From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun May 01 23:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!agate!dog.ee.lbl.gov!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!news-feed-2.peachnet.edu!umn.edu!news From: brambl@graz.cbs.umn.edu (Robert Brambl) Subject: Subscription Update Message-ID: Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Nntp-Posting-Host: graz.cbs.umn.edu Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Date: Mon, 2 May 1994 21:58:31 GMT Lines: 92 Reply-To: brambl@molbio.cbs.umn.edu (Robert Brambl) Greetings, once again: OK. What I wrote last week about subscriptions (subscribe/unsubscribe) to the Mycology newsgroup became outdated over the weekend, at least as it pertains to those of you residing in Europe, Africa, and Central Asia. All others (in the Americas and the Pacific Rim) can ignore this note. (This sounds more like Zeus speaking than actually intended, considering the mundane issue). 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From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon May 02 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!daresbury!not-for-mail From: buxton@fmi.ch (Buxton Frank) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Novozyme Date: 3 May 1994 12:12:42 +0100 Lines: 29 Sender: daemon@mserv1.dl.ac.uk Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <2q5bja$o4q@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> Original-To: mycology@dl.ac.uk FROM: Dr. Frank Buxton CIBA GEIGY AG, K681 307 CH4002, Basel, Switzerland Tel: (Switzerland) 61 696 16 61 FAX: (Switzerland) 61 696 93 01 email buxton@fmi.ch I have found Novozyme at US$44/gm with a minimum order of 10gm from Interspex Products Inc., 1155 Chess Drive, Suite 114, Foster City, CA 94404, U.S.A., Tel: 415 570 4337, FAX: 415 570 5215 Most people in the states have bought it from the same source at US$22 whether this reflects a change in price or this is the price they charge to nonUS customers is a matter for conjecture. Some people have also recommended Glucanex available from Novo, Neumatt, CH-4243, Dittingen, Switzerland, Tel: (Switzerland) 61 765 61 11 at SwFr100 for 50g but I have not tried it yet so I cannot comment on how good it is. It may also be available from Novo in the states too. Thanks very much to all the people that contributed information Dr. Frank Buxton. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon May 02 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!waikato!comp.vuw.ac.nz!news.massey.ac.nz!sysadmin From: Dr Richard Johnson Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Plant pathology (molecular biology) research position wanted Date: 3 May 1994 21:13:07 GMT Organization: Massey University, New Zealand Lines: 123 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2q6ep3$pe4@cc-server9.massey.ac.nz> NNTP-Posting-Host: 130.123.75.157 X-UserAgent: Version 1.1.3 X-XXDate: Wed, 4 May 94 09:14:30 GMT I am looking for a plant pathology research position, preferably in New Zealand but will consider anywhere at this point. I have molecular biology experience as well as traditional plant pathology training. My resume follows. Richard Johnson. CURRICULUM VITAE Full Name: Dr Richard David Johnson Nationality: British Date of Birth: 2nd August 1964 Years as a practising Researcher: 3 years Academic Qualifications: BTec Higher National Diploma Applied Biology (merit) Nottingham Polytechnic, UK 1985 BSc (Hons) Plant Biology (Class 2i) Uni. of East Anglia, Norwich, UK 1987 PhD Plant Pathology Uni. of East Anglia, Norwich, UK 1991 Honours/distinctions/membership of societies, institutions, committees: ! Member of The British Society of Plant Pathology (BSPP) Present Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Microbiology and Genetics, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Present research/professional speciality: These include the study of plant pathology and its importance in agriculture, and the use of plant manipulation for the production of improved crops and varieties. In addition to these I have a background in the application of molecular biology to fungal systems and the potential for genetic modification in such systems. My present research focuses on the study of fungal endophytes in ryegrass, with particular emphasis on Acremonium species implicated in the nervous disorder 'Ryegrass Staggers Syndrome', found in sheep cattle and deer. Specifically our group is interested in cloning the fungal gene(s) responsible for the production of paxilline and lolitrem which are responsible for the above mentioned disorder. Number of Refereed Publications: 4 Major Achievements, including important publications: Submitted a research report on the bacteriology of clinical and food samples, whilst working for 6 months as a medical laboratory scientific officer for the Public Health Laboratory Service (1985). Submitted a final year project report on the use of single cultured shoots for adventitious regeneration in Pisum and its possible use in plant transformation using Agrobacterium (1987). Completed PhD thesis entitled Genetic Variation of Leptosphaeria maculans (1991). 1. Hussey G., Johnson R.D. and Waren S. (1989). Transformation of meristematic cells in the shoot apex of cultured pea shoots by Agrobacterium tumefaciens and A. rhizogenes. Protoplasma 148 101-105. 2. Johnson R.D. and Lewis B.G. (1990). DNA polymorphism in Leptosphaeria maculans. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 37 417-424. 3. Johnson R.D. and Lewis B.G. (1994). Host range, systemic infection and epidemiology of Leptosphaeria maculans. Plant Pathology, in press. 4. Itoh Y., Johnson R.D. and Scott D.B. (1994) Integrative Transformation of the Mycotoxin producing fungus, Penicillium paxilli . Current genetics, in press. 5. Johnson R.D., Christensen M.J. & Scott D.B. (1994) Characterisation of spontaneous morphological variants of Acremonium endophytes (Manuscript submitted). Outside Interests: These include back country tramping, especially in New Zealand where I have travelled extensively, foreign travel in which I have visited most continents, beer brewing, reading and listening to a wide range of music. Other Qualifications: I hold a full U.K. and New Zealand driving licence. I am competent at using computers and have experience with word processing, drawing packages, Internet facilities and GCG analysis. I have some experience at teaching and supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students at the research level and helped to run the Plant Pathology practical course at the University of East Anglia, whilst there. Referees: 1) Professor Barry Scott, Molecular Genetics Unit, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. 2) Dr. Brian Lewis, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, U.K. 3) Dr. Alan Coddington, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, U.K. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon May 02 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!MERCURY.UARK.EDU!DRHOADS From: DRHOADS@MERCURY.UARK.EDU ("Doug Rhoads") Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: computer software servers Date: 3 May 1994 08:45:50 -0700 Organization: University of Arkansas Lines: 31 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <41284C450E@uamercury.uark.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net >To: mycology@net.bio.net >From: sannis@uoguelph.ca (Seanna Annis) >Subject: computer software servers >Date sent: 26 Apr 1994 18:29:00 GMT > >There was a recent reply to a question about codon usage in fungi, that >suggested obtaining the program SEQAID. What are some popular mol.bio. >computer software servers? I am very new on the internet and so am only >slowly finding my way around. I found the FASTA program recently, but I >don't know where to find other useful programs like SEQAID. Would some >more experienced users pass along their knowledge please. > >Thanks for any help. Seanna I would try connecting to ftp.bio.indiana.edu Don Gilbert has done a wonderful job there and has not only some good shareware software for download but also a good gopher-hole for Genbank name search and retrieval. If you don't have a copy of Gopher I would suggest you stop off in the gopher software directories and pick up a copy. If you aren't hard-wired into the internet then you should at least get a gopher client onto your local network machine. Sure makes surfing the internet easier. By the way. SEQAID is for DOS only and is available for ftp from IUBio at ftp.bio.indiana.edu Doug Rhoads || Dept. of Biological Sciences drhoads@mercury.uark.edu || 601 Science Engineering drhoads@uafsysb.uark.edu || University of Arkansas 501-575-3251 || Fayetteville, AR 72701 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon May 02 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca!herman.cs.uoguelph.ca!lmelvill From: lmelvill@uoguelph.ca (Lewis Melville) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: MITES in fungal cultures Date: 28 Apr 1994 14:04:04 GMT Organization: University of Guelph Lines: 24 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2pofok$gkp@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> References: <2pnfpc$hr3@sheoak.ucnv.edu.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: herman.cs.uoguelph.ca X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] J. Soddell (soddell@redgum.ucnv.edu.au) wrote: : We have recently encountered a mite infestation in an incubator used to : grow fungi. Can anyone suddest how we get rid of the mites, and what can : we do to make sure they don't come back. They're causing losts of : problems with our cultures. : Thanks : Jacques Soddell : soddell@redgum.ucnv.edu.au : Biotechnology Research Centre : La Trobe University, Bendigo : PO Box 199 : Bendigo, VIC, 3550 : AUSTRALIA We've had this problem. First sterilize the chamber as well as possible. Try mothballs in the growth chamber, or a few crystals of the chemical which goes in mothballs ( I've forgotten the chemical name ). Sometimes we seal our cultures inside plastic refrigerator food containers ( brand name frig-o-seal, or rubbermaid or whatever). We culture in petri-dishes sealed with parafilm and the little critters chew right through the parafilm. We've found that these methods work fairly well. lewis melville. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon May 02 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca!herman.cs.uoguelph.ca!sannis From: sannis@uoguelph.ca (Seanna Annis) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: computer software servers Date: 26 Apr 1994 18:29:00 GMT Organization: University of Guelph Lines: 10 Message-ID: <2pjmhc$fvd@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: herman.cs.uoguelph.ca X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] There was a recent reply to a question about codon usage in fungi, that suggested obtaining the program SEQAID. What are some popular mol.bio. computer software servers? I am very new on the internet and so am only slowly finding my way around. I found the FASTA program recently, but I don't know where to find other useful programs like SEQAID. Would some more experienced users pass along their knowledge please. Thanks for any help. Seanna From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue May 03 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!dog.ee.lbl.gov!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!owl.csrv.uidaho.edu!raven.csrv.uidaho.edu!sawby871 From: sawby871@raven.csrv.uidaho.edu (Ryan Sawby) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Morels in Idaho-yumm Date: 4 May 1994 15:50:39 GMT Organization: University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho Lines: 5 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2q8g8f$sq0@owl.csrv.uidaho.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: raven.csrv.uidaho.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Just got myself a couple pounds of the black morel and sauted them in cream and butter and slurped them on a bed of fettucine. It wasn't easy pickin, but I expect they will be out in force this weekend. Happy Hunting! From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue May 03 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!sunic!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!library.ucla.edu!psgrain!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!unixg.ubc.ca!unixg.ubc.ca!cyang From: cyang@unixg.ubc.ca (Christopher Yang) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Q:FGSC on Gopher? Date: 4 May 94 22:24:45 GMT Organization: The University of British Columbia Lines: 7 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: unixg.ubc.ca I remember seeing that FGSC was available via either Gopher or WWW. Can somebody tell which system it's on? Thanx Chris From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue May 03 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!BEAST.CS.HH.AB.COM!PEPERA From: PEPERA@BEAST.CS.HH.AB.COM Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: RE: Morels in Ohio Date: 4 May 1994 09:40:54 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 39 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <940504124119.2040c8f4@iccgcc.cs.hh.ab.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Subj: Morels in Ohio To: mycology@net.bio.net From: msmith@discover.wright.edu (Mike Smith) Subject: Morels in Ohio Message-ID: Sender: news@mercury.wright.edu (USENET News System) X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 15:01:28 GMT Finally some luck. Discovered a small flush of Morchella Semilibera las Saturday. Picked about two pounds. I think I now know why i haven't had any luck in previous forays. It is my understanding that this particular variety (semilibera) is one of the earlier Morels to appear. Is it possible that the later forms (Esculenta) have yet to fruit? We have had an unusually cold spring here (8" of snow in the middle of March!) Any thoughts on this? Thanks for listening Mike Smith --------------------- Well, I just got back from southern Ohio May 1st (Shawnee State Forest near Portsmouth) and esculenta was just starting to pop up. A group of about 16 of us found only a dozen or so nice specimens. There was plenty of moisture around but, I can't say what it was like in the week or two prior to our hunt. A friend of mine who lives in Fredericktown swears that esculenta will show up every year around mothers day in his area. Based on our luck in southern Ohio, this seems about right. So, yes I think the later forms have yet to really fruit in most of ohio. Happy Hunting ! Jerry Pepera Ohio Mushroom Society pepera@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue May 03 23:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!ns.mcs.kent.edu!kira.cc.uakron.edu!malgudi.oar.net!mercury.wright.edu!msmith From: msmith@discover.wright.edu (Mike Smith) Subject: Morels in Ohio Message-ID: Sender: news@mercury.wright.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435 X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 15:01:28 GMT Lines: 11 Finally some luck. Discovered a small flush of Morchella Semilibera las Saturday. Picked about two pounds. I think I now know why i haven't had any luck in previous forays. It is my understanding that this particular variety (semilibera) is one of the earlier Morels to appear. Is it possible that the later forms (Esculenta) have yet to fruit? We have had an unusually cold spring here (8" of snow in the middle of March!) Any thoughts on this? Thanks for listening Mike Smith From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed May 04 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!UCDAVIS.EDU!bmtyler From: bmtyler@UCDAVIS.EDU (Brett Tyler) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Q:FGSC on Gopher? Date: 4 May 1994 20:00:35 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 16 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <199405050253.TAA01515@bullwinkle.ucdavis.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net At 10:24 PM 5/4/94 +0000, Christopher Yang wrote: >I remember seeing that FGSC was available via either Gopher or WWW. >Can somebody tell which system it's on? > >Thanx >Chris The following gopher route will get you to the FGSC stock list via gopher: NIH gopher/molecular biology databases/other databases/many MolBio Databases/ Fungal Genetics Stock Center (Texas). There may well be a less baroque route, but I haven't found it. Brett Tyler Associate Professor bmtyler@ucdavis.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed May 04 23:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!agate!library.ucla.edu!psgrain!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!suncad.camosun.bc.ca!freenet.victoria.bc.ca!freenet.Victoria.BC.CA!aceska From: aceska@freenet.Victoria.BC.CA (Adolf Ceska) Subject: Lepiota lutea (Leucocoprinus birnbaumii) Message-ID: <1994May5.110035.23358@freenet.victoria.bc.ca> Sender: news@freenet.victoria.bc.ca (News Manager) Organization: Victoria Freenet Association Date: Thu, 5 May 1994 11:00:35 GMT Lines: 10 Somebody brought me Lepiota lutea (=Leucocoprinus birnbaumii) growing in a house plant pot. I have never seen it before (I am a botanist interested in vascular plants) and I wonder, how common or rare this mushroom is. Adolf Ceska, Curator of Botany Royal British Columbia Museum Victoria, B.C., Canada aceska@freenet.victoria.bc.ca From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed May 04 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!MERCURY.UARK.EDU!DRHOADS From: DRHOADS@MERCURY.UARK.EDU ("Doug Rhoads") Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Q:FGSC on Gopher? Date: 5 May 1994 06:11:36 -0700 Organization: University of Arkansas Lines: 16 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <6E97F76C10@uamercury.uark.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net >To: mycology@net.bio.net >From: cyang@unixg.ubc.ca (Christopher Yang) >Subject: Q:FGSC on Gopher? >Date sent: 4 May 94 22:24:45 GMT >I remember seeing that FGSC was available via either Gopher or WWW. >Can somebody tell which system it's on? > >Thanx >Chris I performed a Veronica Search of GopherSpace looking for FGSC and found NO entries. Doug Rhoads || Dept. of Biological Sciences drhoads@mercury.uark.edu || 601 Science Engineering drhoads@uafsysb.uark.edu || University of Arkansas 501-575-3251 || Fayetteville, AR 72701 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed May 04 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bcm!usenet From: gsmay@bcm.tmc.edu (Gregory May) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Q:FGSC on Gopher? Date: 5 May 1994 19:14:17 GMT Organization: Baylor College of Medicine Lines: 26 Message-ID: <2qbgi9$pfh@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: ai.cellb.bcm.tmc.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN version 0.82 In article , cyang@unixg.ubc.ca (Christopher Yang) says: > >I remember seeing that FGSC was available via either Gopher or WWW. >Can somebody tell which system it's on? > >Thanx >Chris > > Here are some additional sites Gopher and Mosaic with FGSC information. NCSA Mosaic Sites are: http://keck.tamu.edu/ibt.html http://ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu/cwis/units/fgsc/main Gopher to keck.tamu.edu I am not sure but I think that the FGSC site can also be reached by gopher. Gregory May Dept. of Cell Biology Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX gsmay@bcm.tmc.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed May 04 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!ESSEX.HSC.COLORADO.EDU!enderc From: enderc@ESSEX.HSC.COLORADO.EDU ("Carol S. Enderlin") Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Q:FGSC on Gopher? Date: 5 May 1994 07:46:10 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 48 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: bionet Message-ID: References: <199405050253.TAA01515@bullwinkle.ucdavis.edu> Reply-To: "Carol S. Enderlin" NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net > >I remember seeing that FGSC was available via either Gopher or WWW. > >Can somebody tell which system it's on? > > > The following gopher route will get you to the FGSC stock list via gopher: > NIH gopher/molecular biology databases/other databases/many MolBio > Databases/ Fungal Genetics Stock Center (Texas). There may well be a less > baroque route, but I haven't found it. There are lots of indirect ways to get to FGSC the info, here is the address for direct gophering... +INFO: 1Fungal Genetics at U. Texas Houston Med School utmmg20.med.uth.tmc.edu 70 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Not to mention lots of goodies on "Bio Gophers" housed on this gopher: +INFO: 1Bio Gophers 1/Bio and Medical Gophers and Info. Sites/Bio Gophers itsa.ucsf.edu 70 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ------------------------------------------------------------------- For more Neurospora, FGSC-related info check into this one: +INFO: 1Neurospora Information (Daresbury, UK) 1/Neurospora s-crim1.dl.ac.uk 70 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ NEUROSPORA is a service for the world-wide Neurospora community, mounted on the UK Science and Engineering Research Council SEQNET computer facility at Daresbury. It contains a variety of types of information, including regularly up-dated FGCS stock lists, linkage maps, abstracts of papers and posters at the bi-annual Asilomar meetings, annual bibliographies, and other information of relevance to the community. Enjoy! Carol Enderlin enderc@essex.hsc.colorado.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu May 05 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!uwm.edu!daffy!uwvax!oaxaca.cs.wisc.edu!rubin From: rubin@oaxaca.cs.wisc.edu (Bradley Rubin) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Portabella Mushrooms Date: 6 May 1994 03:45:46 GMT Organization: University of WI, Madison -- Computer Sciences Dept. Lines: 11 Message-ID: <2qceha$e7k@spool.cs.wisc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: oaxaca.cs.wisc.edu X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #3 (NOV) Just starting to experiment with growing mushrooms... currently have a batch of Shiitake brewing... I was wondering about Portabella... I don't seem to find them listed in book indexes (assume it is a recent, commercial name). What is the scientific name of Portabella? Where is their native habitat? Can they be cultivated, and if so, how hard are they to grow compared with Shiitake? Thanks-- Brad From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu May 05 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!VM1.NODAK.EDU!FGSC%UKANVM.BITNET From: FGSC%UKANVM.BITNET@VM1.NODAK.EDU (Craig Wilson) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: How to find FGSC on-line Date: 6 May 1994 06:02:27 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 32 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <199405061302.GAA02056@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net The definitive word from the source: FGSC information, including complete stock lists, some reprints from Fungal Genetics Newsletter, and the list of subscribers to FGN can be found via the WWW. For those of you with Mosaic, the simplest path is to go to this URL: http://kufacts.cc.ukans.edu/cwis/units/fgsc/main.html The same main page can be accessed directly through the Virtual Library arranged by Subject appearing on the opening WWW page. Select BioSciences and then search for the University of Kansas in the list of locations that appears. FGSC can also be found under CERN's list of servers arranged by geographic location. Again you should search for the University of Kansas, but this time you will be delivered to the opening page of KUfacts, which is the local CWIS. Select Departmental Information, then Medical Center Resources, then FGSC. The Stock Center server is also cross-referenced in a list of biological resources on WWW which is maintained at Harvard. With any luck, and perhaps prodding from loyal readers, links will be established at other locations. In theory this information is also available via gopher. The Telecom and Info Sci Lab (TISL) at the University of Kansas has a gopher containing a telnet link to KUfacts, described above. This gopher has been out of service every time I tried it in the past two months. A note about the Fungal Genetics gopher server at UT-Houston. This came as a result of an early collaboration with FGSC, but was never completed. Only limited information will be found there and in a similar abortive project at Daresbury England (under the title Neurospora). The KU server, regularly maintained by FGSC, will be the site where all future expansion efforts will be directed. I will be happy to answer any questions about this project and would love to hear comments (negative and especially positive) about the information provided. Direct queries and comments to fgsc@ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu Craig Wilson From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu May 05 23:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!steele!takahash From: takahash@ohsu.edu (Gary W. Takahashi) Subject: Re: Portabella Mushrooms Message-ID: <1994May6.064058.17384@ohsu.edu> Sender: news@ohsu.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: sellwood Organization: Oregon Health Sciences University References: <2qceha$e7k@spool.cs.wisc.edu> Date: Fri, 6 May 1994 06:40:58 GMT Lines: 10 Portobello mushrooms are a large variety of Agaricus brunnescens, which is a variety of good ol' A. bisporus. --Gary . -- Gary Takahashi | Hematology Clinic | 9155 SW Barnes Road #530 | Portland, OR 97225 | From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu May 05 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!uknet!daresbury!not-for-mail From: eomah@knuecc-sun.knue.ac.kr (Eon) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: orchid mycorrhizae? Date: 6 May 1994 15:01:43 +0100 Lines: 9 Sender: daemon@mserv1.dl.ac.uk Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <2qdik7$qlu@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> Original-To: mycology@dl.ac.uk Hi! I am interested in orchid mycorrhizas. I'd like to get information about their fungi. Please let me know about that. internet address: eomah@knuecc-sun.knue.ac.kr From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu May 05 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!uknet!daresbury!not-for-mail From: ISING@MACOLLAMH.UCD.IE Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Trichoderma Date: 6 May 1994 14:51:53 +0100 Lines: 20 Sender: daemon@mserv1.dl.ac.uk Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <2qdi1p$q08@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> Original-To: mycology@dl.AC.UK To all mycology/bionet.mycology users A postgraduate student in my Department is about to embark on a project concerning transformation in Trichoderma and has a few general questions on the topic. If anyone can provide any answers then we would be most grateful. Has any work been done on the introduction of dominant selectable markers from other filamentous fungi into Trichoderma? What is known about compatibility between Trichoderma and Neurospora crassa expression systems? My e-mail address is ISING@OLLAMH.UCD.IE Thank you for your help, Ian Singleton, Dept. Industrial Microbiology, University College, Dublin 4, Ireland From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu May 05 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!psuvm!djr4 Organization: Penn State University Date: Fri, 6 May 1994 12:21:32 EDT From: Mushroom Research Lab Message-ID: <94126.122132DJR4@psuvm.psu.edu> Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: morels..finally? Lines: 3 Can it be true that we may actually have morels come up this year afterall? Has anyone in NE Ohio or anywhere in PA had any luck yet? I've been checking in central PA, but still no luck...........bb From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu May 05 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!warwick!news.shef.ac.uk!silver!mb1gt From: mb1gt@silver.shef.ac.uk (G Turner) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Neurospora met-9 Date: 6 May 1994 16:38:51 GMT Organization: Academic Computing Services, Sheffield University Lines: 8 Message-ID: <2qdrqr$6c2@hippo.shef.ac.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: silver.shef.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] A student in Sheffield is working with a mutant which seems to map at met-7, or very close by. This is cystathionine synthetase. Nearby on the map is met-9, but we cannot find a reference to this in recent literature. Does anyone know anything about met-9? Any reference to this gratefully received. Geoff Turner Sheffield U.K. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu May 05 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!ASRR.ARSUSDA.GOV!rlumsden From: rlumsden@ASRR.ARSUSDA.GOV ("ROBERT LUMSDEN") Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: USDA Post-doctorate Position Date: 6 May 1994 09:39:32 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 47 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <199405061639.JAA12591@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net The following two postdoctorate positions will be available in the Biocontrol of Plant Diseases Laboratory, USDA/ARS, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center-West, Beltsville, Maryland. I would appreciate your notifying eligible Ph.D. candidates who will be completing their degree requirements in the next 2-3 months of the availability of these positions. Others who are qualified may also apply. 1. Research Plant Pathologist - ARS is seeking a temporary full-time Plant Pathologist (Appointment not to exceed 2 yrs.) to develop a program on biological control seed treatment technology to protect corn seed against soilborne plant pathogens. Candidate must have a Ph.D. degree. Salary is $35,045. 2. Research Microbial Molecular Biologist - ARS is seeking a temporary full-time Microbial Molecular Biologist (fungi) to develop a program on molecular biology of fungal biological control agents. Experience in molecular techniques for fungi such as PCR, RFLP, gene cloning, and transformation, etc. desired. Candidate must have a Ph.D. degree. Salary $35,045 - $42,003 or commensurate with research experience and accomplishments. Applications for both positions must be received by May 16, 1994. For information on the research program and/or positions, contact and send applications to: Dr. Robert D. Lumsden, USDA, ARS, Biocontrol of Plant Diseases Laboratory, Bldg. 011A Rm 275, BARC-West, Beltsville, MD 20705-2350, tel. 301-504-5682, FAX 301-504-5968. For information on application procedures/forms contact Roberta Saah, tel. 301-344-2949. ARS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants should submit SF-171, resume and transcripts.  From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu May 05 23:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!agate!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!cs.utexas.edu!convex!news.duke.edu!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!umn.edu!news From: brambl@graz.cbs.umn.edu (Robert Brambl) Subject: A Biologist's Guide to Internet Resources Message-ID: Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Nntp-Posting-Host: graz.cbs.umn.edu Reply-To: brambl@molbio.cbs.umn.edu (Robert Brambl) Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Date: Fri, 6 May 1994 16:09:12 GMT Lines: 66 The following document by Una Smith (Yale) is reposted from elsewhere on the net. It isis a very useful document, and highly recommended: How to Get A Biologist's Guide to Internet Resources The free, 40-page Guide contains an overview and lists of free Internet resources such as: scientific discussion groups, including newsgroups and mailing lists; research newsletters, directories, and bibliographies; the major biological data and software archives; tools for finding and retrieving information; answers to some frequently asked questions; and a bibliography of useful books and Internet documents. Gopher: Go to sunsite.unc.edu, and choose this sequence of menu items: Worlds of SunSITE -- by Subject Ecology and Evolution Or, from any gopher offering other biology gophers by subject, look for the menu item "Ecology and Evolution". The Guide is stored there in two ways: as a file for easy retrieval of the entire file, and as a menu for browsing and retrieving key sections. Sunsite.unc.edu offers public telnet access to their gopher client, if you don't have your own. Telnet to sunsite.unc.edu and read the instructions before the login prompt. Anonymous FTP: Connect to sunsite.unc.edu. Give the username "anonymous" and your e-mail address as the password. Use the "cd" command to go to the directory pub/academic/biology/ecology+evolution/ and use "get bioguide.faq" to copy the Guide to your computer. E-mail: Send the text: send pub/usenet/sci.answers/biology/guide/* send pub/usenet/sci.answers/index quit to: mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu You will receive the Guide in several parts: save each part separately, use a text editor to delete the e-mail headers and trailers of each, and merge them. You will also receive a useful index of all other FAQs on (more or less) scientific topics. Use "quit" to prevent the mail server from trying to interpret your signature as an instruction. For help using the mail server, use "help". Rtfm.mit.edu also accepts anonymous FTP requests. Usenet: Look in sci.answers or news.answers. -- Una Smith smith-una@yale.edu Department of Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8104 USA From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu May 05 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!convex!news.duke.edu!godot.cc.duq.edu!toads.pgh.pa.us!hudson.lm.com!epicycle.lm.com!not-for-mail From: Richard W. Kerrigan Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Portabella Mushrooms Date: 6 May 1994 10:04:58 -0400 Organization: Telerama Public Access Internet TCP/IP Lines: 19 Sender: sylvan@epicycle.lm.com Message-ID: <2qdiqa$a59@epicycle.lm.com> References: <2qceha$e7k@spool.cs.wisc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: epicycle.lm.com In reply to the posted query of Bradley Rubin: Portobello mushrooms belong to the species Agaricus bisporus (Lange) Imbach, as do the more familiar button mushrooms. Portobellos are large, brown, open mushrooms. They can be produced from many of the same (brown) strains that are used to grow small, closed button mushrooms. It is the cultivation technique that differentiates the two produce items. The company I work for sells spawn incorporating such strains, and I work on the development of new strains. We may just possibly have a new, darker strain suitable for portobellos on the market late this year; watch your greengrocer's produce case. *[A. bisporus is sometimes placed in synonomy with A. brunnescens Peck] R. Kerrigan Sylvan Research 1163 Winfield Rd. Cabot, PA 16023 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu May 05 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!sunic!EU.net!uunet!newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: brianmc@aol.com (BrianMc) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Lepiota lutea (Leucocoprinus birnbaumii) Date: 6 May 1994 13:56:19 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 12 Sender: news@search01.news.aol.com Message-ID: <2qe0c3$t3o@search01.news.aol.com> References: <1994May5.110035.23358@freenet.victoria.bc.ca> In article <1994May5.110035.23358@freenet.victoria.bc.ca>, aceska@freenet.Victoria.BC.CA (Adolf Ceska) writes: >>Somebody brought me Lepiota lutea (=Leucocoprinus birnbaumii) >>growing in a house plant pot. I have never seen it before According to my source material (Arora's "Mushrooms Demystified" et. al.) L.lutea is a common greenhouse mushroom, fruiting indoors most anytime, in flower pots and planter boxes. In the wild, it is normally a summer mushrooms. Apparently it's poisonous to some people. The yellow color and striate cap set it apart from other Lepiotas. The exact taxonomy seems somewhat confused. Pseudonyms abound. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu May 05 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!ADMIN.OGI.EDU!msachs From: msachs@ADMIN.OGI.EDU (Matthew Sachs) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Neurospora met-9 and met-7 Date: 6 May 1994 11:52:34 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 38 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <9405061746.AB08254@admin.ogi.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net >A student in Sheffield is working with a mutant which seems to map >at met-7, or very close by. This is cystathionine synthetase. >Nearby on the map is met-9, but we cannot find a reference to this >in recent literature. Does anyone know anything about met-9? Any >reference to this gratefully received. >Geoff Turner >Sheffield >U.K. Dear Geoff, Presumably you saw the paper on met-7 cloning: Crawford et al (1992) Gene 111:265-266 Re, met-9, gleaned from Perkins (1982). Microbiol. Rev. 46:426-570 G.R. Dubes (1953). Ph.D. Thesis, CalTech Kerr and Flavin (1970). J. Biol. Chem. 245:1842-1845 Murray (1960). Heredity 15:199-206 Murray (1970). Genetics Res. 15:109-121 Matthew ----------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Sachs Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology 20000 NW Walker Road P.O. Box 91000 Portland, OR 97291-1000 503 690-1487 Phone 503 690-1464 Fax msachs@admin.ogi.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu May 05 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!psuvm!djr4 Organization: Penn State University Date: Fri, 6 May 1994 12:18:44 EDT From: Mushroom Research Lab Message-ID: <94126.121844DJR4@psuvm.psu.edu> Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: orchid mycorhizae Lines: 3 Get ahold of Larry Zettler at Clemson University, Dept. of Biological Sci...... ......he's an expert on N.Amer. terrestrial orchids and is one of the first people to germinate orchid embryos.......bb From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri May 06 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!BULL.CC.USM.EDU!GLEN_SHEARER From: GLEN_SHEARER@BULL.CC.USM.EDU (GLEN SHEARER) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: cysteine dioxygenase Date: 7 May 1994 09:38:08 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 15 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <940507.11375256.094131@USM.CP6> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net I'm doing some work on the cysteine dioxygenase of the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma (cysteine + O2 --> cysteine sulfinic acid). As far as I can find out this enzyme has only been studied in (aside from Histoplasma) rat liver. The gene has been cloned from rat liver and human. Is anyone aware of this enzyme in another fungus or any lower eucaryote? I would especially like to have a cysOx mutant in some organism to try some complementation experiments with Histoplasma cDNA. Many thanks. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun May 08 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!convex!news.duke.edu!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!panther.Gsu.EDU!gsusgi1.gsu.edu!not-for-mail From: chelcmx@gsusgi1.gsu.edu (Laura Morris) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology,bionet.molbio.yeast Subject: looking for gramicidin S Date: 9 May 1994 14:51:22 -0400 Organization: Georgia State University Lines: 16 Message-ID: <2qm0na$lts@gsusgi1.gsu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: gsusgi1.gsu.edu Keywords: gramicidin S cyclic peptide Xref: biosci bionet.mycology:547 bionet.molbio.yeast:1078 I'm posting this for a professor at my university. Please send all replies to her email address. -LCM We would like to run chemical experiments with Gramicidin S, but have found that it is no longer commercially available from Sigma, Fluka, nor their suppliers in Japan. Does anyone have any other sources for this cyclic peptide? We need about 100mg. Thank-you, Dabney Dixon chedwd@gsusgi1.gsu.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun May 08 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!ASRR.ARSUSDA.GOV!rlumsden From: rlumsden@ASRR.ARSUSDA.GOV ("ROBERT LUMSDEN") Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Access to Mycology Bulletin Board Date: 9 May 1994 05:52:29 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 3 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <199405091252.FAA27406@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Please send information to Dr. R. D. Lumsden to allow access to Mycology Bulletin Board. E-mail address is rlumsden@arss.arsusda.gov. Thank you. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon May 09 23:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!noc.near.net!netnews.whoi.edu!evol8.mbl.edu!user From: hinkle@evol1.mbl.edu (Greg Hinkle) Subject: termite symbionts Message-ID: Followup-To: bionet.mycology Sender: news@netnews.whoi.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: 128.128.172.158 Organization: marine biological laboratory Date: Tue, 10 May 1994 17:35:35 GMT Lines: 18 Does anyone know where I can obtain cultures of the fungal symbionts (termitomyces) of African termites? DNA will suffice ;-) Greg Hinkle MBL WOODS HOLE, MA "will work for phylogenetic reconstructions" A B C \ / / \/ / \ / \/ \ From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue May 10 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!news.cac.psu.edu!psuvm!cak10 Organization: Penn State University Date: Wed, 11 May 1994 15:33:56 EDT From: cheryl krasowski Message-ID: <94131.153356CAK10@psuvm.psu.edu> Newsgroups: bionet.mycology,sci.bio.ecology Subject: ectomycorrhizal species Lines: 8 Xref: biosci bionet.mycology:551 sci.bio.ecology:3208 I am looking for advice on the culturing of such species as Pisolithus, Hebeloma and Lacaria--specifically the best media in which to obtain infection of Populus. I had no infection in ProMix and have heard that sterilizing it may help. Before I can continue with my work, I must solve this problem. Has anyone had great success with any of the follow ing: sterile forest soil, sterile peat, peat/vermiculite mix? I cer- tainly would appreciate any sound advice. Thanks Cheryl Krasowski, Penn State cak10@psuvm. psu.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue May 10 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!daresbury!not-for-mail From: "Stefano Ventura" Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: INT. SYMP. ECTOMYCORRHIZAE Date: 11 May 1994 10:16:24 +0100 Lines: 85 Sender: daemon@mserv1.dl.ac.uk Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <2qq7p8$pib@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> Reply-To: ventura@csma.fi.cnr.it X-NUPop-Charset: English Original-To: mycology@dl.ac.uk, bionews@dl.ac.uk I'm posting this announce on behalf of the organizers of the Symposium. Please refer to them for any request. Thanks, Stefano Ventura INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON BIOTECHNOLOGY OF ECTOMYCORRHIZAE:MOLECULAR APPROACHES URBINO (Italy) - November 10-11, 1994 SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Sandro Pontremoli (Chairman), Paola Bonfante, Maurizio Iaccarino, Marco Nuti, Francesco Salamini, Marcello Siniscalco, Vilberto Stocchi, Glauco Tocchini-Valentini, Angelo Viotti SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM The two day scientific program consists of oral, poster and discussion sessions. The scientific program will focus on five main topics: -Ectomycorrhizal fungi: ecology and taxonomy -Towards an identification of ectomycorrhizal fungi -Functioning mycorrhizae: molecular approaches -The genetic basis of fungal development -Towards a truffle biotechnology: molecular approaches INVITED SPEAKERS Gerard Chevalier (France), Monique Gardes (U.S.A.), Silvio Gianinazzi (France), Pino Macino (Italy), Roland Marmeisse (France), Francis Martin (France), Robert L. Metzenberg (U.S.A.), Giovanni Pacioni (Italy), David Read (U.K.), Luc Simon (Canada), Sally Smith (Australia), Jim Trappe (U.S.A.) CALL FOR PAPERS You are cordially invited to submit an abstract describing original research in any of the above or related areas. The deadline for submission of abstracts has been set for June 15, 1994. Please find enclosed the instructions for typing abstracts. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE The registration fee of Italian Lit. 400,000 will cover attendance at all scientific sessions and social events; lunch, dinner and coffee breaks; a copy of the program and abstract book. The fee for accompanying non-participants will be of Italian Lit. 300,000, covering meals and social events. The registration fee should be deposited by bank transfer directly on the Symposium bank account. Checks should be made out to: Biotechnology of Ectomycorrhizae: Molecular Approaches. Tesoreria dell'Universita' di Urbino cc. No. 201.30 Cassa di Risparmio di Pesaro Succursale di Urbino Via dei Fornari - 61029 Urbino (Italy) Please complete and return the enclosed registration card along with the registration fee no later than June 15, 1994. INFORMATION Please direct inquiries about the Symposium to: Prof. Vilberto Stocchi Biotechnology of Ectomycorrhizae: Molecular Approaches Istituto di Chimica Biologica Giorgio Fornaini Via Saffi,2 61029 Urbino (PS) Italy Telephone No. +39-722-305262/305220 Fax No. +39-722-320188 ACCOMODATIONS For information regarding hotel reservations in the city of Urbino, participants may contact the travel agency: Agenzia Viaggi Marchionni Via Puccinotti 7 61029 Urbino (PS) Italy Phone No. +39-722-328877 Fax No. +39-722-4153 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue May 10 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!alliance.hip.berkeley.edu!user From: mdhouse@mendel.berkeley.edu (Martin Latterich) Newsgroups: bionet.n2-fixation,bionet.clamydomonas,bionet.immunology,bionet.molbio.evolution,bionet.molbio.hiv,bionet.molbio.yeast,bionet.mycology,bionet.parasitology,bionet.protista,bionet.virology,sci.bio,sci.med Subject: CALL FOR DISCUSSION: MICROBIOLOGY/bionet.microbiology Followup-To: bionet.general Date: Tue, 10 May 1994 20:30:54 -0800 Organization: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Lines: 40 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: alliance.hip.berkeley.edu Xref: biosci bionet.immunology:1346 bionet.molbio.evolution:1699 bionet.molbio.hiv:375 bionet.molbio.yeast:1089 bionet.mycology:549 bionet.parasitology:146 bionet.protista:84 bionet.virology:531 sci.bio:8597 sci.med:37045 (NB: This is a copy of a letter posted to bionet.general which maybe of interest to the readership of this newsgroup. To save bandwidth, please follow up to the bionet.general copy of this letter.) Hi netters: I'd like to invite anyone interested in the establishment of a new newsgroup, "bionet.microbiology", to participate in a discussion concerning the main direction/goals. This discussion will take place on bionet.general. A number of other people and I felt the need for a newsgroup with the main focus on microbiology. Recent developments in the field have shown that there is an active, popular interest in this particular discipline (The issue of Science from April 15 this year immediately jumps into my mind), and it would be nice to have a forum specifically devoted to any aspects concerning microbiology. This would allow the discussion of old and new ideas, problems and recent developments in the field, finding quick help/pointers to methodologies, strains, etc. I have proposed a draft-proposal for such a newsgroup, and I'd be eternally grateful for any suggestions and input to make this proposal a better one. In general I hope that bionet.microbiology will become a place for scientists and interested non-scientists to communicate and find help and new ideas. If you have any helpful comments and/or suggestions, please feel free to post them to bionet.general or send them to me via e-mail. Microbiologically, Dr. Martin Latterich Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Dptm. of Molecular and Cell Biology University of California, Berkeley, CA 94706 USA Tel.: (510) 624-6171 (W) (510) 913-6027 (H) FAX: (510) 642-7846 e-mail: mdhouse@mendel.berkeley.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue May 10 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!panix!198!mgalatz From: mgalatz@panix.com (Menachem Galatz DC) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: info on shiitake Date: Wed, 11 May 94 22:40:18 GMT Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Lines: 9 Distribution: na Message-ID: References: <2qr43o$q2u@ionews.io.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: mgalatz.dialup.access.net X-Newsreader: VersaTerm Link v1.1.3 Are there any mail order companies that sell mushroom growing kits? In Article <2qr43o$q2u@ionews.io.org>, mst1@io.org (Otto Lang) wrote: >Is there any treatise on the nutritional and tonic values of shiitake.One of >our members has an urgent need for this information. Thank you. >-- >Otto Lang, Mycological Society of Toronto Fidonet 1:250/228 > From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue May 10 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bcm!news.tamu.edu!news.utdallas.edu!corpgate!bnrgate!nott!torn!uunet.ca!uunet.ca!ionews.io.org!nobody From: mst1@io.org (Otto Lang) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: info on shiitake Date: 11 May 1994 17:19:51 -0000 Organization: Internex Online (io.org) Data: 416-363-4151 Voice: 416-363-8676 Lines: 5 Distribution: na Message-ID: <2qr43o$q2u@ionews.io.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: nudge.io.org Summary: nutrition, tonicity, shiitake Is there any treatise on the nutritional and tonic values of shiitake.One of our members has an urgent need for this information. Thank you. -- Otto Lang, Mycological Society of Toronto Fidonet 1:250/228 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed May 11 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!swrinde!sdd.hp.com!hpscit.sc.hp.com!lf.hp.com!apollo.hp.com!hpwin055.uksr!gary From: gary@hpwin069.uksr.hp.com (Gary Morgan ) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Computer Software Date: 11 May 1994 13:59:07 GMT Organization: Hewlett-Packard Lines: 14 Message-ID: <2qqobb$bih@hpwin055.uksr.hp.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: hpwine75.uksr.hp.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] I'm posting this message on behalf of my partner who works in a pathology lab of a UK hospital and does not have access to the net. Does anyone know of any software that will run on a PC to help identify fungal elements, ie a CD-ROM database, and its availability in the UK. What other sofware is available in this field?? Many thanks -- Gary Morgan. Email: gary@hpwin069.uksr.h.com From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed May 11 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!uunet!kelso.abbott.com!rand!humphreyp From: humphreyp@rand Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: info on shiitake Date: 12 May 94 08:12:15 CST Organization: Abbott Laboratories Lines: 10 Distribution: na Message-ID: <1994May12.081215.1@rand> References: <2qr43o$q2u@ionews.io.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: randb.abbott.com In article , mgalatz@panix.com (Menachem Galatz DC) writes: > Are there any mail order companies that sell mushroom growing kits? > Fungi Perfecti sells many different kits for growing mushrooms at home. Here is their number: (206)426-9292 Pat From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed May 11 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.moneng.mei.com!uwm.edu!daffy!uwvax!oaxaca.cs.wisc.edu!rubin From: rubin@oaxaca.cs.wisc.edu (Bradley Rubin) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: info on shiitake Date: 12 May 1994 15:22:45 GMT Organization: University of WI, Madison -- Computer Sciences Dept. Lines: 13 Distribution: na Message-ID: <2qthk5$i94@spool.cs.wisc.edu> References: <2qr43o$q2u@ionews.io.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: oaxaca.cs.wisc.edu X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #3 (NOV) See the November(?) 93 issue of Organic Gardening... there is an article on growing mushrooms and a list of kit suppliers for shiitake (both indoor and outdoor). -- Brad >Are there any mail order companies that sell mushroom growing kits? >In Article <2qr43o$q2u@ionews.io.org>, mst1@io.org (Otto Lang) wrote: >>Is there any treatise on the nutritional and tonic values of shiitake.One of >>our members has an urgent need for this information. Thank you. >>-- >>Otto Lang, Mycological Society of Toronto Fidonet 1:250/228 >> From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed May 11 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!sunic!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!torn!nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca!herman.cs.uoguelph.ca!lmelvill From: lmelvill@uoguelph.ca (Lewis Melville) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology,sci.bio.ecology Subject: Re: ectomycorrhizal species Followup-To: bionet.mycology,sci.bio.ecology Date: 12 May 1994 20:40:22 GMT Organization: University of Guelph Lines: 27 Message-ID: <2qu47m$jhk@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> References: <94131.153356CAK10@psuvm.psu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: herman.cs.uoguelph.ca X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: biosci bionet.mycology:558 sci.bio.ecology:3225 cheryl krasowski (CAK10@psuvm.psu.edu) wrote: : I am looking for advice on the culturing of such species as Pisolithus, : Hebeloma and Lacaria--specifically the best media in which to obtain : infection of Populus. I had no infection in ProMix and have heard that : sterilizing it may help. Before I can continue with my work, I must : solve this problem. Has anyone had great success with any of the follow : ing: sterile forest soil, sterile peat, peat/vermiculite mix? I cer- : tainly would appreciate any sound advice. Thanks : Cheryl Krasowski, Penn State cak10@psuvm. psu.edu I have gotten reasonably good results in PRoMix, but I used a lot of inoculum. Results were good with P. tinctorius, Hebeloma cylindrosporum, and Laccaria bicolor. Seedlings were grown in pots in the greenhouse and inoculated when root systems were fairly well developed. We even got fruit bodies of Hebeloma and Laccaria after a while. We had a hard time getting infection of Eucalyptus camaldulensis in saline soils, and sometimes infection is very poor or not at all. I think it has something to do with making sure there is viable inoculum in the soil when roots are actively growing, but we are still not too sure what conditions favour colonization. Peat makes for a very acidic soil and seems to reduce colonization. Inoculum was produced in Modified Melin Norkrans liquid medium, then rinsed with distilled water and a slurry injected into the soil with a large bore 50cc hypodermic needle. I used 50cc of slurry per pot, and reinoculated two or three times in each pot. This is all off the top of my head... if you have any further questions, post them and I'll try to answer them. good luck ( a large part of the equation ). lewis melville. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed May 11 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!barrnet.net!nntp.crl.com!crl2.crl.com!not-for-mail From: dpirl@crl.com (Donald Pirl) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: info on shiitake Date: 12 May 1994 12:56:43 -0700 Organization: CRL Dialup Internet Access (415) 705-6060 [login: guest] Lines: 11 Distribution: na Message-ID: <2qu1lr$3fe@crl2.crl.com> References: <2qr43o$q2u@ionews.io.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: crl2.crl.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Otto Lang (mst1@io.org) wrote: : Is there any treatise on the nutritional and tonic values of shiitake.One of : our members has an urgent need for this information. Thank you. Otto, We have a book that has the information you want. "growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms" by Paul Stamets, Ten Speed Press, 1993, pgs 271-272. Email me back if you'ld like a synopsis. --Don-- (& real mycrophile, stepson Paul) From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu May 12 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!EU.net!uunet!newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: markwgpsu@aol.com (MarkWGPSU) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: ectomycorrhizal species Date: 12 May 1994 21:32:04 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 8 Sender: news@search01.news.aol.com Message-ID: <2qulak$nc0@search01.news.aol.com> References: <2qu47m$jhk@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: search01.news.aol.com In article <2qu47m$jhk@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca>, lmelvill@uoguelph.ca (Lewis Melville) writes: Well I can't help you with your request but I can say . . . HELLO CHERYL : - 0 Mark Goodson From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu May 12 23:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!sunic!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!nott!cunews!freenet.carleton.ca!FreeNet.Carleton.CA!ap914 From: ap914@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Marielle Levine) Subject: Re: info on shiitake Message-ID: Sender: news@freenet.carleton.ca Organization: The National Capital FreeNet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Date: Fri, 13 May 1994 19:00:50 GMT Lines: 13 In the spring issue of a Canadian magazine called Harrowsmith there is a list of different catalog people that grow mushrooms and have books on medicine and mushrooms...I think it was the January issue and I found a place called Mushroompeople in Ohio....a company that has an internet no. and they sent me their catalog. -- "Do I Dare Disturb the Universe?" -- T.S. Eliot "Well, it's got huge . . . very sharp . . . it can jump a . . . look at the bones." -- Tim the Enchanter From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu May 12 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!NCCCOT7.AGR.CA!LESSARDT From: LESSARDT@NCCCOT7.AGR.CA Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: (none) Date: 13 May 1994 10:49:14 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 8 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <01HCAJE2GIPU001I0V@GW.AGR.CA> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net is what I'm looking for. If no such book exists, any suitable references would be appreciated. Sincerely, Tim Lessard Plant Pathologist Central Plant Health Laboratory Agriculture Canada From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu May 12 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!headwall.Stanford.EDU!cpatil From: cpatil@leland.Stanford.EDU (Christopher Kashinath Patil) Newsgroups: bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts,bionet.molbio.yeast,bionet.mycology Subject: [QUERY] Kar transfer -- yeast Date: 13 May 1994 00:08:20 GMT Organization: Stanford University, CA 94305, USA Lines: 16 Message-ID: <2qugdk$2a3@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> NNTP-Posting-Host: adelbert9.stanford.edu Summary: Looking for help with Kar transfer Keywords: Yeast, Kar Xref: biosci bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts:14216 bionet.molbio.yeast:1116 bionet.mycology:559 I have been attempting to use the 'KAR transfer' method of transferring chromosomes between yeast strains. In particular, I need to get a YAC into a his- strain in order to be able to select for his+ after transfection with a particular integration vector. In the interest of bandwidth, I'm not going to describe exactly what problems I've been having, but suffice it to say that it's not working. If you've performed this kind of mating before and would be willing to hear the whole sordid story and offer advice, please email me and let me know. I'd be desperately grateful. -- Chris Patil Stanford University cpatil@leland.stanford.edu Department of Biological Sciences "That in our day such giant shadows are cast by such pygmies only shows how late in the day it has become." -- Chargaff, referring to Watson & Crick From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri May 13 23:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!headwall.Stanford.EDU!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!convex!news.duke.edu!concert!hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!murdoch!galen.med.Virginia.EDU!kch7y From: kch7y@galen.med.Virginia.EDU (Kevin C. Hazen) Subject: Re: RE Candida!!!!??? Message-ID: Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Organization: uva References: <940426.10052732.080180@USM.CP6> Distribution: bionet Date: Sat, 14 May 1994 15:51:42 GMT Lines: 5 Glen: Howdy. You've got to be kidding. Give me a call (804-924-8067). -- From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat May 14 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!panix!198!mgalatz From: mgalatz@panix.com (Menachem Galatz DC) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: info on shiitake Date: Sun, 15 May 94 14:00:19 GMT Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Lines: 18 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: mgalatz.dialup.access.net X-Newsreader: VersaTerm Link v1.1.3 What is the internet #? In Article , ap914@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Marielle Levine) wrote: > > > >In the spring issue of a Canadian magazine called Harrowsmith there >is a list of different catalog people that grow mushrooms and have >books on medicine and mushrooms...I think it was the January issue >and I found a place called Mushroompeople in Ohio....a company >that has an internet no. and they sent me their catalog. >-- >"Do I Dare Disturb the Universe?" -- T.S. Eliot > >"Well, it's got huge . . . very sharp . . . it > can jump a . . . look at the bones." -- Tim the Enchanter From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun May 15 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!PANIX.COM!gyetter From: gyetter@PANIX.COM (Gene Yetter) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Morels, Boletus edulis on sale in N.Y.C. Date: 15 May 1994 18:21:18 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 30 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: bionet Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Today at Balducci's, one of the most popular gourmet markets in Manhattan (Sixth Ave. at 9th St.), fresh local morels were being offered at $5.98 for a quarter pound. They were sitting out in a shallow basket, exposed to the open air (ferocious drafts, radical changes of temperatue and humidity!!!), alongside other premium mushrooms, including "porcini". The morels were looking pretty sad and worn out, not to mention discolored and a little moldly. I wonder if the buyers of such specimens, if buyers materialize, have ever seen morels that really are fresh. The Boletus edulis, priced at 7.98 for the quarter pound, were in much better condition. They definitely had the good edulis smell. There seemed to be more than one variety in the basket, including some that were pale brown and others with a distinct burgundy or dark rose hue. How to Know the Non-Gilled Mushrooms notes that edulis can take this color. Boletes of Michigan cites a specimen collected by Prof. Ammirati in the Huron Mountains which was vinaceous-red over the disc. The context of this collection was also tinted pinkish as was the flesh of the specimens in the basket at Balducci's. And Ernst Both's new book The Boletes of North America, a Compendium, lists the name "roseus" for a form of B. edulis var. aurantioruber. Can anyone report where these edulis may be coming from at this time? It has to be the West Coast, right? Let us know. Gene Yetter From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun May 15 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.ans.net!newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: pagprolog@aol.com (PagProlog) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Morels, Boletus edulis on sale in N.Y.C. Date: 16 May 1994 16:36:05 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 11 Sender: news@search01.news.aol.com Message-ID: <2r8lfl$ssa@search01.news.aol.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: search01.news.aol.com In article , gyetter@PANIX.COM (Gene Yetter) writes: Gene, I haven't seen any boletes yet but morels are all over the place in shades of grey, black, yellow, tan and a few violaceus ones. Warren Glen Grocery was selling them at $10.00 for a peck of fresh beauties. Their stock is currently depleted however by vacationing NYers over this last weekend. Maybe they will have more by next weekend? PagProlog@aol.com (Bob Peabody) From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun May 15 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!headwall.Stanford.EDU!agate!library.ucla.edu!psgrain!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!olivea!decwrl!nntp.crl.com!crl2.crl.com!not-for-mail From: dpirl@crl.com (Donald Pirl) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Morels, Boletus edulis on sale in N.Y.C. Date: 15 May 1994 21:03:35 -0700 Organization: CRL Dialup Internet Access (415) 705-6060 [login: guest] Lines: 14 Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <2r6ran$s6a@crl2.crl.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: crl2.crl.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Gene Yetter (gyetter@PANIX.COM) wrote: : Can anyone report where these edulis may be coming from at this time? It : has to be the West Coast, right? : Let us know. Gene, The San Fransisco Mycology Society just got back from a trip up to about 5000 feet elev. in the Sierras and found Boletus edulis and B. regius. Paul From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon May 16 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!HUGO.FSUFAY.EDU!dhaas From: dhaas@HUGO.FSUFAY.EDU Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: evolution of fungi Date: 17 May 1994 06:22:39 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 33 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <199405171322.GAA07959@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Let me begin by stating that I am not a mycologist but rather a botanist with an interest in the higher fungi. Fungal protists are OK but the fungi, in my opinion, are as alien as the insects and as such, from the human standpoint, are unique life forms. My questions which are most probably elementary, are nevertheless, to me - each a mystery. They concern the evolutionary history of these chitinous critters. Most terrestrial organisms have a fairly well established link to the aquatic. What about fungi? As terrestrial organisms with non motile gametes most are decomposers, yes? Do fungi occupy the same niche in marine ecosystems? If not what does? Do we have any fungal aquatic ancestors? Also ... I know an astounding number have formed micorrhizal associations with higher and lower plants not to mention their role in lichens. What is it in their constitution that makes fungi so compatible with other organisms? This is probably an unanswerable question but go ahead and speculate (nobody reads this).  Anyone care to reply? Thanks in advance, ================================================================================ Dave Haas dhaas@hugo.fsufay.edu () Department of Natural Sciences (()) Fayetteville State University ((())) Fayetteville NC, 28301 USA (((()))) ===========================================||=================================== From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon May 16 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca!herman.cs.uoguelph.ca!lmelvill From: lmelvill@uoguelph.ca (Lewis Melville) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: evolution of fungi Date: 17 May 1994 15:28:02 GMT Organization: University of Guelph Lines: 51 Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <2ranq2$qo6@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> References: <199405171322.GAA07959@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: herman.cs.uoguelph.ca X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] dhaas@HUGO.FSUFAY.EDU wrote: : Let me begin by stating that I am not a mycologist but rather : a botanist with an interest in the higher fungi. Fungal protists : are OK but the fungi, in my opinion, are as alien as the insects : and as such, from the human standpoint, are unique life forms. : My questions which are most probably elementary, are nevertheless, : to me - each a mystery. They concern the evolutionary history of : these chitinous critters. : Most terrestrial organisms have a fairly well established link to : the aquatic. What about fungi? As terrestrial organisms with : non motile gametes most are decomposers, yes? Do fungi occupy the : same niche in marine ecosystems? If not what does? Do we have any : fungal aquatic ancestors? Also ... : I know an astounding number have formed micorrhizal associations : with higher and lower plants not to mention their role in lichens. : What is it in their constitution that makes fungi so compatible : with other organisms? This is probably an unanswerable question : but go ahead and speculate (nobody reads this). There is a notion that fungal associations with plants are a controlled form of parasitism...ie the fungus is trying to devour the host and the plants defense systems keep it at bay. Byproducts of the interaction provide the plant with needed minerals and other incidentals like disease resistance and drought tolerance. Thus... a steady state feedback mechanism. Many fungi are pathogenic, of course, and some fungi may be pathogenic on one host, saprophytic on another, and mutualistic on another. If mitochondria were once an independent organism that became integrated into plant and animal cells, then perhaps fungi represent a different stage of a parallel evolution between two different beasts. Bryce Kendrick ( and others ) give the fungi their own kingdom, neither plant nor animal. I might place them closer to the animal domain, which might mean that true vegetarians have to cross mushrooms off their list of edible foods. Molecular interactions within the cell wall, surface chemistry, and morphogenesis are great mysteries in fungal creatures. lew. :  : Anyone care to reply? : Thanks in advance, : ================================================================================ : Dave Haas dhaas@hugo.fsufay.edu () : Department of Natural Sciences (()) : Fayetteville State University ((())) : Fayetteville NC, 28301 USA (((()))) : ===========================================||=================================== From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon May 16 23:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!nott!cunews!freenet.carleton.ca!FreeNet.Carleton.CA!ap914 From: ap914@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Marielle Levine) Subject: Re: info on shiitake Message-ID: Sender: news@freenet.carleton.ca Organization: The National Capital FreeNet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Date: Tue, 17 May 1994 14:50:10 GMT Lines: 10 I am talking to you on internet via freenet in Ottawa....I found the Harrowsmith mag.the address is MUSHROOMPEOPLE, Box220, Summertown,Tennessee,384383,U>Salso,RAINFOREST MUSHROOM SPAWN Box1793, Gibbons,British Columbia,VON 1V0,Canada. -- "Do I Dare Disturb the Universe?" -- T.S. Eliot "Well, it's got huge . . . very sharp . . . it can jump a . . . look at the bones." -- Tim the Enchanter From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon May 16 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!EU.net!uunet!newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: pagprolog@aol.com (PagProlog) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Portobello Mushrooms Date: 17 May 1994 13:11:04 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 4 Sender: news@search01.news.aol.com Message-ID: <2ratr8$ekq@search01.news.aol.com> References: <1994Apr5.185854.7721@pslu1.psl.wisc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: search01.news.aol.com In article <1994Apr5.185854.7721@pslu1.psl.wisc.edu>, MULROY@EPISAS.EPI.WISC.EDU (Bob Mulroy) writes: From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon May 16 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!EU.net!uunet!newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: pagprolog@aol.com (PagProlog) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Medicinal Properties of Mushrooms Date: 17 May 1994 13:02:05 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 6 Sender: news@search01.news.aol.com Message-ID: <2ratad$egt@search01.news.aol.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: search01.news.aol.com In article , rosen@fraser.sfu.ca (Wilf Rosenbaum) writes: Check out "Mushrooms as Health Foods" by Kisaku Mori, D. Agr., Japan Publications, Inc, Tokyo, 88 pp., 1974. Talks about Shiitake and cancer among other things. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon May 16 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!VIOLET.BERKELEY.EDU!jtaylor From: jtaylor@VIOLET.BERKELEY.EDU (john taylor) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: evolution of fungi Date: 17 May 1994 08:59:22 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 100 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <199405171559.IAA19788@violet.berkeley.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Reply to Dave Haas The fungi are not alien, but probably constitute the sister group to animals (Baldauf and Palmer, 1993; Wainright et al., 1993) . They are heterotrophs and export hydrolytic enzymes to break down polymers so that the monomers can be imported. Not too different from the animal feeding strategy. The fungi with the deepest divergences are aquatic and have flagella (Chytridiomycota (Berbee and Taylor, 1993; Bowman et al., 1992) . The common ancestor of fungi and animals probably shared a number of characteristics with the modern chytrids and choanoflagellates (Cavalier-Smith, 1987) . Although the first fungi were aquatic, the number of known marine fungi is smaller than one might expect, and many of them appear to represent a recent adaptation to the marine habit (Kohlmeyer and Volkmannkohlmeyer, 1991) Fungi may have originated as fresh water organisms. Fungi live on dead biological matter and living organisms. The interface between these two substrates can be difficult to recognize, as in the case of a fungus that makes toxins to kill the tissue of its host before feeding. At one other extreme are the symbiotic fungi, lichens, mycorrhizal fungi, rumen chytrids and the like. Many of the biotrophic fungi are obvious parasites, and the symbioses probably represent cases where the host-parasite relationship evolved to a balance. All in all, I doubt that mutualism is over represented in the fungi. When your immune system falters, an astounding number of previously benign fungi pose severe problems (Rinaldi, 1989) Baldauf, S. L., and J. D. Palmer. 1993. Animals and fungi are each other's closest relatives: congruent evidence form multiple proteins. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 90:11558-11562. Berbee, M. L., and J. W. Taylor. 1993. Dating the evolutionary radiations of the true fungi. Can. J. Bot. 71:1114-1127. Bowman, B. H., J. W. Taylor, A. G. Brownlee, J. Lee, S.-D. Lu, and T. J. White. 1992. Molecular evolution of the fungi: relationship of the Basidiomycetes, Ascomycetes, and Chytridiomycetes. Mol. Biol. Evol. 9:285-296. Cavalier-Smith, T. 1987. The origin of Fungi and pseudofungi. Pages 339-353. in Evolutionary Biology of the Fungi (A. D. M. Rayner, C. M. Brasier and D. Moore, eds.). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. (check current contents for more recent papers). Kohlmeyer, J., and B. Volkmannkohlmeyer. 1991. Illustrated key to the filamentous higher marine fungi. 34:1-61. (earlier works have more on the biology of these fungi) Rinaldi, M. G. 1989. Emerging opportunists. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 3(1):65-76. (check medline for more recent work in this area) Wainright, P. O., G. Hinkle, M. L. Sogin, and S. K. Stickel. 1993. Monophyletic origins of the Metazoa: an evolutionary link with fungi. 260:340-342. --John Taylor > Let me begin by stating that I am not a mycologist but rather > a botanist with an interest in the higher fungi. Fungal protists > are OK but the fungi, in my opinion, are as alien as the insects > and as such, from the human standpoint, are unique life forms. > > My questions which are most probably elementary, are nevertheless, > to me - each a mystery. They concern the evolutionary history of > these chitinous critters. > > Most terrestrial organisms have a fairly well established link to > the aquatic. What about fungi? As terrestrial organisms with > non motile gametes most are decomposers, yes? Do fungi occupy the > same niche in marine ecosystems? If not what does? Do we have any > fungal aquatic ancestors? Also ... > > I know an astounding number have formed micorrhizal associations > with higher and lower plants not to mention their role in lichens. > What is it in their constitution that makes fungi so compatible > with other organisms? This is probably an unanswerable question > but go ahead and speculate (nobody reads this). > 2. > Anyone care to reply? > > Thanks in advance, > >=============================================================================== >= >Dave Haas dhaas@hugo.fsufay.edu () >Department of Natural Sciences (()) >Fayetteville State University ((())) >Fayetteville NC, 28301 USA (((()))) >===========================================||================================== >= ____________________________________ From: John Taylor Department of Plant Biology 111 Koshland Hall University of California Berkeley, CA 94720 Tel (510) 642-5366 Fax (510) 642-4995 internet jtaylor@violet.berkeley.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon May 16 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!MOOSE.UVM.EDU!lvaillan From: lvaillan@MOOSE.UVM.EDU (Lisa Vaillancourt) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: a message to anyone that uses novozyme! Date: 17 May 1994 08:55:07 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 26 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <9405171555.AA13859@moose.uvm.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Dear fellow digesters: A few weeks ago, I wrote a message to this bulletin board asking for help; I was having a lot of trouble making protoplasts from Schizophyllum commune using Novozyme 234. Many thanks to all those who wrote back..I have since done quite a lot of experimentation and I have decided that the major problem is with the current batch of Novozyme, lot PPM 4356, which simply will not digest many of our strains. However, I know from the responses many of you gave that this Novozyme apparently works well for Aspergillus spp., when used at a much lower concentration. So..my question is this..we have now 20g of this stuff bought from Interspex Products about 3 months ago. It doesn't work for us at all, but maybe somebody out there can use it, particularly if you work with Aspergillus spp. Would anyone be interested in a swap?? The 20g we have is worth about 400$, and we would like to swap it for something of comparable worth that is small and easily shipped. Ideally, if anyone has a stash of an earlier batch of Novozyme, particularly PPM 1199, which we know works great for us, we would be very interested in trading. We do hope someone can help us out!! Naturally, if you are unfamilier with the batch we have we can send you a small amount first to try it out, and vice versa if you are offering us an older batch. Thanks very much! Lisa Vaillancourt University of Vermont From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon May 16 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!eunet.no!nuug!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!news.unb.ca!UNBSJ.CA!c0hx From: c0hx@UNBSJ.CA (JASON K. DOBRANIC) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Evolution of fungi/plants Date: 17 May 1994 22:09:06 GMT Organization: UNB Saint John Campus Lines: 24 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 138.119.1.180 In reply: I was taught that the Ascomycetes evolved from red algae, specifically parasitic forms. Another interesting idea which has come about is the evolution of vascular plants from an algal-fungal mutualism. Basically, it is thought that land plants originated from a green algae and an aquatic fungus, probably an oomycete. We can think of vascular plants like "inside-out" lichens. Much of this theory was devised from Peter Atsatt at UofCalifornia. He got interested in the evolution of vascular plants from observations that there are many fungal-like cells in present day plants. The haustoria of parasitic plants are one example. Also, pollen tubes are strinkingly fungal in nature. Growth of the pollen tube is slow and involves enzymatic activity. Callose tissue forms in the wall surroundingthe developing microspore which is odd because callose is normally formed in response to wounding or parasitic infection. Therefore, the formation of callose may be seen as a reaction to parasitic elements carried by the elongation pollen tube. This is all outlined in Peter Atsatt's paper entitled:" Are vascular plants "inside-out" lichens?" Ecology 69 (1), 1988, pp.17-23. I would recommend it to anyone interested in this idea. I would like to hear your thoughts and/or concerns with is theory. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue May 17 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!NCCCOT7.AGR.CA!LESSARDT From: LESSARDT@NCCCOT7.AGR.CA Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: SEARCHING FOR LITERATURE Date: 18 May 1994 10:06:47 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 9 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <01HCHHJ9QYQA002MQB@GW.AGR.CA> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Hello again! I hope this transmission is successful this time around. The question asked previously was about my difficulty finding a good identification textbook on the group "Hyaline Hyphomycetes". I have yet to come across one. Any suggestions? Tim Lessard Plant Pathologist Agriculture Canada end From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue May 17 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!barrnet.net!nntp.crl.com!bhc.com!harris From: harris@bhc.com (Bob Harris) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: info on shiitake Date: Tue, 17 May 94 21:56:40 GMT Organization: Bob Harris Consulting Lines: 9 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: bhc.com X-Newsreader: VersaTerm Link v1.1.4 In Article , mgalatz@panix.com (Menachem Galatz DC) wrote: >What is the internet #? > Mushroompeople (Albert Bates) Can be reached at 2745871@mcimail.com Bob Harris 8 :-) From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue May 17 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!news.unb.ca!UNBSJ.CA!c0hx From: c0hx@UNBSJ.CA (JASON K. DOBRANIC) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: RE: evolution of fungi/plants Date: 18 May 1994 21:37:54 GMT Organization: UNB Saint John Campus Lines: 20 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 138.119.1.180 Hi, Here is part of an e-mail message I received from Dr. Atsatt a few months ago. I was preparing a seminar on the new theories of plant evolution and questioned him on if there was much debate to his theory. I would appreciate any comments you would have. I hope Dr. Atsatt does not disapprove of my use of his message. Hi Jason. No there are as yet no papers that argue against my theory. Richard Jorgensen, on the other hand, has developed a flavonoid "spin" that he uses to support the general concept (Bio Systems, Jan?? 1994). The best way to argue against the theory is to ask "why cant someone demonstrate the presence of fungal genes in the plant nucleus"? If the transfer occurred recently (at about the time plants diverged from green algae, one should find genes with considerable homology to extant fungi.In fact, there are many similar genes, but they are usually highly conserved and thus not very convincing.My current opinion is that the interaction occurred very early,during the origin (divergence) of fungi and green algae, probably well over a billion years ago.Thus most of the transferred genes will not show high homology. Truth, or cunning copout? We"ll see. There are more data comming...but it may be a while. Cheers, P. Atsatt. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed May 18 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!NCCCOT7.AGR.CA!LESSARDT From: LESSARDT@NCCCOT7.AGR.CA Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: HYPHO LITERATURE Date: 19 May 1994 12:40:12 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 6 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <01HCJ17E43N6002XQZ@GW.AGR.CA> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Hello friends of Fungi! I would just like to thank Kieth, Rick, and Hank for all their wonderful literary suggestions. All were most useful. Tim From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed May 18 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!PANIX.COM!gyetter From: gyetter@PANIX.COM (Gene Yetter) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Offering My Place at Adirondack Mushroom Weekend Date: 19 May 1994 05:23:01 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 41 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Take over my paid registration for Adirondack Mushroom Weekend, an event organized by Dr. Alan Bessette to take place this coming July 21-24 at The Saranac Hotel, Saranac Lake, New York. For a few reasons I am not going to be able to go. My registration and room and board are paid in full. Total cost of $375 is not fully refundable. My accommodation is for a room for a single occupant. Let me know if there is any interest in taking over my spot at cost. Gene Yetter From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri May 20 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!library.ucla.edu!psgrain!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!olivea!decwrl!nntp.crl.com!dgp.slip!dgp From: dgp@crl.com (Del Potter) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Shitake Mushroom Cultivation Date: Sat, 21 May 94 12:52:51 GMT Organization: GWP, Inc. Lines: 19 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: dgp.slip X-Newsreader: VersaTerm Link v1.1.4 I am a landowner with about 130 acres of mixed forest. I'm interested in using the available tan oak trees to cultivate Shitake mushrooms. Does anyone have information on any and all aspects of cultivaiton and marketing. When is the oak harvested, how long do you have to inoculate it, where do you obtain spawn, and what kind of yields have been reported? I'm also interested in how Shitake growing might fit into an overall strategy of sustainable forestry and habitat restoration. Any direction on where to obtain information would be appreciated. Thanks in Advance. Del Potter * dgp@crl.com GWP, Inc. Apple Business Solutions Developers of Tropico and Maitre 'd Software Telephone: (707) 884-9510 * Fax: 884-9225 **************************************************** From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat May 21 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!BULL.CC.USM.EDU!GLEN_SHEARER From: GLEN_SHEARER@BULL.CC.USM.EDU (GLEN SHEARER) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: EF-1 alpha genes? Date: 22 May 1994 12:49:52 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 19 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <940522.14492664.012428@USM.CP6> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net I am looking for all elongation factor 1-alpha genes isolated from fungi. So far I've found 7: Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mucor racemosus Candida albicans Ashbya gossypii Podospora anserina Puccinia graminis Trichoderma reesei Does anyone know of any other EF-1 alpha genes from fungi? Many thanks. Also, anyone know of a eucaryote that does NOT have multiple EF1-a genes? From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon May 23 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!MR.NET!dkendra From: dkendra@MR.NET ("David Kendra") Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Associate Scientist - Corn Pathology Date: 24 May 1994 13:34:21 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 39 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <67259.dkendra@MR.Net> Reply-To: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST CORN PATHOLOGY Northrup King Co., a leading international field corn seed company and a principal member of the world's second largest seed company, Sandoz Seeds, has an immediate opening in the Corn Pathology department at our research facility located in Stanton, Minnesota. The successful candidate will coordinate production and distribution of disease inoculum for North American corn breeding and biotechnology projects. This individual will also be an integral member of a pathology team providing technical support for North American research, production, sales, marketing, seed stock, seed technology and quality assurance personnel. Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to, traveling to North American corn breeding stations to collect field trial data; record keeping and analysis through computer databases. Requirements include a Master's degree in Plant Pathology or related field with a strong background in applied mycology. Prior experience with corn pathology is highly preferred but not essential. Familiarity with DOS/Windows personal computers and database/spreadsheet software is essential. Experience with ELISA, Western blot and PCR methodologies is desirable but not essential. Candidates should also possess strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. Candidates should submit a resume, including names, addresses and phone numbers of three professional references, to: Dr. David Kendra, Northrup King Co., 317 330th Street, Stanton, MN 55018-4308 or by fax [507-645-7519] or Internet at dkendra@MR.Net. The application deadline is June 17, 1994. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- David Kendra 507-663-7636 (phone) Northrup King Co. 507-645-7519 (FAX) 317 330th Street dkendra@MR.Net (Email) Stanton, MN 55018-4308 USA ----------------------------------------------------------------------- From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon May 23 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!SUMMA.TAMU.EDU!dje0282 From: dje0282@SUMMA.TAMU.EDU (Dan Ebbole) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Fungal Genetics Text Book Date: 24 May 1994 05:47:55 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 20 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199405241247.FAA19440@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Dear Geoff, Your note about a good Fungal Genetics text book struck home with me. Actually, Tom Adams and Mike Plamann (my colleagues (and soon to be former friends) here at A&M) teach a truly outstanding graduate course in fungal genetics. I have tried to encourage them to write a text book to go with their course, but, as expected, they claim to be too busy with their other duties. Perhaps if they could receive additional encouragement.... Their e-mail addresses are tom@bio.tamu.edu mplamann@bio.tamu.edu ------------------------ Dr. Daniel Ebbole dje0282@summa.tamu.edu Dept. of Plant Pathology and Microbiology Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-2132 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon May 23 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!warwick!news.shef.ac.uk!sunc!gn1gt From: gn1gt@sunc.sheffield.ac.uk (G Turner) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Fungal Genetics Text Book Date: 24 May 1994 09:34:05 GMT Organization: Academic Computing Services, Sheffield University Lines: 19 Message-ID: <2rshmd$3k7@hippo.shef.ac.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: sunc.shef.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Does anyone know of a good, relatively up to date textbook covering basic fungal genetics? Although there are a number of recent books on Applied Fungal Molecular Genetics, we are concerned at the lack of Fungal Genetics books still in print in the U.K. (i.e. NONE at present). Most Microbial Genetics text books deal only with bacteria and phage, sometimes with a passing mention only of fungi. Our undergraduate students are often asking for where they can read more about the parasexual cycle, mitotic recombination, meiotic mapping etc. in fungi, and we have to tell them that the books we recommend (e.g. Fincham, Day and Radford) are all that remains of out of print books in the library or on our bookshelves. Geoff Turner Morris Grindle Sheffield, U.K. gn1gt@sunc.shef.ac.uk From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon May 23 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!NSF.GOV!pharrima From: pharrima@NSF.GOV Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Fungal Genetics Text Book Date: 24 May 1994 07:50:54 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 32 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9405241047.ei14003@Note2.nsf.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net ---------------------- Original Header Lines (From NOTE) ----------------------- Nntp-Posting-Host: sunc.shef.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] I have a copy of a new text book on "Fungal Physiology" (Second Edition) by David Griffin, Wiley-Liss publishers, 1994. It appears to be very readable, and had input from geneticists like Carlene Raper, WIlliam TImberlake, and Rowland Davis. The emphasis of the book is definitely on physiology, but there are chapters on regulation of metabolism, mating and meiosis, and spore development. Philip Harriman, Genetics Program, National Science Foundation, USA. pharrima@nsf.gov ------------------------------- Message Contents ------------------------------- Does anyone know of a good, relatively up to date textbook covering basic fungal genetics? Although there are a number of recent books on Applied Fungal Molecular Genetics, we are concerned at the lack of Fungal Genetics books still in print in the U.K. (i.e. NONE at present). Most Microbial Genetics text books deal only with bacteria and phage, sometimes with a passing mention only of fungi. Our undergraduate students are often asking for where they can read more about the parasexual cycle, mitotic recombination, meiotic mapping etc. in fungi, and we have to tell them that the books we recommend (e.g. Fincham, Day and Radford) are all that remains of out of print books in the library or on our bookshelves. Geoff Turner Morris Grindle Sheffield, U.K. gn1gt@sunc.shef.ac.uk From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon May 23 23:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!chip.ucdavis.edu!fzmacdon From: fzmacdon@chip.ucdavis.edu (Jim MacDonald) Subject: Mycology Position Announcement Message-ID: Sender: usenet@ucdavis.edu (News Guru) Organization: University of California, Davis X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Date: Tue, 24 May 1994 19:55:50 GMT Lines: 61 POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Mycologist/Plant Pathologist Title: Assistant Professor (40%) and Assistant Plant Pathologist in the Agricultural Experiment Station (60%). The position is an 11-month (plus 1 month vacation) tenure-track appointment. The position is available starting September 1, 1994. Responsibilities and Description: Develop a disciplinary and mission-oriented research program on the fungi and fungal plant diseases. Areas of research may include, but are not limited to, organismal biology, systematics, genetics, population genetics, physiology, ecology and epidemiology, depending upon the appointee's interests and expertise. Opportunities exist to work with orchard crops and to develop innovative pre- and post-harvest disease management procedures. The successful applicant will participate in teaching undergraduate mycology and assume responsibility for developing and teaching an advanced, graduate-level course on plant pathogenic fungi. In addition, the appointee will be expected to participate in other graduate and undergraduate classes and seminars in subject matter areas related to his/her expertise, and to participate in the training of graduate students in plant pathology and related graduate groups. Qualifications: Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree in plant pathology or a related field and possess a strong background and experience in mycology and/or fungal diseases of plants. 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The University of California, Davis is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among its faculty and staff. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from persons of underrepresented groups including women, ethnic minorities, disabled veterans, Vietnam-era veterans, and handicapped persons. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue May 24 23:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!news.UVic.CA!spruce.pfc.forestry.ca!PFC.Forestry.CA!RWINDER From: rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA (Richard Winder) Subject: Re: SEARCHING FOR LITERATURE Message-ID: <1994May24.165647.13592@spruce.pfc.forestry.ca> Sender: news@spruce.pfc.forestry.ca Nntp-Posting-Host: pfc.pfc.forestry.ca Reply-To: rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA Organization: Forestry Canada (Pacific Forestry Centre) References: <01HCHHJ9QYQA002MQB@GW.AGR.CA> Date: Tue, 24 May 1994 16:56:47 GMT Lines: 20 In article <01HCHHJ9QYQA002MQB@GW.AGR.CA>, LESSARDT@NCCCOT7.AGR.CA writes: > >Hello again! >I hope this transmission is successful this time around. The question asked previously was about my difficulty finding a good identification textbook on the group "Hyaline Hyphomycetes". I have yet to come across one. Any suggestions? > > >Tim Lessard >Plant Pathologist >Agriculture Canada Well, aside from Barnett and Hunter's illustrated genera of the fungi imperfecti, you might try searching soviet literature. I seem to remember seeing a pretty good reference on the soil hyphomycetes of Russia, some of which was translated. Can't remember the author or title, though. Hope that helps. -RSW >end RICHARD WINDER Title: Research Scientist Canadian Forest Service Phone: (604) 363-0773 Victoria, B.C. Internet: RWINDER@A1.PFC.Forestry.CA From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed May 25 23:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!Austria.EU.net!newsfeed.ACO.net!edvz.sbg.ac.at!ZORER From: zorer@edvz.sbg.ac.at Subject: Information about Ribitol (Adonitol) assay!! Message-ID: Sender: news@wst.edvz.sbg.ac.at (USENET News System) Reply-To: zorer@edvz.sbg.ac.at Organization: EDVZ, Univ. Salzburg Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 16:45:58 GMT Lines: 15 Hi! I'm searching for a Ribitol (Pentose-sugar) assay! Ribitol is been released from the lichen-algae Trebouxia and I'm very interesting to study the effects of the presents of the fungus in mixed axenic culture on the production of the sugar. Please send my your information to my E-mail address. Thank you in advance! ROBERTO ZORER Title: ph.D. Student Institut of Plant Physiology Phone: (662) 8044-5590 University of Salzburg (AUSTRIA) E-mail: zorer@edvz.sbg.ac.at zorer@cribi1.bio.unipd.it From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed May 25 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!news.tamu.edu!128.194.15.2!leland From: leland@straylight.tamu.edu (Leland Ellis) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: DolPhinS-1.0, a Display PostScript client w/ a WWW interface, for Solaris 2.3 Followup-To: bionet.mycology Date: 26 May 1994 01:31:10 GMT Organization: W.M. Keck Center for Genome Informatics, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, Houston Lines: 55 Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: straylight.tamu.edu ********************************************************************************* DolPhinS-1.0 DolPhinS is a Display PostScript client developed by Jeff Kirk (jkirk@ keck.tamu.edu) and Leland Ellis (leland@straylight.tamu.edu) at the W.M. Keck Center for Genome Informatics at the Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, Houston. DolPhinS is designed to provide a modular, readily extensible graphical user interface to information, and Genome Informatics in particular, and utilizes the strengths of the PostScript language to render informa- tion, and the World-Wide Web (via an interface with NCSA's Mosaic) to access distributed information and databases. DolPhins is provided herein as a statically compiled binary, which runs under Sun Solaris 2.3, and requires the X/DPS server of 2.3: ftp://keck.tamu.edu/pub/DolPhinS/ At this URL, http://keck.tamu.edu/cgi/DolPhinS/DolPhinS.html your will find more information about DolPhinS, including how to unpack, install and configure DolPhinS, and Help. Included in the tar file are example PostScript (.ps) and Keck-IBT DolPhinS files (.ki) for viewing. These files can be loaded from the command line, or use the "Load File" option in DolPhinS. ********************************************************************************* DolPhinS, Dfend and all associated files and binaries are covered by the following license agreement: Copyright (c) 1994 Jeff R. Kirk and Leland Ellis Distibuted under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License. The file "COPYING" included in this distribution contains a copy of the GNU License. ********************************************************************************* -- Leland Ellis, Ph.D. Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics Director, W.M. Keck Center for Genome Informatics Institute of Biosciences and Technology Texas A&M University 2121 Holcombe Houston, Texas 77030 email: leland@straylight.tamu.edu URL: http://straylight.tamu.edu/straylight.html GenomeMOO: telnet://straylight.tamu.edu:7777/ MOOmail: Wizard in GenomeMOO, Julian_Sorel in LambdaMOO From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed May 25 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!NCCCOT2.AGR.CA!SEIFERTK From: SEIFERTK@NCCCOT2.AGR.CA Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Tranformation of Fusarium graminearum Date: 26 May 1994 15:36:14 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 14 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <01HCSWOMZ00Y003XCL@GW.AGR.CA> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net A colleague of mine (who doesn't have an InterNet hookup) is wondering if anyone has experience transforming Fusarium graminearum (Gibberella zeae), especially if they have used the GUS (ie. B-glucuronidase) marker. I'd welcome replies from anyone with experience or information relevant to this. Phone numbers would be particularly useful so that my colleague could contact you directly. Thanks, Keith Seifert CLBRR, Agriculture Canada seifertk@ncccot2.agr.ca From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat May 28 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!EU.net!uunet!newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: cyrilsten@aol.com (Cyrilsten) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Almost Morel time! Date: 29 May 1994 09:13:03 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 7 Sender: news@search01.news.aol.com Message-ID: <2sa4cv$2u2@search01.news.aol.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: search01.news.aol.com In article , mhg3@cornell.edu (Mike Griggs) writes: I have just moved to Upper New York State in the Airondacks and have no experience yet in hunting the elusive morel. Does anyone in this conversation have information on timing, species, etc? Are morels comfortable here? From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat May 28 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!psgrain!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!torn!uunet.ca!uunet.ca!ionews.io.org!nobody From: mst1@io.org (Otto Lang) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: tks 4 shiitake info Date: 28 May 1994 20:00:48 -0400 Organization: Internex Online (io.org) Data: 416-363-4151 Voice: 416-363-8676 Lines: 62 Distribution: na Message-ID: <2s8lvg$jk2@ionews.io.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: io.org On May 11 I wrote Is there any treatise on the nutritional and tonic values of shiitake. One of our members has an urgent need for this information. Thank you. Otto Lang, Mycological Society of Toronto Fidonet 1:250/228 I want to thank all "netters" who (some within hours) took the time and effort to forward lots of information, and one even going so far as mailing a hardcopy to me by snail mail. Thank you all. I'd like to thank specifically the following people: - Greg Thorn <21394RGT@msu.edu> who wasn't sure on information about the "tonic" value of shiitake but offered info on its nutritional parameters. - Kenneth W. Cochran advised that "There are several reports on shiitake, but the most recent single review is S.C. Jong et al, Medicinal and therapeutic value of the shiitake mushroom. Adv. Appl. Microbiol. 39:153-84, 1993. - Danny Lee Rinker A good review article: S.C. Jong and M. Birminghan. Feb 1994. Nutritional value of the Shiitakemushroom. Mushroom News 43(2): 30 - 37. ** Thanks for the hardcopy.OL* - Bradley Rubin See the November(?) 93 issue of Organic Gardening... there is an article on growing mushrooms and a list of kit suppliers for shiitake (both indoor and outdoor). - Donald Pirl Organization: CRL Dialup Internet Access (415) 705-6060 [login: guest] We have a book that has the information you want. "Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms" by Paul Stamets, Ten Speed Press, 1993, pp.271-272. Don (& real mycrophile, stepson Paul) ** Thanks Don, I found Paul's book in our MST library.OL** - Marielle Levine found the address of MUSHROOMPEOPLE, Box 220,Summertown,TN 384383 USA and also RAINFOREST MUSHROOM SPAWN,Box 1793, Gibbons,B.C.,Canada V0N 1V0 - Bob Harris provided their internet address: 2745871@mcimail.com (Albert Bates) - PagProlog wh9o forwarded a msg by Wilf Rosenbaum < rosen@fraser.sfu.ca > who said: Check out "Mushrooms as Health Foods" by Kisaku Mori, D. Agr., Japan Publications, Inc, Tokyo, 88 pp., 1974. Talks about Shiitake and cancer among other things. I have seen other questions on or around the cultivation and importance of shiitake and thought I would re-post this collection of internet goodwill for other users also. -- Otto Lang, Mycological Society of Toronto Fidonet 1:250/228