From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Dec 01 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!skidmore.EDU!svanhook From: svanhook@skidmore.EDU Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: maitake/matsutake Date: 2 Dec 1994 07:43:50 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 8 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9412021543.AA14877@scott.skidmore.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Matsutake is Armillaria ponderosa (Pk.) Sacc., an agaric in the Tricholomataceae. Unfortunately, I don't know the japanese for Grifola frondosa (Fr.)S.F.G. Sue Van Hook E-mail:svanhook@scott.skidmore.edu Box 2152 Phone: (518)584-5000 X2168 Skidmore College FAX: (518)584-7400 ext.2424 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-1632 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Dec 01 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!newsfeed.pitt.edu!hudson.lm.com!tusk.lm.com!not-for-mail From: wolfe@telerama.lm.com (Liz Barrow) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: "Portabella" mushrooms Date: 1 Dec 1994 23:27:54 -0500 Organization: Telerama Public Access Internet, Pittsburgh, PA USA Lines: 18 Message-ID: <3bm7oa$65n@tusk.lm.com> References: <89E254A.00C8010D89.uuout@atlwin.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: tusk.lm.com In article <89E254A.00C8010D89.uuout@atlwin.com>, ROY JERDEN wrote: > >Can anyone tell me which species is normally sold in stores as the >"portabella" mushroom ? My guess would be Agaricus Bitorquis/Rodmanii. > >Ciao, Roy > >roy.jerden@atlwin.com(Roy Jerden) > >--- > * CMPQwk 1.4 #9235 * ...Every morning is the dawn of a new error... > Portabella is Agaricus bisporus, grown up. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Dec 01 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!PT.CYANAMID.COM!CHIARELLOR From: CHIARELLOR@PT.CYANAMID.COM ("RONALD H. CHIARELLO") Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Virtual Meeting??? Date: 1 Dec 1994 09:05:14 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 10 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <01HK4MY0ON6QB4T5AA@ptag2.pt.Cyanamid.COM> In two recent postings, Ralph Arnold a) proposed an unofficial culture exchange and b) announced a meeting on mushroom culture techniques. I would like to propose a real-time meeting at a MOO to discuss both subjects. The Bioinformatics MOO at the Weizmann Institute is accessible via gopher and telnet, is devoted to biologist and has very little traffic. Any interest? Ron Chiarello From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Dec 01 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!sun10!mflorian From: mflorian@sun10 (Marco Floriani) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: pink oyster mushrooms Date: 2 Dec 1994 04:54:07 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 16 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9412021251.AA00389@sunC16.unitn.it> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net In message <3biqke$lm4@urvile.MSUS.EDU> Stephanie Digby asks about some bright pink Pleurotus ostreatus-like fungi she has seen in a food coop. I don't exactly remember their name, but I know that they're another species of Pleurotus, not Pleurotus ostreatus. Their name should be easily found on several books. If you're not able to find it, please E-mail me. Marco Floriani Via Vigolana, 8 38057 Pergine Valsugana (TN) ITALY E-mail: mflorian@sun10.inf.unitn.it PS: I'm almost sure you can find their name on "Fungi of Japan", by Otani - Imazeki - Hongo. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Dec 01 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!swrinde!pipex!uunet!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: stamets1@aol.com (Stamets 1) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: pink oyster mushrooms Date: 2 Dec 1994 13:50:09 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 8 Sender: news@newsbf01.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3bnq91$ga2@newsbf01.news.aol.com> References: <3biqke$lm4@urvile.MSUS.EDU> NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf01.news.aol.com In article <3biqke$lm4@urvile.MSUS.EDU>, sdigby@TIGGER.STCLOUD.MSUS.EDU writes: The taxonomy of the pink oyster mushrooms, as well as the pink gill color, is discussed and featured extensively in my latest book, Growing Gourmet & Medicinal Mushrooms, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley. paul stamets From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Dec 01 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!U.WASHINGTON.EDU!lorelei From: lorelei@U.WASHINGTON.EDU (Lorelei Norvell) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: maitake/matsutake Date: 2 Dec 1994 08:44:18 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 13 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: References: <9412021543.AA14877@scott.skidmore.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net The more current name for the American matsutake (frequently referred to as the Pine Mushroom) is Tricholoma magnivelare (Pk) Redhead (the type species for Armillaria is Armillaria mellea, which is why all the veiled Tricholomas have been returned to that genus). There is also a Japanese matsutake -- the preferred edible in Japan -- called Tricholoma matsutake (Ito & Imai) Singer. There is an excellent book of Japanese mushrooms with outstanding photographs by Imazeki, Otani, and Hongo published by YAMA-KEI Publishers co.m, Ltd, 1-1-33, Shiba-daimon, Minato-ku, Japan printed in 1988 which I purchased for around $57 US (this includes the bank fee) in 1990. In it you will find the Japanese name (plus superb photos) of Grifola frondosa. Unfortunately it is in Japanese, which I can't read... Lorelei Norvell From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Dec 01 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!MOOSE.UVM.EDU!lvaillan From: lvaillan@MOOSE.UVM.EDU (Lisa Vaillancourt) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: postdoctoral position available Date: 2 Dec 1994 13:50:55 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 42 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9412022150.AA29562@moose.uvm.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net FUNGAL MOLECULAR GENETICIST P.I. SEEKING AMIABLE POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE who yearns to fathom the mysteries of sex in a fungus with multiple mating types. Funding guaranteed for one year with possibility of continuation for two more years. Start date as early as Jan. 15, 1995. Qualified candidates must have experience in genetics and molecular biology. 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(802) 656-8749 University of Vermont, Burlington VT 05405 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Dec 02 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netnews From: markjo@ix.netcom.com (Mark Johnson) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology,sci.life-extension Subject: Kombuche questions Date: 3 Dec 1994 08:36:51 GMT Organization: Netcom Lines: 19 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3bpan3$bp1@ixnews1.ix.netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ix-sf5-13.ix.netcom.com Xref: biosci bionet.mycology:1230 sci.life-extension:2857 Can kombuche be dehydrated and then revived? What properties does the tea have, and how does its consumption effect one's health? Is it edible? Does mixing it with other beverages imbrove or harm its beneficial properties? Does Kombuche really not like metal? Thanks -markjo -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Johnson markjo@ix.netcom.com Ray Ontko & Co. (415)397-7152 Have a nice day. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Dec 02 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!news.doit.wisc.edu!news From: MULROY@EPIDAT.EPI.WISC.EDU (Bob, the Grand High Muckey-Muck) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Maitake Date: 3 Dec 1994 04:30:39 GMT Organization: Rancid Pork Lineage Lines: 12 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3bos9f$49d@news.doit.wisc.edu> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: epidat.epi.wisc.edu X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24 In-Reply-To: hueso@delphi.com's message of Mon, 28 Nov 94 20:38:47 -0500 In hueso@delphi.com writes: > Does anyone know what name Grifola frondosa goes by in China. I'll take my pictures of G. frondosa down to my friendly Chinese Greengrocer and find out for you. Peace Bob Mulroy, Successful and ruthless monoparent, Unemployed Chief Techie Weiner 9-A University Houses, Madison WI 53705. (608) 233-4672 Bob in '96!!! --------------------------R. U. Hiring?------------------------------------- From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Dec 02 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!uhog.mit.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.uoregon.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!news.u.washington.edu!saul5.u.washington.edu!lorelei From: Lorelei Norvell Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: maitake/matsutake Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 16:15:47 -0800 Organization: University of Washington Lines: 12 Message-ID: References: <9412022129.AA24169@udcemail.udc.upenn.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: saul5.u.washington.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <9412022129.AA24169@udcemail.udc.upenn.edu> Commonly everyone who is not a taxonomist will refer to names by those listed in the field guides. However around ten years ago it was found that the type of the genus Armillaria was A. mellea (note that Singer disagreed with this interpretation, but he is generally ignored among taxonomists, and particularly those working with the Armillaria mellea complex today), and therefore the genus Armillariella was invalid. It is now defunct. Those species which had been placed into Armillaria apart from mellea, bulbosa, gallica, etc. were then returned to Tricholoma. The old A. albonaripes is now in Floccularia, although some taxonomists still use Tricholoma for that one. Lorelei From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Dec 02 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!psgrain!rainrgnews0!news.teleport.com!usenet From: "Ralph D. Arnold" Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: new mailing list! Date: Sat, 3 Dec 94 00:52:54 PDT Organization: Teleport - Portland's Public Access (503) 220-1016 Lines: 123 Message-ID: <19560.rarnold@teleport.com> Reply-To: NNTP-Posting-Host: ip-pdx1-09.teleport.com X-Minuet-Version: Minuet1.0_Beta_17A X-POPMail-Charset: English Announcing a new mailing list for fungi growers: FUNGUS Below is the Info File generated when you subscribe. Feel free to contact me, if you have any other questions. ######################################################################## You can now subscribe to FUNGUS, a free Internet mailing list dedicated to mushroom cultivation (both hobby and commercial) and related mycology resources. FUNGUS will be activated (begin forwarding messages) on December 16, 1994. Feel free to forward messages now. They will be stored up for the first days. Subscribe now to be "in on it" from Day One (Dec. 16th). Unfortunately, archived files of FUNGUS are not now available via MAJORDOMO (email mailing system). However, they soon will be available via anonymous FTP - see IV. below. QUICK INDEX OF THIS INFO MESSAGE: I. Philosophical Statement about FUNGUS II. Important Non-Internet Resources for the Mushroom Grower III. Suggestions on What to Submit to FUNGUS IV. Other Internet Sites Where This Info Is Located V. Various "Majordomo" Mailing List Commands A. How to Subscript to FUNGUS B. How to Unsubscribe to FUNGUS C. How to Send Messages/Textfiles to FUNGUS VI. Information on the Moderator of FUNGUS =============== I. Philosophical Statement about FUNGUS FUNGUS has been designed as a vehicle for mushroom growers (both hobbyists and professionals) and interested parties can have one more Internet access point, for dissemination of information and for discussions relating to the cultivation of edible and other fungi. Conceiveable, there will be a variety of commercial entities publicized and involved. This is meant to be a practical approach to cultivation. II. Important Non-Internet Resources for the Mushroom Grower This FREE Internet tool is IN NO WAY meant to replace/supplant other resources. I suggest all growers utilize this partial list of resources B. How to Unsubscribe to FUNGUS Send an email message to fungus-request@teleport.com with this message: UNSUBSCRIBE FUNGUS C. How to Send Messages/Textfiles to FUNGUS Send the message\textfile to fungus@teleport.com. It will be forwarded to the moderator (rarnold@teleport.com) who will undoubtedly okay it's publication. The rare non-inclusive messages most likely will be "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" messages (+see above points to do it right+) and textfiles/messages dealing in illegal matters/subjects. Discretion is important. VI. Any questions/comments can be directed to the moderator, which is Ralph D. Arnold. He can be reached at rarnold@teleport.com. ################################################################### Ralph D. Arnold rarnold@teleport.com | "ON-LINE ACCESS" gopherspace offers P.O. Box 889, Oregon City, OR 97045 | "FUNGI-BY-EMAIL"=growing mushrooms gopher://gopher.teleport.com/11/users/rarnold |will email files if needed anonymous ftp by ftp.teleport.com in directory pub\users\rarnold\mushroom From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Dec 02 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!usenet.cis.ufl.edu!caen!usenet.coe.montana.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!news.u.washington.edu!homer23.u.washington.edu!mpuccio From: "Marcangelo B. Puccio" Newsgroups: bionet.mycology,sci.life-extension Subject: Re: Kombuche questions Date: Sat, 3 Dec 1994 12:04:30 -0800 Organization: University of Washington Lines: 24 Message-ID: References: <3bpan3$bp1@ixnews1.ix.netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: homer23.u.washington.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <3bpan3$bp1@ixnews1.ix.netcom.com> Xref: biosci bionet.mycology:1232 sci.life-extension:2858 I have heard a small amount about this stuff...and have checked it out on a microscope. In any case, I doubt it would survive dehydration, as it is a polyculture of several organisms - bacteria, yeast, some filamentous fungi and who knows what else. I would hesitate to consume it - simply because some "molds" produce incredibly toxic material, and the various components of the kombucha haven't (as far as I know) been identified. Evidently, though it does show some antibiotic properties. If you like to consume antibiotics recreationally, well go for it. Paul Stamets put it rather well in a paper he compiled on the subject: "If it aint broke, don't fix it..." etc. A student in a mycology class I TA'd swore by the stuff, and would be scoffing at my skepticism if he saw this note. I don't know about the metal or the other beverages. Why not eat Shiitake or Grifola, if you're looking for putative health-stimulating fungi? Hope this helps, and take it with a grain of salt, as most of this is third-hand info. -Marcangelo Puccio Graduate student, University of Wasington From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Dec 02 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!news.u.washington.edu!mead1.u.washington.edu!gash From: Chris Schadt Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Pink Oysters Date: Sat, 3 Dec 1994 11:21:09 -0800 Organization: University of Washington Lines: 15 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: mead1.u.washington.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII The pink oyster found in coops and such (I have no idea what it's native distribution is) is most likely Pleurotus djamor. I believe it is also called the Flamingo Oyster. Fungi Perfecti of Olympia, WA sells a pre inoculated kit that a freind of mine grew. Pretty tasty 8^) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- /\ Christopher W. Schadt | "I never knew how soothing /\ /||\ 5249 17th Ave NE #6 | trees are--many trees and /||\ //||\\ . Seattle, WA 98105 | patches of open sunlight, //||\\ . //||\\/|\ (206) 517-5840 | and tree presences--it is //||\\ /|\ //||\\/|\ gash@u.washington.edu | almost like having another //||\\ /|\ //||\\/|\ Botany Undergraduate | being." || | || | Univ. of Washington | -D.H.Lawerence ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Dec 02 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!news.u.washington.edu!saul4.u.washington.edu!lorelei From: Lorelei Norvell Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: maitake/matsutake Date: Sat, 3 Dec 1994 13:50:06 -0800 Organization: University of Washington Lines: 51 Message-ID: References: <9412030313.AA33091@udcemail.udc.upenn.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: saul4.u.washington.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <9412030313.AA33091@udcemail.udc.upenn.edu> Regarding the Armillaria/Armillariella nomenclatural differences: Ted, Thanks for your response to my hurried communication regarding the nomenclatural and taxonomic status of the genera Armillaria and Armillariella. I found your reference to students of Krieger and Smith in LA quite interesting; could you tell me more about this group? My comments should in no way be considered a criticism of Rolf Singer or the body of his work, for he is justifiably regarded as one of the most significant agaric taxonomists of this century. I was merely trying to point out that Armillariella is being currently being rejected by the majority of Armillaria taxonomists. Watling, Kile, and Bursall allude to this in the 1991 USDA FS publicaton [Agriculture Handbook No. 691] Armillaria Root Disease -- when they write "Confusion has surrounded the nomenclature and taxonomy of the genus Armillaria (Fr:Fr) Staude for over a century. Until recently taxonomists have consistently disagreed on the exact description of the genus and its correct name accord to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature....Based on the analyses of Watling, Kile & Gregory [1982, Transactions of the British Mycological Society], we consider the genus to be a natural grouping, and that Armillaria is the appropriate generic name. This conclusion has been widely accepted since that publication (Antonin 1986, Berube & Dessureault 1988) Guillaumin et al 1985, Intini 1988, Marziano et al 1987, Rishbeth 1983, Roll-Hansen 1985, Romagnesi & Marxmuller 1983, Termorshuizen & Arnolds 1987)." Given this and the fact that the researchers engaged in mating-studies and DNA analyses of the mellea complex refer to the objects of their study as Armillaria, it seems sensible to follow the lead of the nomenclatural experts and use Armillaria -- and not Armillariella -- for the mellea complex. Why did you indicate that Singer was being ignored for "political and historical difficulties? Singer himself had no problem in distinguishing Armillariella from Armillaria, so we are not disagreeing with his taxonomic distinctions when we also place "mellea" and "magnivelare" into different genera. We are in fact following both historical and nomenclatural precedents. Were you aware of the controversy in this instance? As you know, scientific names can mislead, particularly when as taxonomy is based on opinion. As you indicate, it is possible that molecular data may help to clear up some of the problems which total reliance on morphological features -- so often subject to environmental influences -- may have caused. I certainly have found molecular data helpful in untangling some of my taxonomic quandaries. Yet in the end, taxonomic divisions -- species between species or genus between genus -- must unfortunately remain a judgment call. Thanks again for your response. Lorelei From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat Dec 03 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.uoregon.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!news.u.washington.edu!mead2.u.washington.edu!gash From: Chris Schadt Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: maitake/matsutake Date: Sat, 3 Dec 1994 17:38:21 -0800 Organization: University of Washington Lines: 17 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: mead2.u.washington.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: It seems that this debate may not be valid. Maitake is not the same as matsutake. The scientific name of the US "Maitake" is Grifola frondosa and I believe the scientific name for the Chineese species is Grifola umbellata. These are polypores and have long been used in China for medicinal purposes. Another common name for the fungus in N. America is Hen of the Woods. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- /\ Christopher W. Schadt | "I never knew how soothing /\ /||\ 5249 17th Ave NE #6 | trees are--many trees and /||\ //||\\ . Seattle, WA 98105 | patches of open sunlight, //||\\ . //||\\/|\ (206) 517-5840 | and tree presences--it is //||\\ /|\ //||\\/|\ gash@u.washington.edu | almost like having another //||\\ /|\ //||\\/|\ Botany Undergraduate | being." || | || | Univ. of Washington | -D.H.Lawerence ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat Dec 03 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!darkstar.UCSC.EDU!arapaho!nathan From: nathan@cse.ucsc.edu (Nathan J. Wilson) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Collapsable baskets Date: 4 Dec 1994 21:46:32 GMT Organization: UC Santa Cruz CIS/CE Lines: 10 Message-ID: <3btdbo$sul@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> NNTP-Posting-Host: arapaho.cse.ucsc.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] I am looking for a source for collapsable baskets suitable for fungi collection. I have seen such on NAMA forays. Thanks, ------------------------- _________ Nathan Wilson <_________> nathan@cse.ucsc.edu _|_|_ It is no dream! \___/ Matsutake are growing Minister Emeritus | | On the belly of the mountain. Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz \_/ *83-- -Shigetaka From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Dec 04 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!uhog.mit.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!news.u.washington.edu!homer03.u.washington.edu!todell From: Thomas O'Dell Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: maitake/matsutake Date: Mon, 5 Dec 1994 09:44:11 -0800 Organization: University of Washington Lines: 17 Message-ID: References: <9412021543.AA14877@scott.skidmore.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: homer03.u.washington.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <9412021543.AA14877@scott.skidmore.edu> I believe that maitake is Grifola frondosa. BTW another classification (widely accepted) for American matsutake is Tricholma magnivelare (Peck) Redhead (=Armillaria ponderosa Sacc. and other synonyms); japanese matsutake is T. matsutake and relations. On 2 Dec 1994 svanhook@skidmore.EDU wrote: > Matsutake is Armillaria ponderosa (Pk.) Sacc., an agaric in the > Tricholomataceae. Unfortunately, I don't know the japanese for Grifola > frondosa (Fr.)S.F.G. > Sue Van Hook E-mail:svanhook@scott.skidmore.edu > Box 2152 Phone: (518)584-5000 X2168 > Skidmore College FAX: (518)584-7400 ext.2424 > Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-1632 > > > From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Dec 04 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!cs.utk.edu!martha.utk.edu!usenet From: lcalhoun@utkvx.utk.edu Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Fusarium Date: Mon, 5 Dec 94 05:36:21 GMT Organization: University of Tennessee Lines: 13 Message-ID: <3bv8h7$c9k@martha.utk.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: utkvx2.utk.edu Keywords: Fusarium, tomatoes Hello. I need some help with a project for my Crop Physiology/Ecology course. Our assignment is to post a question on the internet and to give an informal report about the replies we've received. My question is also interest related, so any information would be doubly appreciated. Does anyone have information on tomatoes and disease resistance to Fusarium oxysporum? I am mostly interested in disease mechanisms. Might phytoalexins and/or hypersensitive response play a role in the mechanisms? I can and will do a literature search on the above question, however for now, my assignment is to try to get replies from the internet. Thank you. Lori Calhoun The University of Tennessee @ Knoxville Plant and Soil Science lcalhoun@utkvx.utk.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Dec 04 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!BIO.TAMU.EDU!TOM From: TOM@BIO.TAMU.EDU ("Tom Adams") Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Mycology FAQ Date: 5 Dec 1994 13:13:36 -0800 Organization: Texas A&M University - Biology Dept Lines: 401 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: Reply-To: Tom@bio.tamu.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The BIONET.Mycology FAQ V 1.1 December 5, 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is version 1.1 of the BIONET.MYCOLOGY FAQ (frequently asked questions). This FAQ is adapted from one supplied by the MICROBIOLOGY newsgroup and also addresses questions and comments raised by the Mycology newsgroup users. Additional suggestions for future postings should be sent to: tom@bio.tamu.edu leland@straylight.tamu.edu gsmay@bcm.tmc.edu The FAQ will be posted once a month to BIONET.MYCOLOGY, as close to the beginning of the month as possible. The FAQ is organized as follows: I. What is bionet.mycology II. How to access bionet.mycology III. How to retrieve old articles IV. How and what to post in bionet.mycology V. Related newsgroups and bulletin boards VI. Other internet sources of interest to mycologists VII. Actual frequently asked questions VIII. Miscellaneous I. WHAT IS BIONET.MYCOLOGY ------------------------------- bionet.mycology is an internet newsgroup aimed at the discussion and information exchange of any relevant mycologyical topic. The newsgroupis in the bionet sector and is accessible to subscription via electronicmail and/or directly from newsservers carrying the bionet newsgroups. The newsgroup, bionet.mycology, is intended as a forum for scientific discussions and questions regarding all aspects of the mycological sciences. Topics to be discussed include such diverse aspects of fungal biologyt as genetics, molecular biology, evolution, biochemistry, host-parasite relationships, pathology, physiology, biotechnology, pathogenesis, taxonomy, and the teaching of mycology. The newsgroup also provides a forum for announcing meetings, funding sources, job opportunities, and pointers to other information sources such as the fungal genetics stock center world wide web page. In addition, the newsgroup encourages posting of abstracts for papers that have been accepted for publication in peer reviewed journals. II. HOW TO ACCESS BIONET.MYCOLOGY -------------------------------------- The newsgroup is in the bionet sector and is accessible from your local newsserver (NNTP server), assuming it carries the bionet newsgroups. You also can subscribe to bionet.microbiology via electronic mail. 1) Access by NNTP server The newsgroup is accessible as bionet.mycology by NNTP servers carrying bionet newsgroups. If your NNTP server does not have bionet.mycology, it is likely that your local news administrator has overlooked this newsgroup. Please contact your local news administrator concerning the addition of this newsgroup to your local newsserver (see below). 2) Access by e-mail Everyone in the AMERICAS and the PACIFIC RIM who has no access to a newsserver and wishes to subscribe to bionet.mycology can send an e-mail to: biosci-server@net.bio.net with the following text in the body of the message: subscribe mycology If you are located in EUROPE, AFRICA, OR CENTRAL ASIA and wish to subscribe to bionet.microbiology, send an e-mail to: MXT@dl.ac.uk with the following text in the body of the message: SUB bionet-news.bionet.mycology 3) General BIOSCI/bionet information If you like to know more about e-mail subscription and other bionet.* newsgroups and are located in the AMERICAS or the PACIFIC RIM, send an e-mail from your account to: biosci-server@net.bio.net with info usinfo in the body of your message. If you like to know more about e-mail subscription and other bionet.* newsgroups and are located in Europe, Africa or Asia, send an e-mail from your account to: biosci-server@net.bio.net with info ukinfo in the body of your message. You will receive a file with instructions of how to access the bionet.* newsgroups and furthermore find pointers to other useful information. Dave Kristofferson, the BIOSCI/bionet Manager, and others have done an excellent job in compiling a list of helpful information which are >=a must<= to everybody not familiar with the internet and netnews. This BIOSCI/bionet FAQ will cover all aspects concerning access to newsgroups, subscription, cancellation of subscription, how to post articles, what to post and not to post, how to reply to posts. I strongly recommend everyone not yet familiar with netnews and e-mail subscription to take a few minutes to familiarize themselves with the BIOSCI/bionet FAQ document. The FAQ can be retrieved by sending an e-mail to: biosci-server@net.bio.net with info faq in the body of your message. III. HOW TO RETRIEVE OLD ARTICLES ---------------------------------- 1) Access of bionet.mycology archives by anonymous FTP and gopher Archives for bionet.microbiology can be accessed by anonymous FTP at net.bio.net [134.172.2.69] in the pub/BIOSCI/MYCOLOGY directory. Note that files are ordered by date, and that the filenames are case sensitive. The same archived files are accessible via Gopher using net.bio.net as your gopher server. Gopher also allows you to view the individual messages within each monthly archive file. The files are in the MYCOLOGY directory. Please see the BIOSCI/bionet faq for details (see above). IV. HOW AND WHAT TO POST IN BIONET.MYCOLOGY ------------------------------------------------ Any message or post concerning mycology, or any aspect of interest to the mycology community are welcome in this newsgroup, provided they are scientific in nature or are of scientific interest. Some technical guidelines to posting messages to the bionet newsgroups are described in the BIOSCI/bionet faq (see above), and anybody not certain of how and what to post should become familiar with the document. If you like to post to the newsgroup with your favorite newsreader, please follow the instructions of your newsreader of how to post an article. If you like to post to the newsgroup by e-mail, and are located in the AMERICAS or the PACIFIC RIM, send an e-mail from your account to: mycology@net.bio.net If you like to post to the newsgroup by e-mail, and are located in Europe, Africa or Asia, send an e-mail from your account to: mycology@daresbury.ac.uk V. RELATED NEWSGROUPS AND BULLETIN BOARDS ------------------------------------------ 1) Newsgroups A number of other newsgroups exist in the bionet.* sector which may be of general interest to mycologists. These newsgroups are: bionet.prof-society.ascb bionet.prof-society.faseb bionet.immunology bionet.molbio.evolution bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts bionet.molbio.yeast bionet.mcrobiology bionet.protista bionet.software.www Anybody interested in accessing these newsgroup can do so as described above. VI. OTHER INTERNET SOURCES OF INTEREST ---------------------------------------------------------- Under construction; a few select entries are: 1) e-mail -------- dFLASH server The dFLASH Group has a new electronic mail server that allows GENBANK and PIR similarity searches with the FLASH algorithm. Further information can be obtained by sending: send help in the body of the message to dflash@watson.ibm.com Make sure you have dflash as subject header. 2) Anonymous FTP ---------------- E. coli Database Manfred Kroeger's E. coli datasets are available from the EMBL FTP site ftp.embl-heidelberg.de NIH Forms The ftp site is: ftp.u.washington.edu The directory is: /pub/user-supported/templates 3) Gopher/WAIS/WWW -------------------- ATCC The name of the host computer at the AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION (ATCC) used to access catalogue information has been changed from atcc.org to culture.atcc.org. This change of name affects using gopher to access information describing research materials available from the ATCC. You must point your gopher client to culture.atcc.org (gopher culture.atcc.org). The change also affects using telnet to connect to the ATCC Recombinant Materials Database (clones, vectors, recombinant libraries, transformation hosts, and oligonucleotides) and searching using IRX (telnet culture.atcc.org, username , password ). Candida WWW and gopher severs with information about Candida albicans molecular biology. The servers share most of their text data. The WWW server has additional images and diagrams. To access them: Point your gopher client to: alces.med.umn.edu There is a directory with the Candida information. The URL for the WWW server is: http://alces.med.umn.edu/start.html There are links to the Candida information and other information on the server on that page. Case Western Department of Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine WWW server with the following URL http://biochemistry.bioc.cwru.edu:80/ E. coli The E. coli genetic stock center has a Web server: http://cgsc.biology.yale.edu/cgsc.html Barbara Bachman's E. coli culture collection can be accessed by gopher under: cgsc.biology.yale.edu This resource can be used more fully if you can hack the SYBASE program, you can telnet directly and do more powerful searches. The CGSC Gopher files are generated periodically from the public portions of the E. coli Genetic Stock Center (CGSC) database. They include information about strains, mutations, genes, and references. We assume that these files will be used primarily for searching for strains with specific mutations or genotype combinations and secondarily for examining stock center information on mutations and genes. The linkage map is being revised, and the list of genes and coordinates in the "Map" file represent the coordinates currently in the database. Access to the "external version" of the CGSC relational database itself is provided either as a menu option (#5) on this gopher (See sub menu item "How to Access..." and "CGSC Database") or by direct telnet to cgsc.biology.yale.edu To gain direct access, you must obtain a password and login as guest. Send e-mail to mary@cgsc.biology.yale.edu to obtain the current password for guest. --Using the CGSC Gopher v. Querying the CGSC Database-- The subset of information contained in the CGSC-gopher file can be accessed by text searches via IUWais. (See IUWAIS search features on the "2. CGSC Files and Database" menu.) You may also directly query the CGSC relational database. If your query is not easily formulated as a simple Boolean search or if a Wais search returns far too many instances to examine one by one, going to the form-based interface of the database will allow you to specify the query in a way that will limit the returns to those of most interest to you. The About file of the submenu provides examples of both types of queries. Read the DBAccess file on the submenu to learn how to navigate between data fields and menu bar and between object-forms. For more detailed instructions, contact Mary at address below for users' guide. Strains bearing CGSC numbers (the only strains present in the flat file) are available from the stock center. The stock center and the database development are supported by the National Science Foundation. For more information about the database or to request strains, contact Mary Berlyn at CGSC: mary@cgsc.biology.yale.edu Fungal Genetics This information source can be found under the following URL: http://kufacts.cc.ukans.edu/cwis/units/fgsc/main.html WWW server at Keck-IBT filamentous fungal databases URL: http://keck.tamu.edu/ibt.html or gopher://keck.tamu.edu Saccharomyces genomic information resource URL: http://genome-www.stanford.edu/ GenBank A searchable GenBank database can be accessed by addressing your gopher client to ftp.bio.indiana.edu, and looking under Genbank-Sequences/ GenBank A searchable GenBank database can be accessed by addressing your gopher client to ftp.bio.indiana.edu, and looking under Genbank-Sequences/ GenomeNet GenomeNet is a Japanese computer network for genome research and related research areas in molecular and cellular biology. It can be accessed by WWW as: http://www.genome.ad.jp Microbiology The WWW Virtual Library >=Microbiology (Biosciences)<= is accessible at: http://golgi.harvard.edu/biopages/micro.html NCBI http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Protist Images Protist Image Data provides pictures and short descriptions of selected protist genera, especially those genera whose species are frequently used as experimental organisms or are important in studies of organismal evolution. The prerelease version of this database can be accessed through the WWW at the following URL: http://megasun.bch.umontreal.ca/protists/protists.html VII. MISCELLANEOUS -------------------- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ---------------- This FAQ is adapted from a FAQ generated by Martin latterich, University of California, Berkeley. Thanks to Dave Kristofferson and the >=bionetters<= for compiling an excellent and comprehensive BIOSCI/bionet faq, which served as the basis to the technical subscription information in this MYCOLOGY FAQ in sections II. and III. Also many thanks to Keith Robinson, Harvard University, for much information on internet resources and Jim Graham, Indiana, for contributing Barbara Bachman's E. coli culture collection information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ More information is always welcome. Please mail your suggestions,criticism and information to one of the following Discussion Leaders for bionet.mycology: tom@bio.tamu.edu leland@straylight.tamu.edu gsmay@bcm.tmc.edu Tom Adams Texas A&M University Leland Ellis Texas A&M University Greg May Baylor College of Medicine Tom Adams Department of Biology Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843 409-845-1468 Tom@bio.tamu.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Dec 05 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!AXE.HUMBOLDT.EDU!EVERSL From: EVERSL@AXE.HUMBOLDT.EDU Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Mycology FAQ (Kambucha...) Date: 5 Dec 1994 23:14:03 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 5 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <01HKAVIFYQIQ8WX99Z@AXE.HUMBOLDT.EDU> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net I agree with Chris Schadt, for what it's worth. That question has been on the net at least a dozen times this year. : ) Linda Evers eversl@axe.humboldt.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Dec 05 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!news.u.washington.edu!mead1.u.washington.edu!gash From: Chris Schadt Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Mycology FAQ Date: Mon, 5 Dec 1994 19:58:49 -0800 Organization: University of Washington Lines: 16 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: mead1.u.washington.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: Maybe you do not want to encourage it but... with the frequency of the question in this newsgroup these days a standard respose to the question "What is Kambucha?" should be worked up and added 8-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- /\ Christopher W. Schadt | "I never knew how soothing /\ /||\ 5249 17th Ave NE #6 | trees are--many trees and /||\ //||\\ . Seattle, WA 98105 | patches of open sunlight, //||\\ . //||\\/|\ (206) 517-5840 | and tree presences--it is //||\\ /|\ //||\\/|\ gash@u.washington.edu | almost like having another //||\\ /|\ //||\\/|\ Botany Undergraduate | being." || | || | Univ. of Washington | -D.H.Lawerence ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Dec 05 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!LINCOLN.CRI.NZ!ALAN%NZCDC From: ALAN%NZCDC@LINCOLN.CRI.NZ ("Woodgyer, Alan AJW") Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Kombucha Date: 6 Dec 1994 11:18:31 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 38 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9412062051.4ee425ec.LN1@Lincoln.cri.nz> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Kombucha is a concoction made from fermenting tea and sugar with "tea fungus". Other names for the "beverage" are Japanese or Indonesion tea fungus, teeschwamm, wunderpilz, hongo, cajnij, fungus japonicus and teewass. For some reason, here in New Zealand it goes by the name of Manchurian Mushroom! A useful reference is: "Handbook of Indigenous Fermented Foods", editor-in-chief Keith H Steinkraus; associate editors Roger E Cullen, Carl S Pederson and Lois F Nellis; assistant editor Ben K Gavitt, 1983, published by Marcel Dekker, inc, New York and Basel. (Reviewed in Scientific American Nov 1983, pp 30-31.) The fermentation is a mixed one involving Acetobacter sp., probably A. xylinum plus various yeasts, usually only two. The latter can include Saccharomyces sp., Torulopis famata, Pichia membranaefaciens, Candida guilliermondii, C. obtuse and Kloeckera apiculata. A sample of kombucha I examined contained S. cerevisiae and Torulaspora debrueckii. I suspect that the microbial flora of the concoction varies considerably from batch to batch. This would be very dependant on the cleanliness of the procedure and the hygiene of the person involved. The "literature" circulating with the New Zealand "bug" makes some incredible claims - it supposedly lowers blood pressure, fades your wrinkles (but not your jeans), restores hair growth, darkens grey hair, strengthens the eyesight and contributes to longevity!! It's even been recommended "to support cancer treatments". In other words, it's the elixir of life!!! The appearance of the stuff would put me off drinking it! Hope this helps. Alan Woodgyer From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Dec 06 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!NCCCOT.AGR.CA!REDHEADS From: REDHEADS@NCCCOT.AGR.CA Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Maitake - again Date: 7 Dec 1994 09:56:14 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 11 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <01HKD2BKOY4Y000GZV@GW.AGR.CA> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net I am truly amazed at how much misinformation there is floating around one little topic such as Maitake. One of the best discussions I've seen is in Paul Stamets' book, "Growing Gourmet & Medicinal Mushrooms" Maitake is treated as being Grifola frondosa (a.k.a. Polyporus frondosus). Other sources indicate that Grifola frondosa occurs in both North America and in eastern Asia. A totally different species, which nobody seriously claims to be synonymous, is Grifola umbellata (a.k.a. Polyporus umbellatus), which also occurs in both North America and eastern Asia. Paul has a discussion on it too. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Dec 06 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!Merck.Com!gerald_bills From: gerald_bills@Merck.Com (Gerald Bills) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Hypoxlyon - Biscogniauxia Date: 7 Dec 1994 06:06:32 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 28 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9412071412.AA06489@igw.merck.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Subject: Hypoxlyon - Biscogniauxia ------------------------------------------ Dear colleagues: Recently I learned, I believe at IMC5, that the majority of J.H. Miller's "applanate Hypoxylons", e.g. H. microplacum, H. tinctor, H. punctatum, H. atropunctatum, etc., have been segregated into the genus Biscogniauxia over the last decade or so. Have these fungi been transferred to Biscogniauxia? Could someone tell me where these new combinations were published? Is there a comprehensive treatment of Biscogniauxia outside of Europe, particulary in reference to North and South American species? (I have seen Petrini's & Mueller's 1986 and Granmo et al.'s 1989 treatments of European taxa). Thanks a lot. Gerald Bills Microbial Biochemistry and Process Research Merck Research Laboratories P.O. Box 2000 / R80Y-125 Rahway, New Jersey, 07065-0900, USA Phone 908-594-3491; Fax 908-594-5468 internet gerald_bills@merck.com From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Dec 06 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!swrinde!pipex!oleane!jussieu.fr!univ-lyon1.fr!serra.unipi.it!sirio.cineca.it!gopher From: Marco Floriani Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Tarzetta Date: 7 Dec 1994 10:00:03 GMT Organization: Cineca Lines: 10 Message-ID: <3c4133$6qg@sirio.cineca.it> NNTP-Posting-Host: sunc14.inf.unitn.it Here is a difficult question (I think) for you all: do you know where I can get some information on the genus Tarzetta (Ascomycetes, Pezizales)? I'm studying especially Tarzetta spurcata (= Pustularia ochracea Boud., = Aleuria pustulata) and I'm looking for an article (I guess) by Harmaja in which he recombined this species from the genus Peziza (it was called Peziza spurcata by Persoon). Any help will be appreciated. Marco Floriani E-mail: mflorian@sun10.inf.unitn.it From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Dec 06 22:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!news.UVic.CA!spruce.pfc.forestry.ca!PFC.Forestry.CA!RWINDER From: rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA (Richard Winder) Subject: Re: Fusarium Message-ID: <1994Dec7.200647.18431@spruce.pfc.forestry.ca> Sender: news@spruce.pfc.forestry.ca Nntp-Posting-Host: pfc.pfc.forestry.ca Reply-To: rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA Organization: Forestry Canada (Pacific Forestry Centre) References: <3bv8h7$c9k@martha.utk.edu> Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 20:06:47 GMT Lines: 42 In article <3bv8h7$c9k@martha.utk.edu>, lcalhoun@utkvx.utk.edu writes: >Hello. I need some help with a project for my Crop Physiology/Ecology >course. Our assignment is to post a question on the internet and to give an >informal report about the replies we've received. My question is also interest >related, so any information would be doubly appreciated. >Does anyone have information on tomatoes and disease resistance to Fusarium >oxysporum? I am mostly interested in disease mechanisms. Might phytoalexins >and/or hypersensitive response play a role in the mechanisms? I can and will >do a literature search on the above question, however for now, my assignment is >to try to get replies from the internet. Thank you. >Lori Calhoun >The University of Tennessee @ Knoxville >Plant and Soil Science >lcalhoun@utkvx.utk.edu Q.v. Goodman, R.N. and A.J. Novacky, 1994. The Hypersensitive reaction in plants to pathogens: a resistance phenomenon. APS press, 256 pp. Might they? Yes.. there's a ton of literature out there on the general topic, and more specific literature on the Fusarium o./Tomato pathosystem if I had time to look it all up. If you read Ann. Rev. Phytopath. 1987 25:317 carefully and backtrack through the lit. cited (particularly Beckman's work) you will probably find what you are looking for. I hope someone directly involved in researching those two organisms can give you a more definitive response- I have some research going on another Fusarium species on a different host and it would be interesting to receive some illumination on the topic. A word of advice, however. When you say you are in the midst of a literature search it is usually very difficult to get any sympathy on internet, since people assume that you will find what you need anyway and they shouldn't take too much time out to replicate your efforts. The time internet really becomes valuable to me is when I've conducted my search and I'm stumped, or when I would like to know if anyone out there is conducting as-yet unpublished work on problem x, or when I have enough specific parts of a specific puzzle to achieve a quick response. IHMO, fishing expeditions using internet at the outset of a general lit. search do turn up responses, but they rarely amount to much you shouldn't have been trying to find on your own. -RSW 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 Dec 07 22:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!daresbury!bioftp.unibas.ch!citi2.fr!jussieu.fr!oleane!pipex!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!ns1.nodak.edu!badlands!jweiland From: jweiland@badlands.NoDak.edu (John J Weiland) Subject: EMS mutagenesis/fungal spores Sender: usenet@ns1.nodak.edu (Usenet login) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 17:01:14 GMT Nntp-Posting-Host: badlands.nodak.edu Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 Anyone have a reference for the mutagenesis of filamentous fungal conidia using EMS? Also, thanks to respondants regarding bulk segregation analysis for RAPD screening in fungi-----but I have one additional question. If segregants are bulked by phenotype (in the case of plant pathogens, virulence vs. avirulence) a second site genetic suppressor of the phenotype may result in the placement of that individual into the incorrect bulk. Is is common to make several "sub-bulks" in an effort to control for this? Thanks! John jweiland@badlands.nodak.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Dec 07 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!CS.Arizona.EDU!news.Arizona.EDU!hamblin.math.byu.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.moneng.mei.com!howland.reston.ans.net!quagga.ru.ac.za!pukrs7.puk.ac.za!blpc32.uovs.ac.za!ppvw From: ppvw@rs.uovs.ac.za (Pieter WJ Van Wyk x2264 Plantkunde ) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Freshwater Ascomycetes Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 09:09:22 GMT Organization: Computer Services University of the Orange Free-State Lines: 15 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: blpc32.uovs.ac.za RE: Freshwater fungi (Ascomycetes), ultrastructural development, anamorphs, teleomorphs, ecological and economical importance. I'm planning to start a science project on freshwater Ascomycetes. Any researchers working on this topic, interested in further communication and research association, are welcome to contact me by E-Mail (preferably). Thank you in anticipation *********************************************** ***** Dr Pieter W.J. van Wyk ***** ***** Department of Botany and Genetics ***** ***** PPVW@rs.uovs.ac.za ***** *********************************************** From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Dec 07 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!rutgers!uwm.edu!spool.mu.edu!caen!news.tc.cornell.edu!travelers.mail.cornell.edu!newsstand.cit.cornell.edu!NewsWatcher!user From: mab20@cornell.edu (Michael Anthony Ball) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: DMSO Followup-To: bionet.mycology Date: 8 Dec 1994 22:13:30 GMT Organization: Cornell University/College of Veterinary Medicine Lines: 7 Sender: mab20@cornell.edu (Verified) Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: cu-dialup-0318.cit.cornell.edu For those interested in the cidal/static effects of DMSO, I finally found a study. In 1968 Basch and Gadebusch (Applied Microbiology, 16(12) 1953-4) reported significant antifungal and antibacterial effects of DMSO. Essentially 10% was a MIC and approx 30% was cidal for Aspergillus, Candida, Penicillium, Fusarium, and others (varius spp of each were evaluated). Mike From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Dec 08 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!ALMACH.CC.UTEXAS.EDU!gtcole From: gtcole@ALMACH.CC.UTEXAS.EDU (IntelliGenetics 36) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Postdoctoral Fellowship available in Molecular Mycology Date: 9 Dec 1994 12:32:10 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 21 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9412092032.AA26558@almach.cc.utexas.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Research Area: Molecular biology;cloning and expression of T-cell reactive proteins derived from Coccidioides immitis Research Goal: Development of an experimental vaccine for coccidioidomycosis (San Joaquin Valley fever) based on in vivo, vector-expressed cDNAs encoding T-cell reactive peptides of C. immitis Location: University of Texas at Austin, Division of Biological Sciences Start Time: January 1, 1995 Salary Range: $25,000-$30,000 per annum, depending on experience Contact: Dr. Garry T. Cole Department of Botany University of Texas Austin, Texas 78713 Tel. 512-471-4866 Fax 512-471-3878 e-mail gtcole@hpcf.cc.utexas.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Dec 08 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!MOOSE.UVM.EDU!craper From: craper@MOOSE.UVM.EDU (Carlene Raper) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Postdoc available, fungal molecular genetics Date: 8 Dec 1994 08:45:31 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 43 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9412081645.AA179104@moose.uvm.edu> Seeking Postdoc FUNGAL MOLECULAR GENETICIST P.I. SEEKING AMIABLE POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE who yearns to fathom the mysteries of sex in a fungus with multiple mating types. Funding guaranteed for one year with possibility of continuation for two more years. Start date as early as Jan. 15, 1995. Qualified candidates must have experience in genetics and molecular biology. We have isolated and sequenced several putative pheromone and pheromone receptor genes that reside in the two multispecific B mating-type loci of the Basidiomycete Schizophyllum commune. These genes encode molecules for recognition of self versus many nonselves resulting in the initiation of a defined pathway of sexual development leading to dikaryosis and mushroom production. Many mutants are available to study this process at the molecular level. The initial parts of this research will involve DNA sequencing and sequence analyses, in vitro mutagenesis, and identification of genes thought to be part of a signal transduction pathway, downstream of the pheromone/receptor interactions. Experiments designed to identify and locate gene products in the cell are also planned. Our lab is located in a new building, fully supplied with the necessary and latest equipment to carry out this research. The Department, which has tripled in size over the past few years, includes 24 faculty members representing a wide variety of interests in molecular genetics including signal transduction, morphogenesis and cell-cycle control in yeast, mechanisms of DNA damage and repair, transcription complexes, and ribozyme function. It provides a cooperative learning environment for students and postdocs at all levels. If interested, please send letter of application, curriculum vitae, names and addresses -- including e-mail address and/or phone numbers -- of three persons who can evaluate you as a candidate. If preferred, reply using above e-mail address. Dr. Carlene A. Raper Dept. Microbiology and Molecular Genetics The L. P. Markey Center for Molecular Genetics Stafford Hall, Tel. (802) 656-1115; Fax. (802) 656-8749 University of Vermont, Burlington VT 05405 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Dec 08 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!MOOSE.UVM.EDU!craper From: craper@MOOSE.UVM.EDU (Carlene Raper) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: (none) Date: 8 Dec 1994 08:41:20 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 43 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9412081641.AA421779@moose.uvm.edu> Seeking Postdoc FUNGAL MOLECULAR GENETICIST P.I. SEEKING AMIABLE POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE who yearns to fathom the mysteries of sex in a fungus with multiple mating types. Funding guaranteed for one year with possibility of continuation for two more years. Start date as early as Jan. 15, 1995. Qualified candidates must have experience in genetics and molecular biology. We have isolated and sequenced several putative pheromone and pheromone receptor genes that reside in the two multispecific B mating-type loci of the Basidiomycete Schizophyllum commune. These genes encode molecules for recognition of self versus many nonselves resulting in the initiation of a defined pathway of sexual development leading to dikaryosis and mushroom production. Many mutants are available to study this process at the molecular level. The initial parts of this research will involve DNA sequencing and sequence analyses, in vitro mutagenesis, and identification of genes thought to be part of a signal transduction pathway, downstream of the pheromone/receptor interactions. Experiments designed to identify and locate gene products in the cell are also planned. Our lab is located in a new building, fully supplied with the necessary and latest equipment to carry out this research. The Department, which has tripled in size over the past few years, includes 24 faculty members representing a wide variety of interests in molecular genetics including signal transduction, morphogenesis and cell-cycle control in yeast, mechanisms of DNA damage and repair, transcription complexes, and ribozyme function. It provides a cooperative learning environment for students and postdocs at all levels. If interested, please send letter of application, curriculum vitae, names and addresses -- including e-mail address and/or phone numbers -- of three persons who can evaluate you as a candidate. If preferred, reply using above e-mail address. Dr. Carlene A. Raper Dept. Microbiology and Molecular Genetics The L. P. Markey Center for Molecular Genetics Stafford Hall, Tel. (802) 656-1115; Fax. (802) 656-8749 University of Vermont, Burlington VT 05405 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Dec 08 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!AXE.HUMBOLDT.EDU!EVERSL From: EVERSL@AXE.HUMBOLDT.EDU Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Nitrogen effects on fruiting Date: 7 Dec 1994 23:33:11 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 17 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <01HKDOHC6JNS8WWJVC@AXE.HUMBOLDT.EDU> Hello, Scott Redhead Here's the reference for the study on the effects of fertilization with Nitrogen on mushroom fruiting bodies. Menge, J. A, L. F. Grand, and L. W. Haines, 1977. the effect of fertilization on growth and mycorrhicae numbers in 11-year old loblolly pine plantations. Forest Science 23:(1):37-44. Menge, J. a. and L. F. Grand. 1978. Effect of fertilization on production of epigeous basidiocarps by mycorrhical fungi in lobloly pine plantations. Can. J. Bot. 56:2357-2362. Excuse the typos but the references are correct for magazines and page numbers. Hope these have some useful info for you. Linda Evers eversl@axe.humboldt.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Dec 08 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!AXE.HUMBOLDT.EDU!EVERSL From: EVERSL@AXE.HUMBOLDT.EDU Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Fad Mushrooms, et al. Date: 7 Dec 1994 23:16:20 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 9 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <01HKDO4TINDE8WWJVC@AXE.HUMBOLDT.EDU> Perhaps we should think of establishing a "Fad Mushroom/Fungus"FAQ. We could include such issues (!!!) as Kombucha and Portobella and the latest one, Maitake... This would cut down on our e-mail load by about 15 to 20 letters a week. Just My Humble Opinion... Linda Evers eversl@axe.humboldt.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Dec 09 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!gatech!swiss.ans.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: stamets1@aol.com (Stamets 1) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Auricularia and anti-coagulent effects on blood serum Date: 10 Dec 1994 00:50:15 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 10 Sender: news@newsbf01.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3cbfin$d81@newsbf01.news.aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf01.news.aol.com Folks- I am looking for references on studies registering the anti-coagulent, anti-blood clotting effects of Auricularia auricula and/or A. polytricha. Also, I am tracking a report of an incident with a group of medical students (Univ. of Minn. ?) who maccidentally discovered these blood thinning properties during self-administered blood clotting tests. Any help would be much appreciated. - I am not in need of any popular reports - just those published in research journals. thanks paul stamets From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Dec 09 22:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!sgiblab!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!news.doit.wisc.edu!decwrl!netcomsv!chiron.com!qa06!Hamid_Khoja From: Hamid_Khoja@cc.chiron.com (Hamiduddin Khoja) Subject: USDA Forestry Product Lab. in Madison, Wi Message-ID: Lines: 9 Sender: news@chiron.com Nntp-Posting-Host: 135.0.2.155 Organization: Chiron Corporation X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B] Date: Sat, 10 Dec 1994 00:07:32 GMT I am wondering if this Dept. really exist? What do they do? Are they on INTERNET? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Email Address: Hamid_Khoja@cc.chiron.com Phone Number: (xxx) xxx-xxxx --------------------------------------------------------------- From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Dec 09 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!galaxy.ucr.edu!library.ucla.edu!agate!darkstar.UCSC.EDU!news.hal.COM!olivea!wetware!kaiwan.com!not-for-mail From: jlin@kaiwan.kaiwan.com (John Lin) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology,sci.life-extension Subject: Re: Kombuche questions Followup-To: bionet.mycology,sci.life-extension Date: 10 Dec 1994 14:45:04 -0800 Organization: KAIWAN Internet (310-527-4279,818-756-0180,714-638-4133) Lines: 12 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3cdb1g$1e2@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com> References: <3bpan3$bp1@ixnews1.ix.netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: kaiwan009.kaiwan.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: biosci bionet.mycology:1256 sci.life-extension:2882 try gopher enuxsa.eas.asu.edu 6600 a dedicated gopher site for Kombucha info and articles. Merry X'mas ! -- John Lin *** Save the planet, save the world ! *** e-mail: jlin@kaiwan.com From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat Dec 10 22:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!agate!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!waldorf.csc.calpoly.edu!decwrl!netcomsv!netcom.com!sholmes From: sholmes@netcom.com (Scott Holmes) Subject: Piptoporus betulinus Message-ID: Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 01:09:56 GMT Lines: 21 Please excuse me for dropping in on this news line but I'm curious about a report that the "Ice Man", recently found near the Austria- Italy border, was carrying a pair of fungi pierced by leather thongs. It's been reported that the fungi has been identified as Piptoporus betulinus and has antibiotic properties. Now, I must plead ignorance about fungi except for some cursory work with lichen 2 decades ago (during my graduate school days in geography). I am curious about any known practical useage, antibiotic effectiveness and/or known uses in "magic" (from a cultural anthropological point of view). It has been speculated that Otzie the Iceman carried the fungi as a first-aid kit or some kind of magical amulet. I would appreciate any help on this or some suggestions on where information on this particular fungi might be found. Please write to me at my personal address (found in my signature). -- ----------- There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, ---------------- Scott Holmes Informix 4GL Applications ---------------- Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. ------------------------ From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat Dec 10 22:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!agate!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!waldorf.csc.calpoly.edu!decwrl!netcomsv!netcom.com!brdotown From: brdotown@netcom.com (brdotown@netcom.com) Subject: Old vs. New Wood? Message-ID: Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 04:27:44 GMT Lines: 23 I have seen various discussions concerning the use of cut logs for the growth of Grifola frondosa and Shiitake. Can someone give me a seat-of-the-pants opinion on the use of dead wood logs? I live in an area that contains many down oak trees. I would like to put this wood to good use, but do not wish to waste a lot of time plugging logs to find some other fungi growing away -- i.e. infection by a more vigorous competitor. Is there anything I can do to increase the odds of these logs working? Also, what is the possiblity of using manzanita? I have a ton of it in the back 2 arces, and would like to eat it in the form of mushrooms. Thank you for your help Claude Needham brdotown@netcom.com -- brdotown@netcom.com From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat Dec 10 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news1.digex.net!dcc00693.slip.digex.net!user From: Rballou@access.digex.net (Rballou) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Classification of Ascomycotina Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 13:57:32 +0000 Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA Lines: 4 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: dcc00693.slip.digex.net I need help on the classification of the fungus Xyleria hypoxylon. Specifically can anyone provide me with the order and family? Thanks - I'm trying to help with my 7th grader's homework!! From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Dec 11 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!cello.gina.calstate.edu!swrl47.slip.csu.net!ddeshaz From: Darvin A. DeShazer Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Old vs. New Wood? Date: 12 Dec 1994 05:32:58 GMT Organization: Science Chairperson Lines: 15 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3cgnaa$sbc@cello.gina.calstate.edu> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: swrl47.slip.csu.net X-UserAgent: 1.1 X-XXMessage-ID: X-XXDate: Sun, 11 Dec 94 00:36:35 GMT I have tried very old wood.....with NO success. Any competitor will prevent shitake from producing heavily. Lenzites betulina and Trametes versicolor were common problems with my logs. The successful hardwoods that I"ve tried have been Tanoak, Cascara and black oak. All three worked well. _______________ Darvin DeShazer [ ] Science Dept. Chair, SVHS =============== May the smell of Science Advisor, SOMA | | Matsutake fill |___| your - - /.....\ ^ ______ | | ______ \___/ [ ] \ \ [ ] ====== \ \ ====== | | ---- | | From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Dec 11 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!news.doit.wisc.edu!F181-221.net.wisc.edu!tjvolk From: tjvolk@facstaff.wisc.edu (Tom Volk) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: USDA Forestry Product Lab. in Madison, Wi Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 15:39:02 GMT Organization: U.S. Forest Service Lines: 39 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: f181-221.net.wisc.edu Hi Haniduddin Khoja-- you wrote: >Subject: USDA Forestry Product Lab. in Madison, Wi >I am wondering if this Dept. really exist? >What do they do? >Are they on INTERNET? >---------------------------------------------------------------- Here I am. There are a few of us in mycology groups here on the internet. The Forest Service has, for the most part, Data General Machines that do not have direct internet access. There is a variety of work going on here at the Forest Products Lab. Most of the research here deal with wood products, preservation, gluing, recycling, etc. and a lage number of people work on fungi in biotechnology aspects of fungi-- sapstain prevention, biopulping, and bioremediation. Our group, the Center for Forest Mycology Research, is the only fungal systematics group here at FPL. We deal primarily with wood-inhabiting fungi, both saprophytes and pathogens. We have the world's largest (as far as we know) collection of wood decay fungi in culture, about 15,000 isolates of about 2500 species, from every state in the US and every Canadian province except one, as well as representative samples from other countries. Most of these fungi are in the Corticiaceae, s.l., Polyporaceae s.l. and Agaricales. Current research in our group focuses on fungi in the genera Phlebia, Phanerochaete, Phellinus, Armillaria, Oxyporus, and Ptychogaster, and we also do a good deal of survey and monitoring work involving a wide range of other fungi, including fungi of Wisconsin, Alaska, and Venezuela, as well as others. So we do exist! Tom Volk From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Dec 11 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!PANIX.COM!gyetter From: gyetter@PANIX.COM (Gene Yetter) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Mycologia Index Online Date: 11 Dec 1994 22:11:27 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 49 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Internet users with mycological interests may be familiar with the Telnet site, fungi.ars-grin.gov. Administered by USDA Systematic Botany and Mycology Lab, the site offers, among other references, an online index for Mycologia volumes 59-88. I have volunteered to coordinate an effort to add volumes 1-58 to the online Mycologia index. The hardbound edition of the index covering these volumes runs about 600 pages. I would like to have others join with me to share the workload. I hope to muster some assistance from among the members of the amateur mycology groups that I belong to. However support should not stop there: anyone reading this announcement who recognizes the value of putting the Mycologia index online, and who can lend some assistance, would also be welcome. The job will be done by "scanning" the original pages and converting the images to text by means of OCR (optical character recognition) software. The scans are just about never perfectly clean, but usually require some "cleaning up," which is about equal to proofreading and correcting normal errors in any typed text. It's laborious. Not as laborious as retyping the original, but time consuming nevertheless. Each page takes about a minute in the scanner; the clean-up per page can run to 10 or 15 minutes. Times 600 pages . . . Working in my spare time over the past few weeks, I already have well over 100 pages scanned and about 20 cleaned up. Please reply if you can take responsibility for a set of pages. I will forward the scanned text, with clean-up required, to you via e-mail. I will then mail or fax copies of the originals. When you are done with the clean-up of your set of pages, you e-mail the corrected, proofed text back to me. When all pages are done and accounted for, I put them together and send them to Amy Rossman and David Farr at USDA, Beltsville. The complete Mycologia index then goes online and becomes available to anyone logging in--at anytime, and from anywhere around the world--to the USDA Telnet site. Keep in mind that the years covered by Mycologia volumes 1-58 represent a dynamic period in the development of the literature and in the documentation of the fleshy fungi of North America. It will be very useful to have the index of that work online and accessible. Hoping to hear from a few volunteers . . . Gene Yetter New York Mycological Soc./New Jersey Myc. Assoc. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Dec 11 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!CORNELL.EDU!ocy1 From: ocy1@CORNELL.EDU (olen yoder) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Postdoctoral position available Date: 12 Dec 1994 11:26:49 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 28 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199412121926.OAA06642@postoffice.mail.cornell.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Postdoctoral Associate position in fungal molecular biology. Investigation of the role of microtubule-associated motor proteins in the generation of astral and spindle forces during mitosis in Nectria haematococca, an ascomycete. Experience with molecular genetics technology is required. The project involves a joint effort, combining molecular genetics in the lab. of O. Yoder and G. Turgeon with cytology and videomicroscopy in the lab. of J. Aist, the project director. Funding is available for two years, and fringe benefits are included. For further information or to apply, contact: > James R. Aist, Professor Phone: (607)255-7874 > Department of Plant Pathology FAX: (607)255-4471 > 334 Plant Science Building E-mail: jra2@postoffice.mail. > Cornell University cornell.edu > Ithaca, NY 14853 USA Office: 420 Plant Science Bldg. O. C. Yoder Department of Plant Pathology 356 Plant Science Building Cornell University Ithaca NY 14853 Phone: 607-255-7854 FAX: 607-255-4471 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Dec 11 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!caen!kuhub.cc.ukans.edu!fgsc From: fgsc@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Neurospora Compendium on line Message-ID: <1994Dec12.095226.80284@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> Date: 12 Dec 94 09:52:26 CDT Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services Lines: 36 An on-line version of the Neurospora Compendium (Perkins et al. 1982. Microbiological Reviews 46:426-570) can now be found in the FGSC WWW server. This has been made possible by the cooperation of the Perkins lab and by permission from the American Society for Microbiology. Some detail work remains to be done, but all the information from this most useful article is intact, with the following caveats: Due to my limited knowledge of hypertext, characters like arrows are (poorly) simulated, and all temperatures are expressed without degree signs (e.g. 25 C) as my limited list of substitute characters does not include degree signs, nor does it show me any acceptable way to produce superscripts or subscripts. I will be happy to hear from any readers in cyberland who can point me to a way to show such text on the screen. The article has been proofed for content and appearance using Netscape. I suspect some things may not look right if viewed with early versions of Mosaic. Let me know if anything seems especially distorted and I'll try to fix it. I can also report that all articles from Fungal Genetics Newsletter 41 for 1994 can be found in the FGSC server. I'm working on FGN 40 and hope to have it complete before Christmas. The address for all of this is: http://kufacts.cc.ukans.edu/cwis/units/fgsc/main.html FGSC stock lists are found first, with compendium, FGN reprints, and other information below. Please direct any comments and criticisms to me at the address below. Craig Wilson fgsc@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Dec 12 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!LABA.TDH.TEXAS.GOV!JHARRIS From: JHARRIS@LABA.TDH.TEXAS.GOV ("Jim Harris") Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: TB Workshop Date: 12 Dec 1994 17:12:28 -0800 Organization: Texas Department of Health LABs Lines: 28 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <230EE027B4C@laba.tdh.texas.gov> Mycology friends, please pass this on to your mycobacteriology acquaintences. Thanks. Jim Harris The Texas Department of Health and the National Laboratory Training Network will cosponsor a three day mycobacteriology workshop on January 11- 13, 1995. Day one will be of interest to physicians and clinical laboratory personnel and will address multidrug resistance, epidemiology in the 1990's, pediatric TB, recommended lab procedures and emerging technologies. Days two and three are lab oriented and include a wet workshop. Site: University of Texas at El Paso Fee: Day One only $125 U.S. Three Days $295 U.S. Contact: Kirk NLTN South Central Office phone 504-568-2081 FAX 504-568-2083 or Jim Harris Texas Dept of Health phone 512-458-7566 FAX 512-458-7672 e-mail jharris@laba.tdh.texas.gov jharris@LABA.tdh.texas.gov From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Dec 12 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!news.doit.wisc.edu!F181-117.net.wisc.edu!jmicales From: jmicales@facstaff.wisc.edu (Jessie Micales) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: USDA Forestry Product Lab. in Madison, Wi Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 16:29:36 GMT Organization: Division of Information Technology Lines: 44 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: f181-117.net.wisc.edu In article tjvolk@facstaff.wisc.edu (Tom Volk) writes: >Hi Haniduddin Khoja-- >you wrote: >>Subject: USDA Forestry Product Lab. in Madison, Wi >>I am wondering if this Dept. really exist? >>What do they do? >>Are they on INTERNET? >>---------------------------------------------------------------- >Here I am. There are a few of us in mycology groups here on the internet. >The Forest Service has, for the most part, Data General Machines that do not >have direct internet access. [Lots of interesting stuff deleted] Greetings Haniduddin Khoja. Why do you think we do not exist? Tom and I have both posted on this newsgroup before. I am in the Biodeterioration Unit. We (for the most part) study the physiology of wood decay (mostly brown-rot) fungi with the goal of finding unique pathways in their metabolism that we could interfere with to form highly specific, targetted wood preservatives. I personally specialize in oxalic acid metabolism. Other people in our group work with biological control of sapstain fungi, immunological detection methods of decay, and in- place treatment of decay. We are currently starting to branch out into more ecosystem management, principally by studying the pathogensis of certain forest tree diseases. Other units at the lab work on biopulping, pulp and paper chemistry, recycling, engineering and chemistry of wood. If you have any specific questions, please feel free to e-mail either Tom or myself. Regards, Jessie A. Micales jmicales@facstaff.wisc.edu U.S. Forest Products Laboratory Durendal Fencing Club From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Dec 12 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!panix!zip.eecs.umich.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!psgrain!rainrgnews0!news.teleport.com!usenet From: "Ralph D. Arnold" Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: assorted sclerotia Date: Mon, 12 Dec 94 22:06:17 PST Organization: Teleport - Portland's Public Access (503) 220-1016 Lines: 39 Message-ID: <89111.rarnold@teleport.com> Reply-To: NNTP-Posting-Host: ip-pdx2-16.teleport.com X-Minuet-Version: Minuet1.0_Beta_17A X-POPMail-Charset: English I am seeking info/growers of the following fungi, which form sclerotia. If possible would you "point" me towards sources of cultures. Polyporus umbellatus ("Zhu Ling", "Umbrella Polypore") Have you "planted" Chinese-grown scletoria and obtained mushrooms? If so, what is the length of time involved and cultural techniques? Stamets' newest book discusses this species, but it's not clear to me from the passage exactly how this "planting" worked versus Stamets' spawn technique. Poria cocos ("Tuckahoe") Arora in "Mushroom Demystified" suggests that (p604)"...the large underground 'tuber' was apparantly eaten by various tribes ofNative Americans (some of whom called it 'tuckahoe')" and "the ability to form large, coconut-sized sclerotia is the only redeeming feature off this otherwise boring Poria". Has anyone had experience cultivating this species, especially to obtain the scletoria? Has anyone eaten this fungi?If so, what are your opinions/techniques? Polyporus mylittae ("Blackfellow's Bread") Arora in M.D. (p564) says it "...produces edible sclerotia weighing up to 40 lbs each! ...a reference to their use as food by the aboriginees" How about anyone growing these? Pleurotus tuber-regium is briefly mentioned in Stamets' newest book, Growing Gourmet & Medicinal Mushrooms, produces a sclerotia that is used by native peoples for various health issues. How edible/enjoyable is this sclerotia? How does cultivation of this species differ from the other Pleurotus? What other fungi species that form sclerotia large enough to harvest would you recommend one looks at, in terms of cultivating? Any comments on these would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Ralph D. Arnold rarnold@teleport.com P.O. Box 889, Oregon City, OR 97045 fax: 503-423-7409 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Dec 12 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!LABA.TDH.TEXAS.GOV!JHARRIS From: JHARRIS@LABA.TDH.TEXAS.GOV ("Jim Harris") Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Aspergillus/Penicillium Workshop Date: 13 Dec 1994 11:30:20 -0800 Organization: Texas Department of Health LABs Lines: 16 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <24540232D6E@laba.tdh.texas.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Persons interested in a week long workshop on identification of Aspergillus and Penicillium species should reply by e-mail with your name and address, phone and FAX numbers at your earliest convenience. In January, 1995 you will receive complete and detailed information about how to formally register to attend this workshop presented by Dr John Pitt and Dr Maren Klich. The course will be held in San Antonio, Texas from July 31 to August 4. Jim Harris, Ph.D. Training Coordinator Bureau of Laboratories Texas Department of Health phone 512-458-7566 FAX 512-458-7672 e-mail jharris@laba.tdh.texas.gov jharris@LABA.tdh.texas.gov From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Dec 12 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!ulowell.uml.edu!cpe.uml.edu!steriti From: steriti@cpe.uml.edu (Ron Steriti) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: mason jars, bags, etc Date: 13 Dec 1994 16:57:57 GMT Organization: Center For Productivity U Mass Lowell Lines: 17 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3ckjql$cnd@ulowell.uml.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: dragon.cpe.uml.edu What is the best/cheapest/easiest container to use for a beginner? Are there oven cooking bags available at the grocery store? Can you use something like old mayonaise jars? Is it possible to use plastic cups that have lids? Thanks ron -- Dr. Ronald Steriti steriti@cpe.uml.edu http://dragon.cpe.uml.edu/~steriti/Interesting.html Living has taught me how to think, but thinking has not taught me how to live. -Herzen From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Dec 12 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.moneng.mei.com!uwm.edu!news.doit.wisc.edu!F181-117.net.wisc.edu!jmicales From: jmicales@facstaff.wisc.edu (Jessie Micales) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Classification of Ascomycotina Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 16:42:48 GMT Organization: Division of Information Technology Lines: 40 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: f181-117.net.wisc.edu In article Rballou@access.digex.net (Rballou) writes: >Path: >news.doit.wisc.edu!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news1.digex.ne >t!dcc00693.slip.digex.net!user >From: Rballou@access.digex.net (Rballou) >Newsgroups: bionet.mycology >Subject: Classification of Ascomycotina >Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 13:57:32 +0000 >Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA >Lines: 4 >Message-ID: >NNTP-Posting-Host: dcc00693.slip.digex.net >I need help on the classification of the fungus Xyleria hypoxylon. >Specifically can anyone provide me with the order and family? >Thanks - I'm trying to help with my 7th grader's homework!! Class Pyrenomycetes Order Xylariales Family Xylariaceae Some homework for a 7th grader! References: Farr, D.F., Bills, G.F., Chamuris, G.P. and Rossman, A.Y. 1989. Fungi on Plant and Plant Products in the United States. St. Paul, MN: APS Press, 1252 pp. Alexopoulos, C.J. and Mims, C.W. 1979. Introductory Mycology. New York: John Wiley and Sons. 632 pp. (kind of old, but probably still OK). Jessie A. Micales jmicales@facstaff.wisc.edu U.S. Forest Products Laboratory Durendal Fencing Club From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Dec 13 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!ADMIN.OGI.EDU!msachs From: msachs@ADMIN.OGI.EDU (Matthew Sachs) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Fatty acid synthesis in Neurospora Date: 14 Dec 1994 10:05:27 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 40 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9412141805.AA08186@admin.ogi.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Brody, S., and Mikolajczyk, S. (1988). Neurospora mitochondria contain an acyl-carrier protein. Eur. J. Biochem. 173, 353-359. Elovson, J. (1975). Purification and properties of the fatty acid synthetase complex from Neurospora crassa, and the nature of the fas- mutation. J. Bacteriol. 124, 524-533. Henry, S.A., and Keith, A.D. (1971). Saturated fatty acid requirer of Neurospora crassa. J. Bacteriol. 106, 174-182 Kionka, C., and Kunau, W. H. (1985). Inducible beta-oxidation pathway in Neurospora crassa. J. Bacteriol. 161, 153-157. Mikolajczyk, S., and Brody, S. (1990). De novo fatty acid synthesis mediated by acyl-carrier protein in Neurospora crassa mitochondria. Eur. J. Biochem. 187, 431-437. Thieringer, R., and Kunau, W. H. (1991). The beta-oxidation system in catalase-free microbodies of the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa. Purification of a multifunctional protein possessing 2-enoyl-CoA hydratase, L-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, and 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA epimerase activities. J. Biol. Chem. 266, 13110-13117. Zensen, R., Husmann, H., Schneider, R., Peine, T., and Weiss, H. (1992). De novo synthesis and desaturation of fatty acids at the mitochondrial acyl-carrier protein, a subunit of NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase in Neurospora crassa. FEBS Lett. 310, 179-181. ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 Tue Dec 13 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!sunic!news.funet.fi!news.csc.fi!news.helsinki.fi!valtuni5.pc.Helsinki.FI!czhang From: czhang@katk.helsinki.fi (Zhang Chunmei ) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: zhang Date: Wed, 14 Dec 1994 17:11:05 GMT Organization: University of Helsinki Lines: 1 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: valtuni5.pc.helsinki.fi Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit cjlklö,,öjoj. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Dec 13 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!daresbury!not-for-mail From: "Weiss" Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Fatty acid synthesis in fungi? Date: 14 Dec 1994 17:07:31 -0000 Lines: 28 Sender: lpddist@mserv1.dl.ac.uk Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <3cn8oj$nf8@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> X-Minuet-Version: Minuet1.0_Beta_14 X-POPMail-Charset: German Original-To: mycology@dl.ac.uk Hello molecular mycologists out there! I've been told to find some information about fatty acid synthesis in filamentous fungi. My special interest is in the molecular biology of fatty acid synthetase complex. Are there some enzymes cloned and sequenced? (I'm only aware of a Penicillium sequence) Are there mutants which are completely deficient in fatty acid synthesis? If so, how do they survive? Does anyone know if the enzymes are sequenced in Neurospora? And quite a lot more questions.... Who can point me to some literature or tell me who and where the experts are? Any help is greatly welcomed! Thank you! Christoph Kruell Christoph Kruell Institut fuer Biochemie Universitaet Duesseldorf Universitaetsstr. 1 40225 Duesseldorf Germany Phone: 49-211-311-5156 Fax: 49-211-311-3085 e-mail: biochem@clio.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Dec 13 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!taco.cc.ncsu.edu!cc02du.unity.ncsu.edu!meade From: meade@unity.ncsu.edu (Maura J Meade) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Postdoc Position Available Date: 14 Dec 1994 15:53:25 GMT Organization: North Carolina State University Lines: 29 Message-ID: <3cn4dl$o2v@taco.cc.ncsu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: cc02du.unity.ncsu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] A USDA postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. R. Greg Upchurch in the department of Plant Pathology at North Carolina State University. The successful candidate will conduct research to characterize a probable toxin transporter protein that may represent the first of a new class of efflux-mediated resistance/pathogenicity determinants from filamentous fungi. Research to date has demonstrated that a gene from the soybean pathogen Cercospora kikuchii is integrally related with both production of the photoactivated phytotoxin cercosporin and for partial auto-resistance tohe toxin. Research will focus on, but is not limited to, mutational analysis to functionally map the protein. Epitope tagging will be employed for cellular localization studies. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Working knowledge of:1) molecular biology, including gene cloning, DNA sequencing, measurement of gene expression, PCR, and deletion and site-directed mutagenesis and 2) fungal physiology and genetics. Preference will be given to those who in addition have experience in protein biochemistry, epitope tagging, and immunofluorescence microscopy. I am a Ph.D. student in Dr. Upchurch's lab and am posting this position listing on his behalf. Inquiries made to my email address will be passed on to him. Otherwise, applications may be submitted to: Dr. Robert G. Upchurch, USDA?ARS Plant Pathology Department N.C. State University Box 7616 Raleigh, NC 27695-7616 Phone: (919)5156820 Fax: (919)515-7716 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Dec 13 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!ESSEX.HSC.COLORADO.EDU!claudes From: claudes@ESSEX.HSC.COLORADO.EDU (Claude Selitrennikoff) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Making C. albicans protoplasts Date: 14 Dec 1994 14:07:45 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 14 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: References: <199412142036.MAA04395@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Dear Dr. Giasson: We have had some success with using Novozym 234 on log growth cells. Novozyme is available from Sigma among other places. Protoplasting Candida is a pain and is dependent on the strain, the growth medium, where in the growth curve cells are, and probably the phase of the moon. Best of luck Claude Selitrennikoff University of Colorado From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Dec 13 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!VM1.ULAVAL.CA!LUCG From: LUCG@VM1.ULAVAL.CA (Luc Giasson) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Making C. albicans protoplasts Date: 14 Dec 1994 12:36:17 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 12 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199412142036.MAA04395@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net We have used an old batch of "glusulase" (Dupont Cat#NEE-154) successfully to o btain Candida albicans protoplasts. We ran out of it, ordered more glusulase ( two different lot numbers) which do not yield protoplasts. We have tried Zymol yase (lyticase from Sigma Cat#L-8012) which does not work either. Is there a m ore reliable enzyme (source of enzyme) available to generate C. albicans protop lasts? LucG@vm1.ulaval.ca Luc Giasson GREB, Faculte de Medecine Dentaire, Universite Laval Ste-Foy (Quebec),Canada G1K 7P4 Tel:(418)656-7039 Fax:(418)656-2861 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Dec 13 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!MANI.CBS.UMN.EDU!npv From: npv@MANI.CBS.UMN.EDU (Nora Plesofsky-Vig) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: re:fatty acid synthesis in fungi Date: 14 Dec 1994 10:29:36 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 7 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9412141827.AA01246@mani.cbs.umn.edu> Reply-To: nora@molbio.cbs.umn.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net There are pantothenate auxotrophs of Neurospora crassa that do not synthesize fatty acids without supplementation. These mutant strains are available from the Fungal Genetics Stock Center at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160-7420. Their e-mail address is fgsc@ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu. The Stock Center is a very good source of information, strains, and some cloned genes of Neurospora and Aspergillus, especially. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Dec 14 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!molbio.unet.umn.edu!bebe From: bebe@molbio.unet.umn.edu (Beatrice Magee) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Making C. albicans protoplasts Date: 15 Dec 1994 07:29:15 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 13 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: References: <199412142036.MAA04395@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net We have used ICN Yeast lytic enzyme, cat.# 152270, to make protoplasts of Candida albicans. Several batches have worked. On 14 Dec 1994, Luc Giasson wrote: > Is there a > reliable enzyme (source of enzyme) available to generate C. albicans protop > lasts? > B.Magee> > > From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Dec 14 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news2.near.net!news.delphi.com!usenet From: Rodger Friedman Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Mushroom Books Date: Thu, 15 DEC 94 09:50:16 -0500 Organization: Delphi (info@delphi.com email, 800-695-4005 voice) Lines: 13 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: bos1g.delphi.com To Bionet.Mycology: I have a few books for sale in your field. Notable among them are the monographs compiled by Charles H. Peck for the State of New York in the 1890s. These are illustrated with fine chromolithograph plates of fungi. For information and prices, send e-mail request to RodgerF@Delphi.Com. Thank You. Rodger Friedman Antiquarian Books New York, New York From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Dec 14 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!swrinde!pipex!bnr.co.uk!corpgate!bcarh189.bnr.ca!nott!torn!uunet.ca!uunet.ca!io.org!prevop.net3.io.org!bpretto From: bpretto@io.org (Bruno Pretto & Paula Vopni) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Old vs. New Wood? Date: Thu, 15 Dec 1994 07:34:22 Organization: Mushrooms/Envirosearch Lines: 13 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: prevop.net3.io.org X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A] In article brdotown@netcom.com (brdotown@netcom.com) writes: > >I have seen various discussions concerning the use of cut logs for the >growth of Grifola frondosa and Shiitake. I grow shiitake commercially outdoors on oak logs. By using winter cut fresh logs and inoculating them in the spring I am having almost 100% success rate against other competitor fungi. I beleive that you would be wasing your time using old wood as it is already being affected by other organisms and has probrably dried out as well. bruno From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Dec 14 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!rutgers!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!wrq.com!vicka From: vicka@wrq.com (the Littlest Orc) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: PSMS Mushroom Show Report Date: 15 Dec 1994 03:37:10 GMT Organization: WRQ Inc., Seattle, WA Lines: 29 Message-ID: <3codl6$m2t@elmer.wrq.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 150.215.17.1 Just wanted to report back about the Puget Sound Mycological Society's annual show, which was a real success! We had almost 900 people attend (200 of whom took guided tours), and 55 new members joined our club. There were 250 species identified, and quite a number that weren't (especially within Agaricus; two of our best taxonomists unfortunately weren't available to help out with the labelling). We were fortunate to have a *huge* (~3 feet!) rare polypore on display, as well as a tremendous collection of chanterelles for our cooking exhibit :) In addition to the cooking display and the species exhibit (grouped by spore color), there were several "environmental" exhibits (including a "lawn" display with real chunks of lawn :), an arts-and-crafts display featuring Coprinus-ink paintings, a video microscopy display, a blacklight exhibit, a cultivation exhibit, a kind of "road show" version of Paul Stamets and Fungi Perfecti, and a raffle. Next year's show has been scheduled for October 21 and 22. PSMS will also be having a table at the Northwest Garden Show at the Seattle Trade Center, February 22-26, 1995. cheers, --vicka corey vicka@wrq.com "more fun than a barrel of monkey wrenches!" -- we are made to bleed and scab and heal and bleed again and turn every scar into a joke we are made to fight and fuck and talk and fight again and sit around and laugh until we choke --ani difranco From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Dec 14 22:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!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: Classification of Ascomycotina Message-ID: <1994Dec14.222557.12313@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: Date: Wed, 14 Dec 1994 22:25:57 GMT Lines: 19 In article , Rballou@access.digex.net (Rballou) writes: >I need help on the classification of the fungus Xyleria hypoxylon. >Specifically can anyone provide me with the order and family? > >Thanks - I'm trying to help with my 7th grader's homework!! Class Ascomycetes Order Xylariales Family Xylariaceae Genus Xylaria Species hypoxylon -RSW 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 Dec 14 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!pipex!warwick!news.dcs.warwick.ac.uk!hgmp.mrc.ac.uk!daresbury!not-for-mail From: craper@moose.uvm.edu (Carlene Raper) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Postdoctoral Position in Fungal Genetics Available Date: 15 Dec 1994 15:59:30 -0000 Lines: 43 Sender: lpddist@mserv1.dl.ac.uk Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <3cpp52$sgh@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> Original-To: mycology@dl.ac.uk Seeking Postdoc FUNGAL MOLECULAR GENETICIST P.I. SEEKING AMIABLE POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE who yearns to fathom the mysteries of sex in a fungus with multiple mating types. Funding guaranteed for one year with possibility of continuation for two more years. Start date as early as Jan. 15, 1995. Qualified candidates must have experience in genetics and molecular biology. We have isolated and sequenced several putative pheromone and pheromone receptor genes that reside in the two multispecific B mating-type loci of the Basidiomycete Schizophyllum commune. These genes encode molecules for recognition of self versus many nonselves resulting in the initiation of a defined pathway of sexual development leading to dikaryosis and mushroom production. Many mutants are available to study this process at the molecular level. The initial parts of this research will involve DNA sequencing and sequence analyses, in vitro mutagenesis, and identification of genes thought to be part of a signal transduction pathway, downstream of the pheromone/receptor interactions. Experiments designed to identify and locate gene products in the cell are also planned. Our lab is located in a new building, fully supplied with the necessary and latest equipment to carry out this research. The Department, which has tripled in size over the past few years, includes 24 faculty members representing a wide variety of interests in molecular genetics including signal transduction, morphogenesis and cell-cycle control in yeast, mechanisms of DNA damage and repair, transcription complexes, and ribozyme function. It provides a cooperative learning environment for students and postdocs at all levels. If interested, please send letter of application, curriculum vitae, names and addresses -- including e-mail address and/or phone numbers -- of three persons who can evaluate you as a candidate. If preferred, reply using above e-mail address. Dr. Carlene A. Raper Dept. Microbiology and Molecular Genetics The L. P. Markey Center for Molecular Genetics Stafford Hall, Tel. (802) 656-1115; Fax. (802) 656-8749 University of Vermont, Burlington VT 05405 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Dec 15 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news1.digex.net!dcc00693.slip.digex.net!user From: Rballou@access.digex.net (Rballou) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Thanks for the Ascomycotina help!! Date: Thu, 15 Dec 1994 23:50:52 +0000 Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA Lines: 5 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: dcc00693.slip.digex.net Many thanks to all those who answered my message. My daughter appreciated seeing how much interest there was in the subject, and glad to see she kept getting the same answers. Science can sometimes be nice that way. PS> I'll post her grade on her report when she gets it back... R. Ballou, Dept of Immunology, WRAIR From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Dec 15 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!UWYO.EDU!FUNGI From: FUNGI@UWYO.EDU Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: fungal geneticist position Date: 16 Dec 1994 10:17:47 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 23 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <01HKPJQB2BZI002EID@PLAINS.UWYO.EDU> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net FUNGAL GENETICIST, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BOTANY The Department of Botany at the University of Wyoming seeks applicants who work on the genetics of fungi for a 9-month tenure- track position at the assistant professor level. Applicants who can relate their work to organismal biology, and who use modern molecular techniques are especially encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to applicants who complement existing strengths in mycology, systematics, evolutionary biology, physiology, and ecology. The position begins in the fall, 1995, and the successful candidate will be expected to teach introductory genetics, participate in the general biology program and develop a graduate course in their specialty. The successful candidate will be expected to teach introductory genetics, participate in the general biology program and develop a graduate course in area of specialization. A vigorous, externally-funded, research program is expected and a commitment to graduate and undergraduate education is required. A Ph.D. degree is required, and postdoctoral experience is desired. Applicants should submit curriculum vita, transcripts, statement of teaching and research interests, and representative reprints; and should have three letters of reference sent by 15 February 1995 to Dr. Ron Hartman, Genetics Search Committee Chair, Department of Botany, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071-3165. The University of Wyoming is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Dec 15 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!panix!198!mgalatz From: mgalatz@panix.com (Menachem Galatz DC) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Fungi Perfect email? Followup-To: bionet.mycology Date: Fri, 16 Dec 94 15:33:43 GMT Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Lines: 3 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 166.84.253.221 X-Newsreader: VersaTerm Link v1.1.3 Is there an email address for Fungi Perfect? mgalatz@panix.com From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Dec 15 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!udel!news.sprintlink.net!pipex!oleane!jussieu.fr!univ-lyon1.fr!rockendo.univ-lyon1.fr!pcomm From: pcomm@cismibm.univ-lyon1.fr (Pierre Commercon) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Wanted Borrelia strains Date: Fri, 16 Dec 1994 15:25:56 Organization: Universite Lyon1 Pharmacie Lines: 13 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: rockendo.univ-lyon1.fr X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A] Hello I need help I am looking for strains of Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia garinii, Borrelia afzelii to confirm a molecular biology differentiation test to discriminate the three species. Thanks a lot Pierre Commercon Please response by Email From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Dec 15 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!CABI.org!D.BRAYFORD From: D.BRAYFORD@CABI.org ("David Brayford ", IMI) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: re: "ascomycotina" help Date: 16 Dec 1994 03:17:45 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 28 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <2EF17713@smtp-gateway.cgnet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Sorry to sir things up, but the replies concerning classification of Xylaria hypoxylon were slightly up the creek, or at least out of date. The class"Ascomycetes" was got rid of many moons ago and replaced by the subdivision "Ascomycotina". More recently the Ascomycotina have been got rid of too - and elevated to the rank of Phylum (= Division). There are no classes, just orders and families. So now we have: Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Order: Xylariales Family: Xylariaceae Genus: Xylaria Species: hypoxylon These changes are enshrined in the latest version of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and will be reflected in the forthcoming edition of The Dictionary of the Fungi. Hope that's of some help. Dave Brayford International Mycological Institute d.brayford@cabi.org From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Dec 15 22:00:00 1994 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!Austria.EU.net!newsfeed.ACO.net!edvz.sbg.ac.at!DPFL03!zorer From: zorer@edvz.sbg.ac.at (Roberto Zorer) Subject: Third IAL Symposium: preliminary announcement Message-ID: Keywords: International Association for Lichenology, Lichen Lines: 73 Sender: news@wst.edvz.sbg.ac.at (USENET News System) Organization: University of Salzburg / Austria X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A] Date: Fri, 16 Dec 1994 10:47:31 GMT Third IAL Symposium: preliminary announcement (online WWW - Informations: http://www.edvz.sbg.ac.at/pfl/ial3/prelimi.htm) Third IAL Symposium - IAL3: preliminary announcement Progress and Problems in Lichenology in the Nineties (Salzburg, Austria 1 - 7 September 1996) Preliminary announcement Arranged by the Intitute of Plant Physiology, University of Salzburg and the International Association for Lichenology Organisation I. Kärnefelt, President R. Türk, Secretary Local organizing Committee and Advisory Board O. Breuss, G. Gärtner, J. Hafellner, H. Mayrhofer, E. Stocker-Wörgötter, J. Üblagger General Information The third international meeting arranged by the IAL and the Insitute of Plant Physiology of the University of Salzburg will be held from 1st to 7th September 1996 at the University of Salzburg, Faculty of Natural Sciences. This symposium continues the series of international meetings on lichen biology which started at Berlin 1969. It is open to any person interested in lichenized fungi or working in fields such as morphology, physiology, ecology, chemistry and systematics o Preliminary Announcement and Second Circular If you are interested in receiving further information on the symposium please return the attached preliminary reply form before 31 st of January 1995. The second circular will be distributed during May 1995. Language The language at the Congress will be English. Scientific Programme The symposium will include oral contributions and poster sessions. It is planed to avoid simultaneous sessions. The preliminary scientific programme includes nine different sections: A. Systematics B. Morphology C. Ecology D. Chemistry E. Changes of Environment and Conservation F. Resynthesis and Coltivation G. Lichens of High Mountains H. Photobionts I. Lichens in the Tropics Scientific Sessions An estimated 20 minutes, comprising a 15 minutes lecture and a 5 minutes discussion will be allowed for each lecture. Contributed Papers Contributed papers may be accepted either as lectures or as posters depending on the decision of the convenors. Travel and Accomodations Salzburg can be reached by train and by air. There is the possibility to arrive by air in Vienna (Austria) or in Munich (Germany) and take the regional train to Salzburg. All the symposium partecipants can be offered hotel accomodation in modern student dormitories wich are used as hotel during summer time for a reasonable price. Camping accomodation is also available Congress Fee The Congress Fee will be estimated at 2.200.-- ATS (approximately equal to 220.-- $) for full members and 1.100.-- ATS for students. Excursions Four different excursions are offered before and after the Congress. Details will be presented in the second circular. Correspondence All correspondence and inquiries should be adressed to the scientific secretariat: Dr. Roman Türk University of Salzburg, Institute of Plant Physiology Hellbrunnerstr. 34 A - 5020 Salzburg, Austria Telephone Nat.: 0662 8044 5588; 0662 8044 5559 Telephone Int.: +43 662 8044 5588; +43 662 8044 5559 Fax: +43 662 8044 5010 E-mail: tuerk@edvz.sbg.ac.at From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Dec 15 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!UWYO.EDU!FUNGI From: FUNGI@UWYO.EDU Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: post-doc position available Date: 16 Dec 1994 10:22:33 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 38 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <01HKPJW6HQFO002EID@PLAINS.UWYO.EDU> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Position Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate Location: Botany Department, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming. Project: National Science Foundation funded project entitled "Saprotrophic Responses by Ectomycorrhizal Fungi." The mechanisms of ectomycorrhizal fungi that may allow greater competitivity with saprotrophic fungi will be examined. This will be accomplished by conducting physiological and molecular experiments in the laboratory using specially designed root-microcosms that allow growth and manipulation of a portion of the extramatrical hyphae separate from the roots and rooting substrate while still in symbiosis with the host. Some field work may also be required. Qualifications: A Ph.D. in mycology or closely related discipline, with research emphasis on fungi (especially ectomycorrhizal fungi and basidiomycetes) and training in growth, manipulation and experimentation with fungi, experience in fungal physiology and molecular techniques is required. Knowledge of field techniques would be useful. Must have ability to work independently and as a member of a team. Salary: Commensurate with experience. Position is for up to 2 years (extensions may be possible), depending on experience and progress. Beginning date flexible but prefer soon. Interested individuals should submit their curriculum vitae, a list of three references with addresses and phone numbers, and a letter describing capabilities and interests to: Dr. Steven L. Miller Botany Department University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming 82071 Phone: (307) 766-2834 FAX: (307) 766-2851 e-mail: FUNGI@UWYO.EDU From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Dec 16 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!swiss.ans.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: stamets1@aol.com (Stamets 1) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Fungi Perfect email? Date: 17 Dec 1994 12:20:19 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 20 Sender: news@newsbf01.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3cv6kk$8nn@newsbf01.news.aol.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf01.news.aol.com In article , mgalatz@panix.com (Menachem Galatz DC) writes: Fungi Perfecti's e-mail address is: Stamets1@aol.com. We do not send catalogues via electronic media because, unfortunately, there are unethical individuals who have/will use my material without permission. In essence, it is already type-set! My lawyers at Preston, Gates & Ellis underscore that Internet can be a dangerous forum for writers and others who wish to protect their copyrighted materiasl. I am compelled to make this statement because 90% of everyone communicating with me ask for our catalogue & other material to be sent via the Net. And, given some hide behind the veil of anonymity, one can only wonder how their moral compass is set. Hence, I must continuously respond with "send me your mailing address" and, frankly, am tiring of it. On another note, Merry Christmas folks.May the revolution continue... paul stamets From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Dec 16 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!news.clark.net!rahul.net!a2i!ari.a2i!ari From: ari@perspective.com (Ari Kornfeld) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Different Yeasts? Date: 17 Dec 1994 22:05:28 GMT Organization: a2i network Lines: 11 Message-ID: <3cvnb8$g6h@hustle.rahul.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: foxtrot.rahul.net NNTP-Posting-User: ari X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Perhaps someone here could help me with a simple question: I've gotten as far as figuring out that Saccharomyces cerevisiae is one of or all of: baker's yeast, brewers yeast, nutritional yeast. Could someone point out which it is, and explain the difference between these items? thanks, -ari From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Dec 16 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!swiss.ans.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: moldgrower@aol.com (Moldgrower) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Manipulations with Filamentous Fungi Date: 17 Dec 1994 15:35:13 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 8 Sender: news@newsbf01.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3cvi21$ap6@newsbf01.news.aol.com> References: <2EA3B0DF@smtp-gateway.cgnet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf01.news.aol.com In article <2EA3B0DF@smtp-gateway.cgnet.com>, D.BRAYFORD@CABI.org ("David Brayford ", IMI) writes: I work with Medical Mycology specimens. We have found that they will store quite well for years when some of the organism is placed in tubes of sterile water. Be sure to Parafilm the tubes, however, or the water will evaporate over time. I have subcultured from these tubes successfully after 5 years. Good luck! From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Dec 18 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news1.digex.net!dcc00693.slip.digex.net!user From: Rballou@access.digex.net (Rballou) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: "ascomycotina" help Date: Sun, 18 Dec 1994 21:19:56 +0000 Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA Lines: 38 Distribution: world Message-ID: References: <2EF17713@smtp-gateway.cgnet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dcc00693.slip.digex.net In article <2EF17713@smtp-gateway.cgnet.com>, D.BRAYFORD@CABI.org ("David Brayford ", IMI) wrote: > Sorry to sir things up, but the replies concerning classification of Xylaria > hypoxylon > were slightly up the creek, or at least out of date. The class"Ascomycetes" > was got > rid of many moons ago and replaced by the subdivision "Ascomycotina". More > recently > the Ascomycotina have been got rid of too - and elevated to the rank of > Phylum (= Division). > There are no classes, just orders and families. So now we have: > Kingdom: Fungi > Phylum: Ascomycota > Order: Xylariales > Family: Xylariaceae > Genus: Xylaria > Species: hypoxylon > > These changes are enshrined in the latest version of the International Code > of Botanical > Nomenclature and will be reflected in the forthcoming edition of The > Dictionary of the > Fungi. > > Hope that's of some help. > > Dave Brayford > International Mycological Institute > d.brayford@cabi.org I appreciate this response. It certainly confirms what I suspected, as there were a number of different classifications in print. Thanks again to everybody who chipped in on this one. Ripley Ballou Dept of Immunology WRAIR From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Dec 18 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!panix!198!mgalatz From: mgalatz@panix.com (Menachem Galatz DC) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Cordyceps, Poria Followup-To: bionet.mycology Date: Mon, 19 Dec 94 20:39:12 GMT Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Lines: 5 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 166.84.253.221 X-Newsreader: VersaTerm Link v1.1.3 1) Has anyone been able to grow cordyceps on a non-worm-casing medium. 2) Has Poria been grown commercially? 3 Have truffles been grown commercially? mgalatz@panix.com From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Dec 18 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.tc.cornell.edu!travelers.mail.cornell.edu!newstand.syr.edu!gamera.syr.edu!griffin From: griffin@gamera.syr.edu (David H. Griffin) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Class Ascomycetes Date: 19 Dec 1994 15:11:15 GMT Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Lines: 55 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3d47qj$mn5@newstand.syr.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: gamera.syr.edu Concerning the use of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, I have quite a different understanding from that of Dave Brayford who wrote: "Sorry to stir things up, but the replies concerning classification of Xylaria hypoxylon were slightly up the creek, or at least out of date. The class"Ascomycetes" was got rid of many moons ago and replaced by the subdivision "Ascomycotina". More recently the Ascomycotina have been got rid of too - and elevated to the rank of Phylum (= Division). There are no classes, just orders and families. So now we have: Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Order: Xylariales Family: Xylariaceae Genus: Xylaria Species: hypoxylon These changes are enshrined in the latest version of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and will be reflected in the forthcoming edition of The Dictionary of the Fungi. Hope that's of some help. Dave Brayford International Mycological Institute d.brayford@cabi.org" According to the 1988 edition of the code, Division II, Article 3 states: "3.1. The principal ranks of taxa in ascending sequence are : species (species), genus (genus), family (familia), order (ordo), class (classis), division (divisio), and kingdom (regnum)." There is no statement in the code that I can find that "classes" of fungi are not recognized, nor any that states what the names of recognized divisions shall be. There is no recognition of the term "phyllum". It is my understanding that the code treats naming of taxa and does not treat the development or acceptance of any particular taxonomic systems involving the use of these names. Thus, the code specifically does not legislate that the Ascomycetes shall not be treated as a class, but must be treated as a Division called Ascomycota. This kind of decision is a matter of taxonomic opinion,