody know of or have access to any references on the subject and 
Does the parasitic fungus or the truffle or the fungus and truffle or 
neither have hallucinogenic properties? Thanks for any responses.

 
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From 003768h@axe.acadiau.ca Wed Nov  2 00:14:54 EST 1994
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From: 003768h@axe.acadiau.ca (ANDREA HOYT)
Subject: Lactarius of the North
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I'm doing a project (undergraduate) on the genus Lactarius of Nova Scotia, 
Canada this year, and would appreciate any information or advise on 
literature, or recent studies.
Next year, I'll be doing a thesis on the Lactarii of the Yukon, northern 
British Columbia, and south-eastern Alaska.  As far as I have been able to 
ascertain, no scientific studies have ever been done on this genus for this 
area.  If anyone has any information on Lactarii of the North, I would be 
very happy to hear from you.  Also, if you can suggest books, articles, or 
recent studies, that would be grand.
Thank you very much.
	- Andrea J. Hoyt
	 Acadia University
	 e-mail address: 003768h@axe.acadiau.ca
	 or snail mail at:
		ASU Box 6341
		Wolfville, N.S.
		B0P 1X0  Canada



From REDHEADS@NCCCOT.AGR.CA Wed Nov  2 20:51:20 EST 1994
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Hi Andrea Hoyt - I presume that you are studying with Daryl
Grund in Nova Scotia.  He had a student working on Lactarius
who continued at the University of Toronto.  Check with David
Malloch to see if you can get a copy of her thesis on boreal
Lactarius species.  
 
I have a database on all published records of Canadian
agarics, chanterelles & boletes.  I can produce a printout of
all Lactarius species reported in the literature from any
province or territory and give references.  For example the
following have been reported from the Northwest Territories
and Yukon Territories.  See how much exploration can be done
up there!  You might also contact Orson K. Miller who
collected in the Yukon years ago and no doubt has more
collections.  We in Ottawa (DAOM) also have unpublished
records.  Contact us when you have a project outline.  
 
Lactarius sp.
     Jennings 1936: 2,4-5   
     Ohenoja 1971: 67       
NW 
 
Lactarius controversus?
     Dearness 1928: 121     
NW 
 
Lactarius deliciosus
     Spence 1932: 53        
     Miller 1972: 55-56     
     Chung 1984: 192        
NW YT
 
Lactarius dryadophilus
     Ohenoja & Ohenoja 1993: 182   
NW 
 
Lactarius glyciosmus
     Ohenoja & Ohenoja 1993: 182   
NW 
 
Lactarius hysginus
     Spence 1932: 53        
NW 
 
Lactarius lanceolatus
     Ohenoja & Ohenoja 1993: 183   
NW 
 
Lactarius lignyotus
     McArthur 1966: 161     
NW 
 
Lactarius nanus
     Ohenoja & Ohenoja 1993: 183   
NW 
 
Lactarius pseudouvidus
     Ohenoja & Ohenoja 1993: 184   
NW 
 
Lactarius rufus
     Chung 1984: 193        
     Ohenoja & Ohenoja 1993: 185   
NW YT
 
Lactarius salicis-herbaceae
     Ohenoja & Ohenoja 1993: 185   
NW 
 
Lactarius speciosus
     Parmelee 1968: 5       
     Parmelee 1969: 52      
NW 
 
Lactarius torminosus
     Spence 1932: 53        
     Chung 1984: 184,191    
     Schalkwijk-Barendsen 1991: 42,44,215    
     Ohenoja & Ohenoja 1993: 186   
NW YT
 
Lactarius torminosus?
     Dearness 1928: 121     
NW 
 
Lactarius vellereus
     Polunin 1934: 202      
NW 
 
Contact: Scott Redhead
          Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research
          Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
          Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6


From salvo@macgw1.crd.ge.com Thu Nov  3 20:57:25 EST 1994
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     I've been looking at a culture of Candida tropicalis under a microscope
at (1000 x) because subcultures from the primary culture weren't growing
well. I'm seeing something I need help explaining. Inside most of the cells
is an object about the size of a cell nucleus that's bouncing and tumbling
around in the cell very rapidly. I haven't noticed this in other cultures of
the organism. Is this a common artifact of microscopy? Is it a symptom of
something wrong with my culture? Thanks in advance.

                                             Dave Mobley 
                                             GE CR&D

                                              c/o Joe Salvo


From boe666@u.washington.edu Sun Nov  6 23:33:51 EST 1994
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From: boe666@u.washington.edu (P. Gordon Werner)
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stametsfam@aol.com (Paul Stamets) writes:

>     I am perplexed by Sparassis crispa. Not mycorrhizal,
> it does seem to be dependent on complex ecological
> constituents.

Its a parasite, not a mutualistic symbiont.  I've only seen 
it parasitising pine species, but it may affect other kinds 
of trees as well. 

PGW


From cisitm@albert.cad.cea.fr Sun Nov  6 23:33:52 EST 1994
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I'd like to know what kind of people i find on the net.

Students, Commercials, Adminitrations, Scientifics or what ??

Is anybody knows that or have statistical results ?


What are YOU doing in life ?

I am a system administrator.


Thanks for the answers and sorry for my english .....



Bye


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From Tom@bio.tamu.edu Sun Nov  6 23:33:53 EST 1994
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From: TOM@BIO.TAMU.EDU ("Tom Adams")
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From em446611@RSB18.CEM.ITESM.MX Sun Nov  6 23:33:54 EST 1994
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Hi!
I'm a mexican boy who is studying Chemistry, and i've been looking for Information about latest researches on Penicillium chrysogenum. I wonder if you could help me by sending me information of journals, addresses, e-mails or articles where i can find something about the subject. My e-mail address is 
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	I would be very grateful if you could help me.
			Thank you very much.

					Alexis Flores Diamant


From ilag@Frodo.MGH.Harvard.EDU Sun Nov  6 23:33:54 EST 1994
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Can anyone tell me where to purchase Novozyme 234?  Thanks in advance.


From ilag@Frodo.MGH.Harvard.EDU Sun Nov  6 23:33:55 EST 1994
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Can someone post on this newsgroup details of the EMBO Filamentous Fungi
Workshop to be held in UK next year?  Or provide names and issue numbers
of scientific journals which carry advertisements for this meeting?  THanks
in advance.  Larry Ilag


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From claudes@ESSEX.HSC.COLORADO.EDU Sun Nov  6 23:33:57 EST 1994
Article: 1050 of bionet.mycology
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From: claudes@ESSEX.HSC.COLORADO.EDU (Claude Selitrennikoff)
Newsgroups: bionet.mycology
Subject: Re: novozyme 234
Date: 4 Nov 1994 14:52:17 -0800
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On 4 Nov 1994 ilag@Frodo.MGH.Harvard.EDU wrote:

> Can anyone tell me where to purchase Novozyme 234?  Thanks in advance.
> 
novozym 243 can be purchased from Sigma.

Best

Claude Selitrennikoff



From flaherty@ppg01.sc.hp.com Sun Nov  6 23:33:58 EST 1994
Article: 1051 of bionet.mycology
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From: flaherty@ppg01.sc.hp.com (Rose Flaherty [contractor thru 11/94 x8896])
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Subject: Scholarships Available
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               Scholarships Available from
        The Mycological Society of San Francisco

To honor the memory of Esther Colton Whited and the ever-
present counsel of Dr. Harry Thiers, The MSSF offers
scholarships to outstanding students of mycology who are
attending institutions of higher learning in northern California.
Interested applicants should be advised that the scholarship
committee prefers candidates at the graduate level doing
research in agaricology. The following conditions are imposed:

1. Submit two letters of recommendation, one of which must be
>from  a professor of mycology.
2. Submit a description of your research project.
3. Agree to give a presentation at a general membership meeting
of the MSSF.

The deadline for applicants is December 1, 1994. Send all
documents to: Scholarship Committee, Attention Robert Mackler,
157 Mesa Ct., Hercules, CA 94547-1451


From REDHEADS@NCCCOT.AGR.CA Sun Nov  6 23:33:59 EST 1994
Article: 1052 of bionet.mycology
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From: REDHEADS@NCCCOT.AGR.CA
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Subject: Kambucha & Mushroom Ban
Date: 6 Nov 1994 13:57:13 -0800
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With regard to Kambucha again.  I see it made the "National
Examiner" (Nov. 8, 1994, p. 40), a US based gossip weekly,
with the following headline, "Magic Mushroom Tea Fights Off
Wrinkles".  It is said there to contain usnic acid.  They
also have special dishes for growing the "thing".  You
wouldn't believe the other claims.
 
With regard to eliminating mushrooms - nobody had any
brilliant ideas, aside from picking all of them or cementing
over the backyard, neither of which was necessarily
brilliant.


From bmook1@cc.swarthmore.edu Sun Nov  6 23:34:00 EST 1994
Article: 1053 of bionet.mycology
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From: bmook1@cc.swarthmore.edu (Barry Mook)
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Subject: Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
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Dear Fellow Biologists,

	I am a student at Swarthmore College, PA and am currently taking a MicoBio
seminar in which we are required to present a proposal which we put
together ourselves.  I have chosen to work on tuberculosis (Mycobacterium
Tuberculosis) and to take a closer look at what possible alternatives to
using antibiotics would be.  Currently, isoniazid, ethionamide, ethambutol,
pyrazidamide or a combination of any of these are being used to treat the
disease.  Because of incorrect or incomplete usage of these drugs, however,
resistance is developing quite rapidly.  Drug resistant strains of TB can
be found mostly in Africa and some parts of India.  
	My question to you is the following: Can you help me find some references
on the activation of Macrophages in which the Mycobacteria remain for an
extended period of time?  If so, what is the name of the protein or factor
that does so and where does it map to?  So far, I have been able to find
some info on IFN-gamma, but not on its gene location...if you know
something I don't, please drop me a short note over e-mail...thanks


Barry

bmook1@cc.swarthmore.edu


From devtrix@netcom.com Sun Nov  6 23:34:01 EST 1994
Article: 1054 of bionet.mycology
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From: devtrix@netcom.com (Matthew B. Wood)
Subject: Phototrophism in mushrooms? Please comment.
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Hi there.

Just a very amateur mycologist here with some questions.

The growth of certain species of mushrooms seems dependent on sunlight, or
at least an artificial light if cultivated in the lab.  I am wondering if
mushrooms are inherently phototrophic, like photosynthesizing plants, or
if some species just benefit more from exposure to light.

Will photo-responsive mushrooms grow more vigorously under stronger light
as opposed to weaker light?  Like some plants, will certain mushrooms elongate
less and grow thicker if exposed to strong light?  And finally, if this is
the case, what chemical actions are taking place within the fruiting body
of the mushroom to make it a different form and function from its parent
mycelia?

Hoping these questions aren't TOO vague....

Matthew
mbwood@netcom.com
 


From tumbug@aol.com Mon Nov  7 19:19:29 EST 1994
Article: 1055 of bionet.mycology
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From: tumbug@aol.com (Tumbug)
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Subject: Re: Puget Sound Wild Mushroom Show
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In article <36snmu$am3@news.u.washington.edu>, vicka@wrq.com (the Littlest
Orc) writes:

its a great show. excellent examples of many NW mushrooms available to
inspect


From MULROY@EPISAS.EPI.WISC.EDU Mon Nov  7 19:19:30 EST 1994
Article: 1056 of bionet.mycology
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From: MULROY@EPISAS.EPI.WISC.EDU (Bob, just plain Bob)
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Subject: Re: Eliminating Mushrooms
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In-Reply-To: REDHEADS@NCCCOT.AGR.CA's message of 28 Oct 1994 09:31:55 -0700

Why on earth would anyone wan't to get rid of mushrooms? Refer these people for
counseling!

Aternatively, they could scatter a 1:1 mixture of copper sulphate and sodium
clorate in their yard at a rate of about 500 grams per square meter.  This 
should eliminate all mushrooms and give a yard a very uniform look.

If you like mud. 

Bob Mulroy, Successful and ruthless monoparent, 