From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Jun 01 23:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!Germany.EU.net!netmbx.de!zrz.TU-Berlin.DE!math.fu-berlin.de!G498.InterLink.NET!cmorin From: cmorin@interlink.net (Claude Morin) Subject: images of mushroom Message-ID: Summary: searching for images of mushroom Keywords: images mushroom Sender: news@math.fu-berlin.de (Math Department) Nntp-Posting-Host: g498.interlink.net Organization: Free University of Berlin, Germany X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A] Date: Wed, 1 Jun 1994 21:24:45 GMT Lines: 12 Hi, I have been trying to locate images of mushroom at different sites on the internet. I need these images for a programming project. I am looking for pictures (.gif, .jpg. etc), graphics, descriptions, etc. So far I have found several photographs of mushroom at a gopher site at Harvard University. I access it with Cello by pointing at gopher://huh.harvard.edu/11/images. I would appreciate very much any help in this query. cmorin@interlink.net Claude Morin It is morel season in the Montreal area was lucky...found several morchella esculenta From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jun 02 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!sunic!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!haven.umd.edu!umd5.umd.edu!yorick.umd.edu!cabirac From: cabirac@yorick.umd.edu (Daniel M. Cabirac) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Ag Biotech Info Available via Internet! Date: 3 Jun 1994 18:38:13 GMT Organization: University of Maryland, College Park Lines: 80 Message-ID: <2sntal$fd0@umd5.umd.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: yorick.umd.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] ** NEW BIOTECH BIBLIOGRAPHY AVAILABLE ** The Biotechnology Information Center (BIC) with the Plant Genome Information Center has released a new bibliography entitled: "BIOTECHNOLOGY: COMMERCIALIZATION AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS" Contains 209 references dealing with economic aspects of agricultural biotechnology from market research and forecasts to commercialization issues. For a free copy (print or electronic) see details below. ************************************************************** AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION AVAILABLE VIA INTERNET! ************************************************************** **LEGISLATION AND REGULATION(newly updated)** **CURRENT GENE MAPPING PROJECTS** **PATENTING ISSUES** **TRANSGENIC TOMATO** **BST-BOVINE GROWTH HORMONE** **BIOTECHNOLOGY OF ALGAE** **BIOTECH VIDEOS** **BIOTECH NEWSLETTERS** **AND many more files, and links to 12 other Ag Biotech Gophers The Biotechnology Information Center, an information center of the USDA-National Agricultural Library, has developed a rich source of current Biotechnology-related information available via Internet. The files at the site include bibliographies composed primarily of citations from scientific journals and some popular periodicals (many with abstracts), on subjects ranging from public perception to gene expression in crops and fungi. In addition, several miscellaneous publications dealing with biotechnology meetings, directories and audio-visuals are also available. Numerous links to other biotechnology-related gophers have also been included. In addition to the documents prepared by the Biotechnology Information Center are files created by the Plant Genome and Data Information Center, dealing with gene mapping in a range of plant species. The gopher site already contains more than 70 files, and new files are being added every week. To access these files via Gopher: telnet inform.umd.edu OR gopher inform.umd.edu -Educational Resources -Biotechnology_Information_Center If you prefer to access the documents via FTP, follow the same path as the one listed above. If you have only email access, talk to your Internet provider about "FTPmail," a method of accessing these files via email. Many of the current books about Internet also describe FTPmail. Please send us your questions and comments. Complimentary copies of the printed bibliographies are avialable from BIC by contacting us at the address below. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Biotechnology Information Center (BIC) voice1: (301)-504-5947 | | National Agricultural Library - USDA voice2: (301)-504-5340 | | 10301 Baltimore Blvd. fax: (301)-504-7098 | | Beltsville, MD 20705-2351 USA e-mail:biotech@nalusda.gov | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Daniel Cabirac biotech@nalusda.gov | | Ray Dobert rdobert@nalusda.gov | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jun 05 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!convex!news.duke.edu!godot.cc.duq.edu!hudson.lm.com!epicycle.lm.com!not-for-mail From: Richard W. Kerrigan Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Position Available Date: 6 Jun 1994 12:38:58 -0400 Organization: Telerama Public Access Internet, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 17 Sender: sylvan@epicycle.lm.com Message-ID: <2svjf2$2tu@epicycle.lm.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: epicycle.lm.com Summary: Position available in commercial mushroom spawn culture lab Keywords: job, mushroom, spawn, culture X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Position Available Culture Master (Trainee): Immediate opening for person with technical background and culture lab attitude. Duties include intensive training in mushroom culture management leading to management position, modernization of equiptment and some procedures, work in all phases of culture maintenance and inoculum production including extensive hands on. Experience with mushroom spawn culture is desirable. Degree useful. Equal Opportunity Employer. Please respond to Mr. John Cascino, Sylvan Spawn Laboratory, Inc., 1163 Winfield Rd., Cabot, PA 16023, as soon as possible but no later than 1 July 1994. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jun 06 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!VM42.CSO.UIUC.EDU!FGSC%UKANVM.bitnet From: FGSC%UKANVM.bitnet@VM42.CSO.UIUC.EDU (Craig Wilson) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: ECFG Abstracts now on FGSC server Date: 7 Jun 1994 13:24:19 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 16 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199406072024.NAA07917@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Abstracts of Lectures and Posters from the 2nd European Conference on Fungal Genetics, held April 28-May 1, can now be seen on the FGSC on-line server. The entry for abstracts will be found below stock lists, under the heading Non-Catalogue Information. To reach the FGSC server use the URL: http://kufacts.cc.ukans.edu/cwis/units/fgsc/main.html The server is also reached via the World Wild Web (WWW). From the WWW opening page select 'Virtual Library', for servers listed according to subject matter. Find the heading 'Biosciences' and under it search for The Univesity of Kansas where FGSC will be found. A full list of abstracts, with proper punctuation, will be printed as a supplement to Fungal Genetics Newsletter 41, to be mailed later this summer. Craig Wilson fgsc@ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jun 07 23:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!sunic!EU.net!uunet!hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!murdoch!galen.med.Virginia.EDU!jm2n From: jm2n@galen.med.Virginia.EDU (James Masuoka) Subject: Elemental Composition Message-ID: Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Organization: uva Date: Wed, 8 Jun 1994 19:11:41 GMT Lines: 17 Howdy Folks, I am currently working on a project involving trace elements and Candida albicans. I am interested in the concentration of metals in the organism and would like to have a basis of standardization and comparison. Is there a source which lists the elemental composition of fungi? My literature searches so far have turned up next to nothing. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Jim Masuoka jm2n@Virginia.EDU -- James Masuoka | Science without ethical and spiritual con- University of Virginia | siderations is not a whole science, but a jm2n@virginia.edu | form of madness. | - The Te of Piglet From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Jun 08 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!UCLINK.BERKELEY.EDU!lepstein From: lepstein@UCLINK.BERKELEY.EDU (Lynn Epstein) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: (none) Date: 8 Jun 1994 21:16:29 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 1 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199406090409.VAA09961@uclink.berkeley.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Unsuscribe. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jun 09 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: lulabeau@aol.com (Lulabeau) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Fear.... Date: 10 Jun 1994 00:00:09 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 5 Sender: news@search01.news.aol.com Message-ID: <2t8og9$lpv@search01.news.aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: search01.news.aol.com How valid are the claims/fears that mail order things - books, etc. - are traced by the government? Is there any validity to this fear? Along this same vein, what are some of the names of the more relaible mail order companies? Lulabeau From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Jun 10 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!col.hp.com!fc.hp.com!rrg From: rrg@fc.hp.com (Bob Gunther) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Porcini Date: 11 Jun 1994 02:25:23 GMT Organization: Hewlett-Packard Fort Collins Site Lines: 8 Message-ID: <2tb7aj$t6o@tadpole.fc.hp.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: hpmaint.fc.hp.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1.4] Does anyone out there know what the latin name for "Porcini" mushrooms are? David Arora says they are Boletus Edulis in his book "Mushrooms Demystified". Is this the common perception? Lee Snider From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jun 12 23:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!agate!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!emory!nigel.msen.com!well!nbn!ncs-21.nbn.com!harris From: harris@bhc.com (Bob Harris) Subject: Re: Fear.... Message-ID: Sender: news@nbn.com Organization: Bob Harris Consulting X-Newsreader: VersaTerm Link v1.1.4 References: <2t8og9$lpv@search01.news.aol.com> Date: Sun, 12 Jun 1994 21:53:28 GMT Lines: 16 In Article <2t8og9$lpv@search01.news.aol.com>, lulabeau@aol.com (Lulabeau) wrote: >How valid are the claims/fears that mail order things - books, etc. - >are traced by the government? Is there any validity to this fear? >Along this same vein, what are some of the names of the more relaible >mail order companies? In the many years I operated Mushroompeople, no one in the government EVER traced anybody..... Bob Harris harris@bhc.com 8 :-) From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jun 12 23:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!agate!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!emory!nigel.msen.com!well!nbn!ncs-21.nbn.com!harris From: harris@bhc.com (Bob Harris) Subject: Re: Porcini Message-ID: Sender: news@nbn.com Organization: Bob Harris Consulting X-Newsreader: VersaTerm Link v1.1.4 References: <2tb7aj$t6o@tadpole.fc.hp.com> Date: Sun, 12 Jun 1994 21:50:54 GMT Lines: 16 In Article <2tb7aj$t6o@tadpole.fc.hp.com>, rrg@fc.hp.com (Bob Gunther) wrote: > >Does anyone out there know what the latin name for "Porcini" >mushrooms are? David Arora says they are Boletus Edulis in his >book "Mushrooms Demystified". Is this the common perception? > >Lee Snider Absolutely, except only the word Boletus is in caps-ie the genus. Species is in small letters, therefore Boletus edulis ;-) Bob Harris harris@bhc.com 8 :-) From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jun 13 23:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!agate!msuinfo!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!usage!aix00.csd.unsw.OZ.AU!p8443882 From: p8443882@aix00.csd.unsw.OZ.AU (David Orlovich) Subject: Re: Porcini Message-ID: <1994Jun14.012116.1940@usage.csd.unsw.OZ.AU> Sender: news@usage.csd.unsw.OZ.AU Nntp-Posting-Host: aix00.csd.unsw.oz.au Organization: University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia. References: <2tb7aj$t6o@tadpole.fc.hp.com> Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 01:21:16 GMT Lines: 6 I too have always understood Porcini to be Boletus edulus. I think that's what it says on the packets of dried porcini that we get here in Australia. David Orlovich From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jun 13 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!sunic!EU.net!uunet!news.delphi.com!rbaber From: rbaber@delphi.com (Ron Baber) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Porcini Date: 14 Jun 1994 23:07:36 GMT Organization: Delphi Internet Services Corporation Lines: 4 Message-ID: <9406141906591.DLITE.rbaber@delphi.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: bos1a.delphi.com X-To: Ron Baber They are also known in german as "Steinpilz"(stone fungus) and in french as "cepe". If you know where there are many, please let me know. I'll come there to do research (with my knife and fork---:>). From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jun 13 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!news.u.washington.edu!boe666 From: boe666@u.washington.edu (Beast of Eden) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Porcini Date: 14 Jun 1994 15:49:26 GMT Organization: University of Washington Lines: 4 Message-ID: <2tkji6$qe8@news.u.washington.edu> References: <2tb7aj$t6o@tadpole.fc.hp.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: carson.u.washington.edu "Porcini" is the main Italian common name for Boletus edulis. B. aereus is also called porcini. BOE From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jun 14 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!uhog.mit.edu!news.mtholyoke.edu!news.umass.edu!nic.umass.edu!usenet From: AAT@UCSVAX.UCS.UMASS.EDU (Gus Trautweiler) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Porcini Date: 15 Jun 1994 03:15:05 GMT Organization: University of Massachusetts Lines: 21 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2tlrnp$lfr@nic.umass.edu> References: <2tb7aj$t6o@tadpole.fc.hp.com> <1994Jun14.012116.1940@usage.csd.unsw.OZ.AU> NNTP-Posting-Host: phobos.ucs.umass.edu X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS v1.25 In-Reply-To: p8443882@aix00.csd.unsw.OZ.AU's message of Tue, 14 Jun 1994 01:21:16 GMT In <1994Jun14.012116.1940@usage.csd.unsw.OZ.AU> p8443882@aix00.csd.unsw.OZ.AU writes: :Q :Q :Q I too have always understood Porcini to be Boletus edulus. I think that's :Q what it says on the packets of dried porcini that we get here in Australia. :Q :Q David Orlovich While collecting tissue samples of Castanea dentata (American Chestnut) at the Harvard Forest in Petersham, MA, I found a single B. edulis in perfect condition (this means it was only slightly nibbled on and no maggots). I pealed the stem and saute'd slices in a little butter, garlic, and chive, mmmmmgood. For those of you in Western MA, it was near trail marker 11 of the black gum trail....good luck. #######################* *##* *##* *##* *##* Gus Trautweiler | | | # # | | # # | | # # | | # # | | Plant & Soil Science Dept: Biotechnology| | | | # | | | | # | | | University of Massachusetts # | | # # | | # # | | # # | | AAT@BIO.UMASS.EDU *##* *##* *##* *##* *##* From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jun 14 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!parc!decwrl!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!emory!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!news.cic.net!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!bounce-bounce From: jobe@cis.ohio-state.edu (James Jobe) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Mushroom references Date: 15 Jun 1994 16:01:47 -0400 Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science Lines: 38 Distribution: usa Message-ID: <2tnmnbINN3h6@turtle.cis.ohio-state.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: turtle.cis.ohio-state.edu I have been reading about mushrooms for about five years now. I own quite a few references myself. My problem is, I have noted many differences between each of them. Expecially when it comes to the range or edibility of certain species. It seems to me that most authors of North American Mushroom guides are from the California area. That is great for people in that area, but I am from Ohio. I would like to know if anyone could point me in the right direction to find any of the following: a complete reference guide of mushrooms of Ohio and/or the Mid-west region. the name and address of a reputable mail order catalog devoted to mushrooms. the name, and where I might find the most comprehensive book of North American mushrooms ever puplished. The following is a list of the better references I already own. If anyone has any knowlege of their credibility please comment. Mushrooms of North America by Roger Phillips The Audubon Society guide to North Anmerican Mushrooms. Mushrooms Demystified by David Arora Thank you, James Jobe 4181c Appian Way W. Gahanna, OH 43230 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jun 14 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!eunet.no!nuug!EU.net!uunet!newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: skikider@aol.com (Skikider) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: fungi perfecti Date: 15 Jun 1994 14:21:02 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 11 Sender: news@search01.news.aol.com Message-ID: <2tngqe$bed@search01.news.aol.com> References: <2npk15$cl4@coranto.ucs.mun.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: search01.news.aol.com In article <2npk15$cl4@coranto.ucs.mun.ca>, rdunphy@calvin.stemnet.nf.ca (Richard A. Dunphy) writes: Dick, You can reach FP at P.O. BOX 7634 OLYMPIA, WA 98507 (206)426-9292 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jun 14 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: meeske@aol.com (Meeske) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Porcini Date: 15 Jun 1994 02:07:01 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 15 Sender: news@search01.news.aol.com Message-ID: <2tm5q5$2ms@search01.news.aol.com> References: <2tlrnp$lfr@nic.umass.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: search01.news.aol.com In article <2tlrnp$lfr@nic.umass.edu>, AAT@UCSVAX.UCS.UMASS.EDU (Gus Trautweiler) writes: As a general addition to the bolete string: My chef friends say that the Porcini should refer to only the Italian Boletus edulis because they have a distinct and rich flavor not found in other areas. The American bolete sellers say cynically (and generally validly) that the Italians are eating mushrooms gotten from Poland and they should call a shroom a shroom. The general take is that American Boletus edulis is not as flavorful as European. Maybe "Porcini" should be left to describe certain European strains --- So today at least I'll not call the spring boletes I gathered in the Sierras "Porcini", just delicious. carla_ meeske@aol.com From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jun 14 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!sunic!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!news.tamu.edu!news.utdallas.edu!corpgate!bnrgate!nott!cunews!freenet.carleton.ca!freenet3.scri.fsu.edu!freenet3.scri.fsu.edu!not-for-mail From: bmm1@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu (Bruce M. Marshall) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: growing edibles? Date: 15 Jun 1994 16:20:47 -0400 Organization: Tallahassee Free-Net Lines: 10 Message-ID: <2tnnqv$moj@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: freenet3.scri.fsu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] I encountered a man several years ago at a farmers market in Virginia selling a very good mushroom that he was growing. He told me that he drilled holes in green oak logs and sprinkled spores in them and that was that. Does anyone know what these were and where I could get spores. More generally does anyone know where I can get information on growing mushrooms? Thanks, Bruce. -- Bruce M. Marshall bmm1@freenet.fsu.edu voice 615 481 0990 fax 615 481 8039 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Jun 15 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!NETCOM.COM!hinckley From: hinckley@NETCOM.COM (Dan Hinckley) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: EarthWeb: Global Environmental Network Date: 16 Jun 1994 16:18:34 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 61 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199406162226.PAA01194@netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net As a respected member of the scientific community I wanted to make you aware of a new project designed to help support you, your colleagues, and the organizations of which you are a member. Please excuse the unsolicited nature of this inquiry. If you would, please read through the attached bulletin and email a response if you are interested in the project. The EarthWeb Project is developing a new global worldwide web (WWW) server domain dedicated to the full range of urgent environmental issues, called EarthWeb. The EarthWeb project will provide a vital new hypertext-based link between environmental group memberships, students, researchers, government agencies, scientists, and engineers with environmental databases, statistics, projects, programs, and information from around the world. > Free unlimited access (through Internet) > Issues hosted by non-profit environmental and professional groups > Funding based on PBS style corporate & foundation sponsorship. > Hypertext and multi-media support > HyperLinks to other WWW and FTP servers > Gateways (proposed) for commercial network users > Links to all environmental Usenet newsgroups > An Open Forum for environmental discussion and debate > A nexus of connections to researchers, key people, users > Quick, easy access to Governmental and NGO information > Free space for host organization news and membership information EarthWeb will link to existing Internet and WWW sources of environmental information. But EarthWeb will also be a funded project to bring new as-yet unpublished information to the Internet, for all to access. The Following is a current list of EarthWeb's Key Issue Hubs, modeled around the Agenda 21 issues formulated at the 1992 UN Earth Summit: . EarthWeb Connections . Earth Status, Events & Crises . Population & The Quality of Life . Air, Atmosphere & Climate Change . Oceans & Living Seas . Freshwater, Rivers & Wetlands . Biodiversity & Endangered Species . Land Use & Fragile Ecosystems . Energy Resources & Alternatives . Consumption, Waste & Recycling . Toxic Chemicals & Hazardous Waste . Nuclear Power, Weapons, & Waste . Sustainable Economic Development . The Ecological Perspective . EarthWeb Resources (Catalog) Over the last twelve weeks The EarthWeb Project has become a freight train, rolling ahead with a full head of steam. Over 2000 individuals, government agencies, university programs, and environmental organizations have expressed their interest, encouragement and enthusiasm in participating in the project. By joining forces with The EnviroLink Network, we have gained access to 450,000 internet environmentally-concerned subscribers and users; and we have added technical expertise and an international core of technical volunteers to greatly speed EarthWeb toward becoming an online reality. For more information, to ask questions, and to express your interest, email The EarthWeb Project, internet: hinckley@netcom.com. Note: A 15pp executive overview of The EarthWeb Project is available. Just email me directly to request a copy. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Jun 15 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!CIE-2.UOREGON.EDU!mlandman From: mlandman@CIE-2.UOREGON.EDU (Mary Landman) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: growing edibles? Date: 15 Jun 1994 21:29:40 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 21 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: References: <2tnnqv$moj@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net On 15 Jun 1994, Bruce M. Marshall wrote: > I encountered a man several years ago at a farmers market in Virginia > selling a very good mushroom that he was growing. He told me that he > drilled holes in green oak logs and sprinkled spores in them and that > was that. Does anyone know what these were and where I could get > spores. More generally does anyone know where I can get information on > growing mushrooms? > > Thanks, Bruce. My guess is that it's probably Shiitake. I'm doubtful that it was spores, more likely either inocculated wood spawn "dowels" that fit nicely into the holes drilled in the log or grain spawn. I bought two shiitake logs that had been innoculated with grain spawn at our local Saturday Market for $5 each. They produced a pretty good crop, and in about two months can produce another. They last a few years, at least until all of the cellular structure of the oak log is used up. I guess you can get spawn from Fungi Perfecti or Mushroompeople. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Jun 15 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!PANIX.COM!gyetter From: gyetter@PANIX.COM (Gene Yetter) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Gulf States Mycological Society Foray, 7/7-10 Date: 15 Jun 1994 19:17:47 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 26 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net An interesting weekend foray is coming up at Wakulla Springs, Florida, July 7th-10th, being held by the Gulf States group. As their announcement describes it: "Wakulla Springs is located 15 miles south of Tallahassee and a scant 10 miles from the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. A luxuriantly tropical setting, Wakulla Springs was the site chosen for Tarzan movies and the Creature of the Black Lagoon . . . " Sounds like it could be mushroom heaven! Wooded areas nearby include St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Apalachiola National Forest, and Ochlockonee River State Park. David Lewis will be guest mycologist. One species to look for is Tricholoma titans. Is there really such a taxa? I have been to a few forays put on by the Gulf States and they have been friendly and interesting. I won't be able to make this one. But maybe someone reading this message can go and give us a report. Contact: Toby Feibelman, Treasurer Gulf States Mycological Society 7030 St. Charles Ave. New Orleans, La. 70118 Note submitted by Gene Yetter, New York Mycol. Society ### From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Jun 15 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!news.utdallas.edu!corpgate!bnrgate!nott!cunews!freenet.carleton.ca!freenet3.scri.fsu.edu!freenet3.scri.fsu.edu!not-for-mail From: bmm1@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu (Bruce M. Marshall) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: growing edibles? Date: 16 Jun 1994 11:04:25 -0400 Organization: Tallahassee Free-Net Lines: 11 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2tpplp$lgg@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu> References: <2tnnqv$moj@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: freenet3.scri.fsu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Mary Landman (mlandman@CIE-2.UOREGON.EDU) wrote: : until all of the cellular structure of the oak log is used up. I guess : you can get spawn from Fungi Perfecti or Mushroompeople. Can you post an address or phone # for the above. Thanks Bruce. -- Bruce M. Marshall bmm1@freenet.fsu.edu voice 615 481 0990 fax 615 481 8039 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Jun 15 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!daresbury!not-for-mail From: hinckley@netcom.com (Dan Hinckley) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: EarthWeb: Global Environmental Network Date: 17 Jun 1994 00:28:36 +0100 Lines: 61 Sender: daemon@mserv1.dl.ac.uk Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <2tqn74$k7l@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> Original-To: hinckley@netcom.com As a respected member of the scientific community I wanted to make you aware of a new project designed to help support you, your colleagues, and the organizations of which you are a member. Please excuse the unsolicited nature of this inquiry. If you would, please read through the attached bulletin and email a response if you are interested in the project. The EarthWeb Project is developing a new global worldwide web (WWW) server domain dedicated to the full range of urgent environmental issues, called EarthWeb. 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From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Jun 17 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!spool.mu.edu!sdd.hp.com!col.hp.com!fc.hp.com!rxs From: rxs@news.fc.hp.com (Lee Snider) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Porcini Date: 18 Jun 1994 00:33:54 GMT Organization: Hewlett-Packard Fort Collins Site Lines: 23 Message-ID: <2ttfdi$sgb@tadpole.fc.hp.com> References: <2tlrnp$lfr@nic.umass.edu> <2tm5q5$2ms@search01.news.aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: hpfire0.fc.hp.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1.4] Meeske (meeske@aol.com) wrote: : The general take is that American Boletus : edulis is not as flavorful as European. Maybe "Porcini" should be : left to describe certain European strains --- So today at least I'll : not call the spring boletes I gathered in the Sierras "Porcini", just : delicious. : carla_ meeske@aol.com Geez Carla, That kind of talk is a good way to get flamed (or is it sauted?). Thanks for responding everyone, Lee Snider rxs@hpfidlf.fc.hp.com From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Jun 17 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!not-for-mail From: MAILER-DAEMON@amd.com (Mail Delivery Subsystem) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Returned mail: User unknown Date: 18 Jun 1994 14:45:12 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Lines: 76 Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <199406181849.AA23731@amdext.amd.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: news.cs.utexas.edu ----- Transcript of session follows ----- While talking to news.cs.utexas.edu: >>> RCPT To: <<< 550 ... User unknown 550 cs.utexas.edu!bionet-mycolocy... User unknown ----- Recipients of this delivery ----- Bounced, cannot deliver: cs.utexas.edu!bionet-mycolocy ----- Unsent message follows ----- Received: from cpsolv.UUCP by amdext.amd.com with UUCP id AA23725 (5.67a/IDA-1.5+AMD for cs.utexas.edu!bionet-mycolocy); Sat, 18 Jun 1994 11:49:25 -0700 Received: by cpsolv.CPS.COM (smail2.5rhg) id AA12467; Sat, 18 Jun 1994 13:52:54 CDT Received: by para.UUCP (smail2.5rhg) id AA02520; Sat, 18 Jun 1994 12:04:47 CST Subject: Identification of fungus? To: bionet-mycolocy@cs.utexas.edu Date: Sat, 18 Jun 94 12:04:37 CST From: John O'Brien Cc: sci-bio@cs-utexas.edu X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL6] Message-Id: <940618120439.AA02508@para.UUCP> Could anyone give an assessment of the below description of a 'fungus' I've been given, with claims it can 'de-tox' the body. I have MS, and of course want to feel better, but I like to at least know if this is a known substance to the biologic community. I have already prepared the tea and the 'fungus' did reproduce; it seemed to grow to cover the available surface area of the container it was in, which was several times larger than its parent. *see below This is a *much* edited version of a 32K story; I tried to get rid of all the anecdotal 'evidence'. __________________________________________________________________________ The Central Bacteriological Institute in Moscow determined they were dealing with "the little known Kombucha, or Japanese tea sponge." The scientists further determined that the sponge-like mushroom culture was actually a jelly-like mass formed by symbiotic growths of bacterium xylinum and nestlike deposits of yeast cells of the genus Saccharomyces. To this symbiosis, Frank writes, "also belong: Saccharomyces ludwigii, Saccharomyces of the apiculatus types; Bacterium xylinoides, Bacterium gluconicum, Schizosaccharomycespombe, Acetobacter ketogenum, Torula types, Pichia fermentans and other yeasts." The Soviet microbiologists decided that the "tea fungus" was not a "fungus, but a lichen." Even though one of the products of the fermentation is a "lichen-like antibiotic," Frank disagrees and states as follows: "A lichen is a symbiosis of algae and fungi, and requires light as a source of energy in order to build up chlorophyll by photosynthesis, a typical feature of algae. Kombucha, on the other hand, flourishes even in the dark, precisely because it contains no algae components." The kombucha fungus is built in membrane-form and is a symbiosis of yeast cells and different bacteria. Among these bacteria are: Bacterium xylinum, Bacterium gluconicum, Acetobacter ketogenum, and Pichia fermentans. The kombucha fungus needs to live in a solution of black tea and sugar. In the right temperature they multiply constantly. They don't build spores as yeast normally does, but instead multiply by a process glucuronic acid, lactic acid, acetic acid and several vitamins. The yeast culture transfoms the sugar and black tea into enzymes useful for the body. The fermented mixture later contains not only these products, but also 0.5% alcohol. Glucaronic acid is used in the-body to build the important polysacchrides such as: Hyaluronic acid which is vital for the connective tissue; Chondroitinsulfat acid which is the basic substance in our cartilage;Mukoitinsulfat acid which is for the mucous and for the vitreous(eye), and also Heparin and lactic acid which is especially for our colon. Kombucha works like a natural antibiotic. -- ~ John O'Brien ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ john@para.cps.com O'B-wan Computer Services (816)229-7648 ~ From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jun 20 23:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!sunic!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!torn!nott!cunews!freenet.carleton.ca!FreeNet.Carleton.CA!au854 From: au854@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Patricia McDonagh) Subject: Re: Porcini Message-ID: Sender: news@freenet.carleton.ca (Usenet News Admin) Organization: The National Capital FreeNet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Date: Tue, 21 Jun 1994 02:00:22 GMT Lines: 14 More food for thought on the topic of European Porcini. The March issue of the Boston Mycological Club Bulletin has an interesting article on the ability of mycorrhizal mushrooms to concentrate minerals, including heavy metals. Researchers studying the effects of Chernobyl found higher concentrations of radioactive cesium and strontium byproducts in mushrooms than in any other organisms. And in parts of eastern Europe and Scandinavia it is advised that wild mushrooms be eaten only sparingly. Also, a French study recommended a limit of 200-250 grams of some wild mushrooms (mostly Agaricus species) because of dangerously high levels of cadmium. So maybe those European mushrooms are not necessarily the best! 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Thanks again for your cooperation! --------------- please cut here and return portion below --------------- New information or Update to old record (enter N or U): date (DD-MM-YY): first name: middle initial: family name: job title: e-mail address: e-mail network: phone number: FAX number: institution: address1: address2: address3: city: state/province: country: postal code: research interest: research interest: comment: comment: comment: comment: comment: From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jun 21 23:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!torn!nott!pnfi!nefc.forestry.ca!jberube From: jberube@nefc.forestry.ca Subject: Porcini Message-ID: Lines: 19 Sender: news@pnfi.forestry.ca Organization: Canadian Forest Service - Petawawa National Forestry Institute X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A] Date: Wed, 22 Jun 1994 16:13:59 GMT I am just coming back from Italy where I had tasted quite a bit of Porcini. Their taste and flavour are similar to some of the Boletus edulis I collected over the years in southern Canada. I did notice that some of the Boletus edulis I collected were not as good as others and that Boleuts edulis morphology is quite variable. Already many authors have described subspecies of this fungus. Boletus edulis is most likely a complex of biological species like the one found in Armillaria mellea, Pleurotus ostreatus or Laccaria laccata. Armillaria mellea has been split into more than 15 species totally intersterile among each other and morphologically different (although not always easy to differentiate). I could imagine from my field observations that Boleutus edulis is at least 5 species in North America and Europe. I have also observed that the variety with greenish tubes has a better taste than all other. This could explain the belief that european porcini are better than ours. They probalby pick a different biological species. Jean Berube Canadian Forest Service Newfoundland, Canada From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jun 21 23:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology,bionet.molbio.yeast Path: biosci!agate!spool.mu.edu!umn.edu!alces.med.umn.edu!stew From: stew@alces.med.umn.edu (Stewart Scherer) Subject: WWW and Gopher servers: Candida albicans molecular biology Message-ID: Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Nntp-Posting-Host: alces.med.umn.edu Organization: University of Minnesota Date: Wed, 22 Jun 1994 08:18:19 GMT Lines: 13 Xref: biosci bionet.mycology:622 bionet.molbio.yeast:1261 Announcing new WWW and gopher severs with information about Candida albicans molecular biology. The servers share most of their text data. The WWW server has additional images and diagrams. To access them: Point your gopher client to: alces.med.umn.edu There is a directory with the Candida information. The URL for the WWW server is: http://alces.med.umn.edu/start.html There are links to the Candida information and other information on the server on that page. Stew Scherer stew@lenti.med.umn.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jun 21 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!sunic!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!taco.cc.ncsu.edu!cc02du.unity.ncsu.edu!crook From: crook@unity.ncsu.edu (Robert P. Crook) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: roots and ectomycorrhizae and estimates of... Date: 22 Jun 1994 17:29:52 GMT Organization: North Carolina State University Lines: 12 Message-ID: <2u9seg$emg@taco.cc.ncsu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: cc02du.unity.ncsu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] I need info on how to get estimates of what proportion of biomass of a fine root is actually fungal biomass. I have been sampling a loblolly pine plantation root b-mass for the past twelve months by a sequential coring methodology. The experimental treatments for the pine plantation are the presence or absence of fertilization and/or irrigation arranged in a two by two factorial design. So if I can get a reliable method for analyzing my ectomycorrhizal roots for ergosterol or chitin or... then I can get an idea of how these treatments and seasonal patterns affect fungal biomass in a loblolly plantation in the south eastern U.S. At present I am at North Carolina State University in Raleigh North Carolina; my e-mail address is robert_crook@ncsu.edu Thanks for any help. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jun 23 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!darkstar.UCSC.EDU!ftp!nathan From: nathan@cse.ucsc.edu (Nathan J. Wilson) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Announcing Taxy 1.01 Date: 23 Jun 1994 23:53:13 GMT Organization: UC Santa Cruz CIS/CE Lines: 127 Message-ID: <2ud799$kgs@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> NNTP-Posting-Host: ftp.cse.ucsc.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Taxy 1.01 is now available for anonymous ftp from 'ftp.cse.ucsc.edu'. I have attached the 'readme' file below. Enjoy, -Nathan Welcome to Taxy 1.01! Taxy is a database system for helping with biological taxonomic identification. For those of you who didn't understand the last sentence think of it as a computerized field guide. This is the first major release that actually includes the ability to identify species described in the database. There is still a great deal of work to be done on the database and help system in order to make the system truely useful. The system is significantly different from the previous major release (0.01) both in terms of the command line interface and the structure of the fungi database. Anyone who has created entries based on the previous version of the fungi database should get in touch with me about converting their work to the new feature set. Version 1.01 fixes a bug in the Delete sub-command of the IdSpecies command in version 1.0. The goal of the current version is to get people to play with the system and hopefully to work on creating a database of mushroom species. All work done with the system is expected to remain freely available in keeping with the goal of the project to create a system for sharing fungal information freely and to permit easy database expansion and interchange by interested users. This project is part of my computer science masters thesis. The 1.01 release includes: - A Taxy database emphasizing macroscopic characteristics. This database currently has 173 features and 80 descriptions containing partial information for 57 species of fungi. - An identification system that allows the user to decided between the various descriptions. The identification system is similiar to a standard synoptic key. The system can sort features to help the user decide which feature to provide values for next. - Support for creating, browsing and editing Taxy databases. Taxy is designed to support any type of taxonomic information so, for example, it should be possible for an interested person to create a database of bird or plant descriptions. The support for this is very low level. Anyone interested in such work should get in touch with me. - An on-line help system including a glossary of terms used in the fungi database as well as help on the various commands. - Two sample runs of the system showing how to identify a species and how to enter new information on a species. - An ASCII text copy of my master's thesis. This is the most complete form of documentation currently available and for the most part is still correct. The Introduction describes the goals and vision behind the project. Of particular interest for using the system is the Interface chapter. - Executables for the Apple Macintosh, Sun SPARC, SGI, and IBM PCs. (Source code is available upon request.) All versions are available for anonymous ftp from the machine: ftp.cse.ucsc.edu in the directory: tmp/taxy Most files are available as both regular files or in compressed archives. the only exception is the program for the macintosh version which is only available as a binhexed archive. The archives all contain all the need files for the given machine. Updates to any files are in the directory 'update' The unarchived files are: raw/readme - This file raw/thesis.tty - An ASCII text version of my Master's thesis raw/taxy.sparc - SPARC binary raw/taxy.sgi - SGI binary raw/taxy.exe - IBM PC executable (not available yet) raw/taxy.hlp - Help for the program raw/fungi.db - Database with some species descriptions raw/fungi.hlp - Glossary of terms used in fungi.db raw/comments/* - Files with comments on descriptions & features raw/assign - List of the people currently working on given species raw/id - Example log of using Taxy to identify a species raw/editing - Example log of using Taxy to enter a new species The mac version in a binhexed, StuffIt archive mac/Taxy.sit.hqx The SPARC version in a gzipped, tar archive: sun/taxysun.tar.gz The SGI version in a gzipped, tar archive: sgi/taxysgi.tar.gz The IBM version in a gzipped, tar archive: (not available yet) pc/taxypc.tar.gz This release does *not* include, but some future release will: - Automatic merging functions for combining multiple existing databases. - Features for describing the microscopic aspects of fungi and a more complete treatment of features related to Ascomycetes and Gasteromycetes. - A general scripting system for creating database specific commands for entering information. If you are interested in participating in any way please drop me a note via email or call me at: (408)423-3773. If you wish to help extend the database, please contact me so we can arrange a set of species for you to work on so effort is not duplicated. ------------------------- _________ Nathan Wilson <_________> nathan@cse.ucsc.edu _|_|_ It is no dream! Co-Science Advisor \___/ Matsutake are growing Minister of Local Forays | | On the belly of the mountain. Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz \_/ *83-- -Shigetaka From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jun 23 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!sunic!pipex!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: roots and ectomycorrhizae and estimates of... Date: 24 Jun 1994 16:03:56 GMT Organization: University of Guelph Lines: 22 Message-ID: <2uf05c$kkn@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> References: <2u9seg$emg@taco.cc.ncsu.edu> <1994Jun24.145656.21367@newstand.syr.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: herman.cs.uoguelph.ca X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] James J. Worrall (jworrall@rodan.syr.edu) wrote: : A graduate student of mine, Heather Jones, recently : finished her MS thesis on a new chitin-based technique : to measure fungal biomass, in her case in wood. One : manuscr. is submitted and another is pending. But : there have been a good number of articles on measuring : fungal biomass in the last few years, in some cases : specifically in mycorrhizae. I suggest you start : with a literature review if you haven't already. : Then, if you want more information on our technique, : let me know and I'll be glad to help. I've posted the original message on a listserv list (micronet@uoguelph.ca) I maintain for mycorrhiza researchers. There is also a chapter on measuring hyphae from soil in the recently published Practical Methods in Mycorrhizal Research ( Mycologue Publications - I don't have the address right now ), and although it deals mainly with hyphal length, the method could probably be adapted to measure biomass. Perhaps you could contact Terry McGonigle at the University of Guelph, Land Resource Science. If he has an e-mail address it would be tmcgonig@uoguelph.ca . lew. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jun 23 23:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.tc.cornell.edu!travelers.mail.cornell.edu!newstand.syr.edu!rodan.syr.edu!jworrall From: jworrall@rodan.syr.edu (James J. Worrall) Subject: Re: roots and ectomycorrhizae and estimates of... Message-ID: <1994Jun24.145656.21367@newstand.syr.edu> Sender: netnews@newstand.syr.edu (Network News Administrator) Nntp-Posting-Host: rodan.syr.edu Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY References: <2u9seg$emg@taco.cc.ncsu.edu> Date: Fri, 24 Jun 1994 14:56:56 GMT Lines: 12 A graduate student of mine, Heather Jones, recently finished her MS thesis on a new chitin-based technique to measure fungal biomass, in her case in wood. One manuscr. is submitted and another is pending. But there have been a good number of articles on measuring fungal biomass in the last few years, in some cases specifically in mycorrhizae. I suggest you start with a literature review if you haven't already. Then, if you want more information on our technique, let me know and I'll be glad to help. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jun 23 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!rnisd0.DNET.roche.com!carterg1 From: carterg1@rnisd0.DNET.roche.com Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Forwarded message for mailing list Date: 24 Jun 1994 09:43:35 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 47 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9406241642.AA12185@mailgate.roche.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net ------- Forwarded Message To: postmaster@uchicago.edu From: Maxim J. Penzin Date: Thu, 16 Jun 94 15:02:07 +0900 (EAS) Subject: contact Dear friends! Press RETURN for more... MAIL> #6 16-JUN-1994 15:37:32.36 MAIL Our group of young researchers (Siberian Institute of Phisiology and Biochemistry of Plants) want like to know about your research in field of ecology. Our Institute carries out study in the field of phisiology and ecolody o f siberian plants. I am a collaborater of Patology of Woody Plants Laboratory. Laboratory investigates ecological problems of Siberia, especially of the Baikal region. Also we are creating Ecology Data Base on forests of Baikal region. We do some research on botanical and entomologycal themes and have exceptional information of it. My objects are Baikal region macromycetes. I am going for mapping of it and interested in fungi population of mountain region. I would like to get acguainted with your achivements in the feld of micology and ecolody. If you don,t object, please, send me information. My address: E-mail: maxp@htb.irkutsk.su or maxp@uni.irkutsk.su Sincerely your Tatyana Penzina Press RETURN for more... MAIL> #6 16-JUN-1994 15:37:32.36 MAIL Russia 664017, Irkutsk-17, Geologov Str. 28a - 37, Irkutsk, Russia, 664017 - -- // Maxim J. Penzin MAXsoft Laboratory // // E-Mail: maxp@htb.irkutsk.su [Team OS/2] // // FidoNet: 2:5070/44 Irkutsk, Russia // From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jun 26 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!galaxy.ucr.edu!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!kos5mac4.berkeley.edu!kroken From: Scott Kroken Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: how to protoplast lichens? Date: 27 Jun 1994 19:04:40 GMT Organization: UC Berkeley Lines: 18 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2un7s8$roa@agate.berkeley.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: kos5mac4.berkeley.edu X-UserAgent: Version 1.1.3 X-XXMessage-ID: X-XXDate: Mon, 27 Jun 94 12:04:42 GMT Has anyone out there succeeded (or even attempted) to make protoplasts of cultured lichen mycobiont? I suspect this may be easier planned then done (the culture is not fluffy filaments, but a tight little wad of tissue with tough cell walls), so I would much appreciate ideas that you may have. Thanks. ______________________________________________________________________S ott Kroken internet: kroken@nature.berkeley.edu 321 Koshland Hall lab: (510) 642 8441 Dept. of Plant Biology fax: (510) 642 4995 UC-Berkeley home: (510) 845 1223 Berkeley, CA "So preye I god that noon miswryte thee, 94720 Ne thee mismetre for defaute of tonge. And red wher-so thou be, or elles songe, That thou be understonde." ____________________Geoffery Chaucer__________________________________ From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jun 28 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!galaxy.ucr.edu!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!haven.umd.edu!umd5.umd.edu!yorick.umd.edu!cabirac From: cabirac@yorick.umd.edu (Daniel M. Cabirac) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Ag Biotech Info has moved! Date: 29 Jun 1994 20:29:32 GMT Organization: University of Maryland, College Park Lines: 92 Message-ID: <2usljc$2of@umd5.umd.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: yorick.umd.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION AVAILABLE VIA INTERNET ************************************************************** The gopher files of the BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION CENTER have moved! This rich source of Ag. Biotech. information is still located on the University of Maryland's Inform Gopher, but in a new spot. Please note the new access info: gopher(or telnet) inform.umd.edu -Educational Resources -Agricultural Resources -Biotechnology Information Center For gopher builders, WWW gurus and other wizards, the link info: # Type=1+ Name=Biotechnology Information Center Path=1/inforM/Educational_Resources/AgriculturalResources/Biotechnology_Infor mation_Center Host=info.umd.edu Port=901 Admin=inforM Editor ModDate=Mon Jun 13 13:49:52 1994 <19940613134952> URL: gopher://info.umd.edu:901/11/inforM/Educational_Resources/AgriculturalRes ources/Biotechnology_Information_Center A brief description of the many Ag. Biotech materials on our gopher: **TRANSGENIC ANIMALS(newly updated)** **COMMERCIALIZATION AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS(newly updated)** **LEGISLATION AND REGULATION(newly updated)** **CURRENT GENE MAPPING PROJECTS** **PATENTING ISSUES** **TRANSGENIC TOMATO** **BST-BOVINE GROWTH HORMONE** **BIOTECHNOLOGY OF ALGAE** **BIOTECH VIDEOS** **BIOTECH NEWSLETTERS** **AND many more files, and links to 12 other Ag Biotech Gophers The Biotechnology Information Center, an information center of the USDA-National Agricultural Library, has developed a rich source of current Biotechnology-related information available via Internet. The files at the site include bibliographies composed primarily of citations from scientific journals and some popular periodicals (many with abstracts), on subjects ranging from public perception to gene expression in crops and fungi. In addition, several miscellaneous publications dealing with biotechnology meetings, directories and audio-visuals are also available. Numerous links to other biotechnology-related gophers have also been included. If you prefer to access the documents via FTP, follow the same path as the one listed above. If you have only email access, talk to your Internet provider about "FTPmail," a method of accessing these files via email. Many of the current books about Internet also describe FTPmail. Please send us your questions and comments. Complimentary copies of the printed bibliographies are available from BIC by contacting us at the address below. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Biotechnology Information Center (BIC) voice1: (301)-504-5947 | | National Agricultural Library - USDA voice2: (301)-504-5340 | | 10301 Baltimore Blvd. fax: (301)-504-7098 | | Beltsville, MD 20705-2351 USA e-mail:biotech@nalusda.gov | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Daniel Cabirac biotech@nalusda.gov | | Ray Dobert rdobert@nalusda.gov | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Jun 29 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!GPU.SRV.UALBERTA.CA!lboyko From: lboyko@GPU.SRV.UALBERTA.CA ("There's a fungus among us") Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: authorities for fungi Date: 29 Jun 1994 18:28:28 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 26 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Hi I am currently writing my MSc thesis and am in need of the authorities of various fungi (e.g. Alternaria brassicae (Berk.) Sacc.). I have no idea where to begin to look to find them. If anybody out there can point me in the direction of a book(s) or paper(s) or can tell me what the authorities are it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks (: email - lboyko@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca Here's the list: Gonatobotrys simplex Nectria inventa Nectria rolfsii Nectria bacterioides Botrytis cinerea Sclerotinia sclerotiorum From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Jun 29 23:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!GPU.SRV.UALBERTA.CA!lboyko From: lboyko@GPU.SRV.UALBERTA.CA ("There's a fungus among us") Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: thanks Date: 30 Jun 1994 13:11:39 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 8 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net I'd like to thank all those who replied to my question about fungal authorities and where to find them. Your help is greatly appreciated. Lisa From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jun 30 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: Two announcements regarding FGSC WWW server Date: 1 Jul 1994 10:35:32 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 29 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199407011735.KAA29286@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net As of July 1, some articles from Fungal Genetics Newsletter 41 for 1994 are posted on the FGSC server. I'll get all articles there as soon as possible. The full table of contents is there in case anyone wants to know what to e expect when the printed version arrives. That printed version should be delivered to the printer on Tuesday July 5, with the fond hope it will return and be mailed out by the end of July. Mac users using Mosaic version 1.0.3 may already know what we just discovered this week: html files comprising the various sections of the FGSC on-line catalogue appear in a slightly distorted form. Several lines per record that should be indented are not, and there is no blank line between consecutive records. This appears to be an error on the part of this version of Mosaic. The soon-to-be-formally released version 2 for the Mac reads the files properly, as do all Windows versions I have tried. Because of this, I am reluctant to spend the considerable time required to try and amend the source files to make them appear as I intended. Consider it incentive to acquire version 2 of Mosaic for the Mac. For those of you unaware of the FGSC information source, it can be found using the following URL: http://kufacts.cc.ukans.edu/cwis/units/fgsc/fgsc/html It can also be found in the big list of WWW servers at CERN, and in the list of Biosciences servers catalogued in the Virtual Library of servers, arranged by subject. Each of these lists has servers arranged geographically, so search for 'Kansas' and FGSC should appear. Craig Wilson fgsc@ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu