From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jan 01 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!galaxy.ucr.edu!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!pipex!uunet!newstf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: seatacdave@aol.com (SEATACDAVE) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: POSITION WANTED Date: 31 Dec 1994 11:12:44 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 8 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3e3vts$342@newsbf02.news.aol.com> References: <3d7qv0$o1@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: seatacdave@aol.com (SEATACDAVE) do you have any experience with button mushroom production? looking for a consultant to set up growing operation in asia. production will be for export to u.s.a. and europe. need someone with growing and packing experience. please respond if interested to: d. george fax: 206-670-1225 e-mail ymbc74a@prodigy.com From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jan 01 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!osiris.cso.uiuc.edu!mayer From: mayer@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (James Mayer) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Mycelium I.D. Date: 2 Jan 1995 15:01:40 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Lines: 19 Message-ID: <3e94gk$c69@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: osiris.cso.uiuc.edu My first attempt at germinating spores. Problem: Identifying if what in fact is growing is mycelium - something is growing. I previously identified contamination, but this time I'm not sure. I'm using "The Mushroom Cultivator - Stamets" as my guide, but with little/no experience I can't be sure. I'm getting good radial growth, cottony with no rhizomorphic growth, all white color. With no rhizomorphic growth I can't be sure. Is there a good/better I.D. technique? Are there any local (Washington D.C.) growers that might be willing to help I.D. my growth? Thanks, Jim. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jan 01 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!sunic!pipex!uunet!newstf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: mzieg1234@aol.com (MZieg1234) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Fruiting of Grifola frondosa Date: 1 Jan 1995 18:41:53 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 13 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3e7ek1$cna@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: mzieg1234@aol.com (MZieg1234) Fruiting Gf indoors has eluded me. Outdoors I have had sawdust beds produce but no results indoors. My current conditions produce good spawn run and very occasional primordia: Oak sawdust with maple chips, 5% wheat bran, 1% gypsum. Grain spawn added at 10%. 30, 45, 60 day spawn run at 72 deg. I then drop the temperature to 62 deg and either open the bag narrowly at top or fold over and express all gasses after making two 0.5 cm holes on the side of the bag to create a CO2 gradient. These conditions have not worked with 3 of my own isolates or 1 commercial "fruiting variety." The above conditions work well in my hands with a number of other species including Lions mane, Black poplar, Elm oyster, King oyster. Is there a trick I am missing? I know I am not alone with this recalcitrant (but nice!) species. Thank you-Mike Ziegler MZieg1234@aol.com From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jan 01 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!galaxy.ucr.edu!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!psgrain!rainrgnews0!news.teleport.com!usenet From: "Ralph D. Arnold" Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Gyromitra infula culturing?? Date: Sat, 31 Dec 94 13:17:40 PST Organization: Teleport - Portland's Public Access (503) 220-1016 Lines: 4 Message-ID: <60235.rarnold@teleport.com> Reply-To: NNTP-Posting-Host: ip-pdx4-16.teleport.com X-Minuet-Version: Minuet1.0_Beta_17A X-POPMail-Charset: English I am seeking contacts with any experience growing Gyromitra infula "Hooded False Morel" , especially/including to fruitbody stage. Please respond to Ralph Arnold rarnold@teleport.com Thanks! From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jan 01 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uunet!newstf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: bmrarick@aol.com (BMRARICK) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: to:all Date: 2 Jan 1995 14:08:42 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 1 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3e9ivq$jh6@newsbf02.news.aol.com> References: <0098937A.A0EAB811.30@genome.genetics.uga.edu> Reply-To: bmrarick@aol.com (BMRARICK) Are there any N.A.M.A. members in this newsgroup? From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jan 01 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!RGFN.EPCC.EDU!ad727 From: ad727@RGFN.EPCC.EDU (Lester Pasarell) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Any good Mold ID Books? Date: 2 Jan 1995 15:01:31 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 49 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9501022301.AA25552@rgfn.epcc.Edu> Reply-To: ad727@rgfn.epcc.Edu NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net > >Hi Everyone: > >I'm posting this for a friend who would like to know of any good books >you might be using to help identify molds. She's primarily interested in >human-pathogenic molds, but anything would help. > >TIA, >Bruce. > > In response to your query, there are several good books, some general some specific about identification of the moulds that could be encountered in the clinical laboratory for example: General Mcginnis, M.R 1980 Laboratory Handbook of medical Mycology, Academic Press Carmichael, J.W et al 1980 Genera of Hyphomycetes> The University of Alberta Press Domsch, K.H., W. Gams, and T. Anderson 1980 Compendium of Soil Fungi Stevens, R. B. ed 1974. Mycology Guidebook, Univ of Washington Press, Seattle For Dermatophytes I like to use Rebell, G and D. Taplin 1964. Dermatophytes: Their recognition and identification. Univ of Miami Press For Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes I like to use : Ellis, M.B. 1971 Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes . Commonwealth Mycological Institute, Kew And there are many more that you could use in the clinical laboratory for proper identification of an isolate. If you are interest send me a E-Mail with your mailing address and I will send you a list of some other books that we use here. All the ones listed above could give you a good start, and I bet out there someone could give the rest of us in the mycology.bionet group their list of favorite books for identification of hyphomycetes. Lester Pasarell(ad727@rgfn.epcc.edu) Medical Mycology Research laboratory University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas > From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jan 01 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!MOLBIO.CBS.UMN.EDU!ptm From: ptm@MOLBIO.CBS.UMN.EDU (Paul T. Magee) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: heat resistant bacteria Date: 2 Jan 1995 11:31:31 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 7 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9501021929.AA01177@molbio.cbs.umn.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net The phenomenon of bacteria surviving a standard autoclaving is neither new nor unique. What's happening is that the spores are either not getting to 120 or there are so many that a few survive. The best way to deal with this problem is Tyndallization, which is to autoclave twice, with a couple of hours between the two treatments. Heat causes the spores to germinate, and then they become susceptible to standard sterilization techniques. Pete Magee From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jan 01 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!spool.mu.edu!torn!nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca!gadwall.cs.uoguelph.ca!bknack From: bknack@uoguelph.ca (Bruce Knack) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Any good Mold ID Books? Date: 2 Jan 1995 16:57:43 GMT Organization: University of Guelph Lines: 9 Message-ID: <3e9ba7$l6l@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: gadwall.cs.uoguelph.ca X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Hi Everyone: I'm posting this for a friend who would like to know of any good books you might be using to help identify molds. She's primarily interested in human-pathogenic molds, but anything would help. TIA, Bruce. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jan 02 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!galaxy.ucr.edu!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.pop.psu.edu!hudson.lm.com!africa.lm.com!not-for-mail From: mspear@telerama.lm.com (mspear) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Bacteria Survival Date: 2 Jan 1995 19:02:57 -0500 Organization: Telerama Public Access Internet, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 13 Message-ID: <3ea47h$jee@africa.lm.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: africa.lm.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] I've got to go with Pete. We sterilize something like 40 million pounds of substrate each year. For evolution to be a reasonable explanation you would have to be re-autoclaving your substrate to provide a selection step. Very commonly, however, we see high initial contamination loads lead to failed sterilizations. Look up heat kill curves. It's a probalistic process that only asymptoticly approaches complete kill. Sudden and recent evolution is too easy an explanation. In our experience there is always a deeper and simpler explanation. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jan 02 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!galaxy.ucr.edu!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!cobia.gulf.net!usenet From: Chris Smith Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Any good Mold ID Books? Date: 3 Jan 1995 02:51:18 GMT Organization: The Gulf Coast Internet Company Lines: 14 Message-ID: <3eae36$3hi@cobia.gulf.net> References: <9501022301.AA25552@rgfn.epcc.Edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: slip10.gulf.net ad727@RGFN.EPCC.EDU (Lester Pasarell) wrote: > > > > > > >Hi Everyone: > > > I have found for clinical identification of yeast and molds the following book to be most helpful. Larone, Davise H. - Medically Important Fungi - A Guide to Identification Nancy Norris TB/Mycology West Florida Regional Medical Center From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jan 02 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uunet!newstf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: mzieg1234@aol.com (MZieg1234) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Bacteria fouling pure culture comment Date: 2 Jan 1995 21:41:33 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 17 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3eadgt$n9n@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: mzieg1234@aol.com (MZieg1234) Paul questioned in his note of 12/24 about gene migration and antibiotic resistance. There is an enormous literature on this subject. There are at least three types of transfer. Transformation is the direct transfer of chemical genetic information (DNA or RNA). Transduction is the transfer of information (drug resistance or other characteristics) by the vector of bacterial virus. A third mechanism is R-factor transfer which is more complicated but can involve mating of dissimilar genera through facilitation by genetic factors. The above topics form the basis of much of modern molecular biology (for a delightful account of the people involved in this "golden age" of molecular biology see Eight Days of Creation by Horace Judson). I am concerned that many cultivators promote the routine use of gentimicin. Resistant bacterial strains of all sorts will eventually be selected (including human pathogens). Cross resistance to other antibiotics is common and might make these pathogens difficult to treat. If I have bacterial contamination I autoclave and discard the critters. This is painful to do with valuable cultures but... We all know that the best cure is attention to detail and prevention. Mike Ziegler From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jan 02 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!nybg.org!rhalling From: rhalling@nybg.org Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Any good Mold ID Books? Date: 3 Jan 1995 06:32:45 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 43 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9500037891.AA789154268@smtplink.nybg.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net I thought the following information might be useful to mycologists looking for mycological literature. Roy Halling rhalling@nybg.org New York Botanical Garden Bronx, NY 10458 CATALPA, Online Catalog of the Library of The New York Botanical Garden, Accessible on the Internet CATALPA, the online catalog of the Library of The New York Botanical Garden is now accessible through the Internet. The Library's telnet address is librisc.nybg.org or 192.77.202.200. CATALPA is an acronym for CATAlog for Library Public Access; (it is also a small genus of American and Asiatic trees of the trumpet-creeper family--Bignoniaceae). CATALPA is fully searchable using traditional card catalog approaches by author, title, or subject. It also provides search by call number or key words in title, corporate entry, or contents notes, and allows browsing through the collection in call number or "shelf list" order, a virtual walk through the stacks. These searching strategies greatly facilitate bibliographic access to the holdings of the NYBG Library and to the literature of the plant sciences. The NYBG Library collection numbers over 250,000 volumes (almost 110,000 titles of books and journals) in botany, horticulture, landscape design and related fields. Its particular strengths are: plant systematics, floristics, plant ecology, the history of botany, horticulture and gardening, biography, and garden and landscape design. For additional information about CATALPA and the Library of The New York Botanical Garden contact John F. Reed, Director of the Library, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 10458-5126; or jfreed@nybg.org. . From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jan 02 22:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!agate!spool.mu.edu!torn!nott!cunews!freenet.carleton.ca!FreeNet.Carleton.CA!an524 From: an524@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Jeffrey Ehlinger) Subject: Re: HOW TO Message-ID: Sender: an524@freenet.carleton.ca (Jeffrey Ehlinger) Organization: The National Capital FreeNet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Date: Tue, 3 Jan 1995 05:52:33 GMT Lines: 4 The one you refer to is I believe, Agaricus Campestrus (var. bisporus) Did I spell that correctly? -Jeff From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jan 03 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!udel!news-4.nss.udel.edu!strauss.udel.edu!not-for-mail From: heytler@strauss.udel.edu (Peter Heytler) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: to:all Date: 3 Jan 1995 21:14:30 -0500 Organization: University of Delaware Lines: 8 Message-ID: <3ed0a6$1gu@strauss.udel.edu> References: <0098937A.A0EAB811.30@genome.genetics.uga.edu> <3e9ivq$jh6@newsbf02.news.aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: strauss.udel.edu In article <3e9ivq$jh6@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, BMRARICK wrote: >Are there any N.A.M.A. members in this newsgroup? I'm sure there are. I have been a member for a good many years, though not particularly active. --Peter Heytler From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jan 03 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!newshost.lanl.gov!news.ttu.edu!seas.smu.edu!convex!insosf1.infonet.net!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!gatech!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: shiitake growing (beginner questions) Date: 4 Jan 1995 16:38:02 GMT Organization: Center For Productivity U Mass Lowell Lines: 23 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3eeita$5ap@ulowell.uml.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: dragon.cpe.uml.edu The block of shiitakes i got from Fungi Perfecti is producing it's first flush, and i'm wondering what's the best (easiest, low cost) method of growing some more. The best method appears to be to use high temp bags, the ones from F.P. appear to be fairly expensive, are there cheaper sources? Is it possible to use mason jars, or is the mushroom too big? Thanks for any/all help ron -- Dr. Ronald Steriti steriti@cpe.uml.edu http://dragon.cpe.uml.edu/~steriti/Interesting.html Living has taught me how to think, but thinking has not taught me how to live. -Herzen From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jan 03 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!trane.uninett.no!due.uninett.no!alf.uib.no!pc36.im.uib.no!nimra From: nimra@im.uib.no (Roald Aasen) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Any good Mold ID Books? Date: Wed, 4 Jan 1995 11:13:59 Organization: Unversity of Bergen Lines: 17 Message-ID: References: <3e9ba7$l6l@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: pc36.im.uib.no X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A] In article <3e9ba7$l6l@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> bknack@uoguelph.ca (Bruce Knack) writes: >From: bknack@uoguelph.ca (Bruce Knack) >Subject: Any good Mold ID Books? >Date: 2 Jan 1995 16:57:43 GMT >Hi Everyone: >I'm posting this for a friend who would like to know of any good books >you might be using to help identify molds. She's primarily interested in >human-pathogenic molds, but anything would help. >TIA, >Bruce. I recommend McGinnis.M.R.: Laboratory Handbook of Medical Mycology, 1980, Academic Press, 660 pages. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jan 03 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!uhog.mit.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!psgrain!rainrgnews0!news.teleport.com!usenet From: "Ralph D. Arnold" Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: shiitake growing (beginner questions) Date: Wed, 4 Jan 95 17:07:57 PST Organization: Teleport - Portland's Public Access (503) 220-1016 Lines: 27 Message-ID: <72825.rarnold@teleport.com> Reply-To: NNTP-Posting-Host: ip-pdx3-11.teleport.com X-Minuet-Version: Minuet1.0_Beta_17A X-POPMail-Charset: English To: steriti@cpe.uml.edu Have you considered subscribing to FUNGUS, the mailing list for mushroom cultivation? These and many other issues are discussed there. Subscribe by sending message to fungus-request@teleport.com with message SUBSCRIBE FUNGUS Archived messages are available via anonymous FTP at ftp.teleport.com under directories \pub\users\rarnold\mushroom\FUNGUS Good luck! Ralph D. Arnold, rarnold@teleport.com On 4 Jan 1995 16:38:02 GMT, Ron Steriti wrote: > >The block of shiitakes i got from Fungi Perfecti is producing it's >first flush, and i'm wondering what's the best (easiest, low cost) >method of growing some more. > >The best method appears to be to use high temp bags, >the ones from F.P. appear to be fairly expensive, >are there cheaper sources? > >Is it possible to use mason jars, or is the mushroom too big? > >Thanks for any/all help > From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Jan 04 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!RGFN.EPCC.EDU!ad727 From: ad727@RGFN.EPCC.EDU (Lester Pasarell) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: CAB Mycology Abstracts Date: 4 Jan 1995 21:59:33 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 6 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9501050555.AA14585@rgfn.epcc.Edu> Reply-To: ad727@rgfn.epcc.Edu NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Hi there! Does anyone knows if the CAB Veterinary and Medical Mycology abstracts, are offered on line by any Library or Service?, Do they charge? Thanks Lester Pasarell From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Jan 04 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!galaxy.ucr.edu!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!newsfeed.pitt.edu!uunet!news.unr.edu!ub!galileo.cc.rochester.edu!newstand.syr.edu!rodan.syr.edu!griffin From: griffin@rodan.syr.edu (David H. Griffin) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Expression of (fungus) gene on different loci ? Date: 5 Jan 1995 21:02:27 GMT Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse NY Lines: 23 Message-ID: <3ehmp3$mas@newstand.syr.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.syr.edu Wolf Lichtenberger wrote: I'm sure that a gene varies it's protein production rate if situated on different loci. Any experiences in the field of gene expression variation at the transcription level would be welcome, especially with fungi (filamentous fungi would be even better :-) ) Timberlake and Hamer discuss position effects on expression of genes in the SpoC1 cluster of Aspergillus nidulans in their review: Timberlake, W. E. and J. E. Hamer. 1986. Regulation of gene activity during conidiophore development in Aspergillus nidulans. Genetic Engineering 8: 1-29. David H. Griffin College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse NY 13210-2788 e-mail: griffin@mailbox.syr.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Jan 04 22:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts,bionet.molbio.proteins,bionet.molbio.rapd,bionet.molbio.yeast,bionet.mycology,bionet.n2-fixation,bionet.neuroscience,bionet.photosynthesis,bionet.plants,bionet.population-bio,bionet.software,bionet.software.acedb,bionet.software.gcg,bionet.users.addresses,bionet.virology,bionet.women-in-bio,bionet.xtallography,biz.americast,biz.books.technical,biz.comp.hardware Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!newsfeed.pitt.edu!uunet!xnet!quake.xnet.com!research From: crta@xnet.com (Norman Fraley) Subject: New Research & Testing Association Formed Message-ID: Sender: news@amiserv.chi.il.us Nntp-Posting-Host: research.crta.org Organization: Contract Research & Testing Association X-Newsreader: News Xpress Version 1.0 Beta #2 Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 20:53:53 GMT Lines: 66 Xref: biosci bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts:22623 bionet.molbio.proteins:3374 bionet.molbio.rapd:925 bionet.molbio.yeast:2110 bionet.mycology:1351 bionet.neuroscience:5641 bionet.photosynthesis:527 bionet.plants:4862 bionet.population-bio:1001 bionet.software:10553 bionet.software.acedb:518 bionet.software.gcg:897 bionet.users.addresses:2135 bionet.virology:1302 bionet.women-in-bio:1694 bionet.xtallography:1410 biz.americast:1037 biz.books.technical:741 biz.comp.hardware:7143 As the primary resource of research information, the Internet was the primary choice for making all concerned individuals aware of the formation of the Contract Research & Testing Association. 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Only your preference for the manner of payment. 4) Most importantly, your email address, and additional contact information if you desire. We will then e-mail membership information and ALL FURTHER INFORMATION directly to you at your email location. Thank you for taking the time to read this announcement. If membership in this program this does not appeal to you, thank you for your patience and understanding. Sincerely, Membership Department Contract Research & Testing Association Best Regards, Norman Fraley CRTA@xnet.com Executive Director BBS:708-515-0494 Contract Research & Testing Association From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jan 05 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!galaxy.ucr.edu!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!prairienet.org!jdkirkla From: jdkirkla@prairienet.org (Justin D. Kirkland) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Poria cocos Date: 6 Jan 1995 01:56:23 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Lines: 13 Message-ID: <3ei807$p4j@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: firefly.prairienet.org I am writing in asking for help on cultivating Poria cocos. I have ATCC strain #42588 which states that it fruits in culture. So far I have not been able to get any fruitings. The Japanese Journal of Pharmacology had an article on the formation of fruitbodies of Poria cocos in the March of 1994 issue. However all my attempts at locating this journal have been unsuccessful. I am doing this as part of a research project at the University of Illinois so I won't be making any money off of it if that is anyones concern. Thanks in advance, Justin Kirkland -- From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jan 05 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!AXE.HUMBOLDT.EDU!EVERSL From: EVERSL@AXE.HUMBOLDT.EDU Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: request for info on key-writing Date: 5 Jan 1995 21:10:06 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 8 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <01HLI26WW41E8WWF60@AXE.HUMBOLDT.EDU> Can anyone direct me to a source for software useful for writing a dichotomous key? I feel that I've done my time on Word Perfect and assume there must be a better way...:} Linda Evers eversl@axe.humboldt.edu Thanks From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jan 05 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!eunet.no!nuug!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!swiss.ans.net!solaris.cc.vt.edu!insosf1.infonet.net!usenet.ee.pdx.edu!news.reed.edu!gaia.ucs.orst.edu!news.CSOS.ORST.EDU!microbe From: microbe@CSOS.ORST.EDU (Steven Carpenter) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Jurassic Pine Fungi Date: 30 Dec 1994 19:23:23 GMT Organization: CS Outreach Services, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA Lines: 21 Message-ID: <3e1mnb$98r@jadzia.CSOS.ORST.EDU> NNTP-Posting-Host: csos.orst.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Is anyone out there planning to attempt a study of the fungi associated with the new find of relict Araucarioids in Australia? I would imagine that among numerous organisms associated with the litter, that the fungi which are parasitic, saprophytic and mycorrhizal with these trees would be potential targets of research. In addition, one might be able to test hypotheses concerning evolution of organisms that have adapted to single hosts over time. There may or may not be a component of the ancient fungal population that has survived with the tree. There may also be common fungi which have adapted to decomposition of tree parts which have crowded out any ancient fungi. And there may be some kind of mix of both. What a rich find for all biologists! -Steve Carpenter Abbey Lane Laboratories microbe@csos.orst.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jan 05 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!hookup!uwm.edu!psuvax1!news.pop.psu.edu!hudson.lm.com!netline-fddi.jpl.nasa.gov!nntp-server.caltech.edu!ingber From: ingber@alumni.caltech.edu (Lester Ingber) Newsgroups: bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts,bionet.molbio.proteins,bionet.molbio.rapd,bionet.molbio.yeast,bionet.mycology,bionet.n2-fixation,bionet.neuroscience,bionet.photosynthesis,bionet.plants,bionet.population-bio,bionet.software,bionet.software.acedb,bionet.software.gcg,bionet.users.addresses,bionet.virology,bionet.women-in-bio,bionet.xtallography,biz.americast,biz.books.technical,biz.comp.hardware Subject: Re: New Research & Testing Association Formed Date: 6 Jan 1995 14:04:51 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology, Alumni Association Lines: 165 Message-ID: <3ejim3$eiq@gap.cco.caltech.edu> References: Reply-To: ingber@alumni.caltech.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: alumni.caltech.edu Xref: biosci bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts:22646 bionet.molbio.proteins:3383 bionet.molbio.rapd:927 bionet.molbio.yeast:2117 bionet.mycology:1356 bionet.neuroscience:5655 bionet.photosynthesis:528 bionet.plants:4871 bionet.population-bio:1002 bionet.software:10566 bionet.software.acedb:519 bionet.software.gcg:898 bionet.users.addresses:2136 bionet.virology:1305 bionet.women-in-bio:1699 bionet.xtallography:1412 biz.americast:1044 biz.books.technical:744 biz.comp.hardware:7159 Norman: I like the concept of what you are trying to form, and so I would like to explain why I will not join now, but might be interested at some future time. My criticism is meant to be constructive, and I hope it will be accepted in this context. Since I think your organization is a great idea, I'm making my response public so that other researchers who might be turned off by some of these problems in your presentation also will keep an open mind to joining your organization in the future. (You really did span quite few bulletin boards!) : From crta@xnet.com Thu Jan 5 21:47:00 1995 : Return-Path: : Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 23:46:55 -0600 : From: Norman Fraley : To: ingber@alumni.caltech.edu : Subject: Membership information for CRTA : : Dear Mr. Ingber : : WHAT IS CRTA? : : CRTA, formally known as the Contract Research and Testing Association, is : an : international scientific organization whose primary objective is to build : awareness of the role of contract research in industry and in society, : represent the industry in matters of common interest and to provide a forum : for the exchange of ideas and techniques in the fields of Testing and : Applied : Research. If you are appealing to a large audience over the InterNet, you should follow some commonly accepted guidelines, e.g., delivering text in a most readable format, e.g., limiting lines to 79 characters, so that lines do not spill over on most 80-character screens. This is the most vital context of my critique, that you will not come across as a knowledgeable and professional organization unless you present yourself as such. For example, I put your 424-line e-mail reply to my follow-up to this posting through ispell, and here is a partial list which also does not register in `webster`: copywrite lnternational nonanalytical nonmicrobiology proovided spectroscopists toxicologists : CRTA is known for the efforts it has made in helping to promote the new and : rapidly growing industry of contract research. This is accomplished by a : network of nearly 700 commercial, industry, government, and academic : laboratories and individual product and process development consultants. : These promotional activities and other CRTA programs offer you, the : technical : professional, avenues for professional growth and recognition that only an : organization of CRTA's caliber can provide ... plus access to a wellspring : of : analytical, research and technical information. I question whether you already have such a membership, or this is what you aspire to? This is a reasonable question. Many people, like myself, are more sympathetic to an honest statement from a new operation, than to misleading advertisements. I note a number of journals and publications you (intend to?) make available, and I expect they have a price. Your fees for members of $125/yr is fair, if all these services are available now. All this is fine, but those prices should be stated up front. : Email: crta@xnet.com : WWW: www.xnet.com/~crta I tried this site, http://www.xnet.com/~crta, and found a short notice that it is under construction. I think it better to first do your homework, before advertising such a site, especially since you really are charging commercial rates for a commercial venture, your non-profit status notwithstanding. : copywrite 1994 Contract Research & Testing Association. This one is a real killer, demonstrating that you are not sensitive to one of the main concerns of contract research, the copyright (not the "copywrite"). Lester In article , Norman Fraley wrote: :As the primary resource of research information, the Internet was the :primary choice for making all concerned individuals aware of the formation :of the Contract Research & Testing Association. : :CRTA is an International Association designed to serve the needs of contract :research, product and process development organizations and consultants :throughout the world. Contract research organizations have specific public, :governmental, and industry perception and promotion needs which are not addressed :by existing scientific industry associations. CRTA operates as a non-profit, :tax-exempt, corporation eligible for scientific research and public awareness :charitable organization contributions as provided for in the IRC 501(c)(3) provisions. : :Being a scientific research and public awareness related organization, CRTA :exists to benefit its members by providing: : : 1) An organization devoted to the promotion of Contract Research. : 2) A unified voice on matters of common interest or concern. : 3) Point of contact for media relations relative to contract research. : 4) Business opportunity referrals as a research clearinghouse. : 5) Professional networking opportunities for its members. : 6) Periodic publishing of information beneficial to the membership. : 7) Periodic dissemination of applicable research results to the public. : 8) Governmental representation on issues affecting CRO's. : 9) Public promotion of the strengths of its membership. : 10) A directory of Contract Research Organizations and Consultants. : :CRTA will provide: : 1) A forum for the exchange of information. : 2) Formal recognition to the CRO's role in business. : 3) Standards for the professionals so engaged. : 4) Representation the profession in matters of common interest. : 5) The development of techniques and methods to improve the practice and : management of CROs. : :CRTA will also offer: : 1) A monthly news publication. : 2) Annual meetings : 3) Active promotional media publicity programs. : 4) A professional placement service : 5) A Contract Research Service Directory. : 6) Media topics and contacts directory : :If you have an interest in joining the Contract Research & Testing Association, :please E-mail your reply to crta@xnet.com. Please include: : :1) The word "membership" in your RE: or header information, :2) Your interest in the association / your area of work, :3) Your dues payment preference (check, money order, credit card, company check, wire xfer, etc.) : DO NOT INCLUDE ANY CREDIT CARD INFORMATION! Only your preference for the manner of payment. :4) Most importantly, your email address, and additional contact information if you desire. : :We will then e-mail membership information and ALL FURTHER INFORMATION :directly to you at your email location. Thank you for taking the time :to read this announcement. If membership in this program this does not :appeal to you, thank you for your patience and understanding. : :Sincerely, :Membership Department :Contract Research & Testing Association : : :Best Regards, : :Norman Fraley CRTA@xnet.com :Executive Director BBS:708-515-0494 :Contract Research & Testing Association -- /* Prof. Lester Ingber * * Lester Ingber Research E-Mail: ingber@alumni.caltech.edu * * P.O. Box 857 WWW: http://alumni.caltech.edu/~ingber/ * * McLean, VA 22101 Archive: ftp.alumni.caltech.edu:/pub/ingber/ */ From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Jan 06 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!geraldo.cc.utexas.edu!usenet From: griffin@mail.utexas.edu (ARGONAUT) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Spore Growth Questions... Date: 7 Jan 1995 19:51:46 GMT Organization: The University of Texas at Austin Lines: 17 Message-ID: <3emrci$htj@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: slip-3-16.ots.utexas.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.90.4 I have 2 questions. first, can spores be taken from dried mushrooms, and later grown? does anyone have any experience with this? i suspect that they can be taken from dried mushrooms, since the prints themselves dry on their own. second, what is the needed sterilitity of the spore print to grow? i dont understand how the print must be sterile, since the specimen it was taken from was not sterile, it was grown in a field or whatever. this isnt to underestimate the need for sterility in the growth, but must the spore print be sterile? thanks for the help From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat Jan 07 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!spool.mu.edu!news.clark.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!news.u.washington.edu!boe666 From: boe666@u.washington.edu (Peter Werner) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology,sci.bio.ecology Subject: Climate change and mycorrhizae Date: 8 Jan 1995 00:31:09 GMT Organization: University of Washington Lines: 15 Message-ID: <3enbod$n43@nntp1.u.washington.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: homer19.u.washington.edu Originator: boe666@homer19.u.washington.edu Xref: biosci bionet.mycology:1358 sci.bio.ecology:7164 I'm going to be writing a research paper on the effects of several types of environmental disruption on mycorrhizae and how this in turn effects forest health. So far, I've been able to find quite a bit of literature on the effects of acid precipitation on mycorrhizae, as well as some literature on the effects of disturbances such as logging. What I haven't been able to find is anything about the effects of climate change on mycorrhizal fungi. Changes in temperature and, especially, precipitation patterns would seem to have a strong effect on these fungi, significantly altering the distribution of these species, at the very least. If anyone knows of any literature that has been written about this subject, I'd greatly appreciate the reference. Thanks in advance, PGW From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jan 08 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!uwm.edu!reuter.cse.ogi.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!news.u.washington.edu!homer01.u.washington.edu!todell From: Thomas O'Dell Newsgroups: bionet.mycology,sci.bio.ecology Subject: Re: Climate change and mycorrhizae Date: Sun, 8 Jan 1995 19:42:54 -0800 Organization: University of Washington Lines: 10 Message-ID: References: <3enbod$n43@nntp1.u.washington.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: homer01.u.washington.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <3enbod$n43@nntp1.u.washington.edu> Xref: biosci bionet.mycology:1359 sci.bio.ecology:7172 i have seen papers on effects of elevated CO2 on ectomycorrhizae, also temperature effects. sorry but i dont have references handy. try science citation most recent 5 year index and search subject ectomycorrhizaethen look for CO2... The other global change to be aware of (and more certain than temperature changes in terms of magnitude and direction) is in N budgets something like a 100% increase in terrestrial N inputs over the past 100 years, mostly during the past 10. (see Vitousek, P. 1994. Beyond Global Warming: Ecology and Global Change). 75: 1861) Have fun, and get back to me if you hit a dead end. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jan 08 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news.moneng.mei.com!uwm.edu!news.doit.wisc.edu!F181-121.net.wisc.edu!jmicales From: jmicales@facstaff.wisc.edu (Jessie Micales) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Abstract, Larson and Nuss, EMBO J. 13(1994), 5616-5623. Date: Mon, 9 Jan 1995 21:20:39 GMT Organization: U.S. Forest Service Lines: 28 Distribution: world Message-ID: References: <9501091506.AA01970@mailgate.roche.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: f181-121.net.wisc.edu >Altered Transcriptional Response to Nutrient Availability in >Hypovirus-Infected >Chestnut Blight Fungus >EMBO J. 13(1994), 5616-5623 >Thomas G. Larson and Donald L. Nuss >Roche Institute of Molecular Biology >Roche Research Center >Nutley, NJ 07110, USA >Abstract >The gene lac-1, encoding the enzyme laccase, is one of several genes >of the chestnut blight fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica, that are suppressed >by virulence-attenuating mycoviruses of the genus Hypovirus. Oh, it does my heart good everytime I see the chestnut blight fungus called Cryphonectria parasitica. Back in the days when it used to be Endothia, a certain member on my dissertation committee had kittens when my research conclusions supported the change to Cryphonectria. She wanted me to rewrite my entire dissertation, but my major professor went to the Dean and had her taken off of my committee AFTER the defense. He then checked into the hospital with stress-related heart pains! What we go through for a Ph.D.! From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jan 08 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!news.oleane.net!oleane!jussieu.fr!univ-lyon1.fr!swidir.switch.ch!scsing.switch.ch!news.rediris.es!power.ci.uv.es!ginjol.microb.uv.es!Sergi.Ferrer From: Sergi.Ferrer@uv.es (Sergi Ferrer) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Book references Date: Mon, 9 Jan 1995 16:30:55 GMT Organization: Univ. València, Dep. Microbiologia Lines: 17 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: ginjol.microb.uv.es X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B] Hi netters! First, my best wishes for the new year. Then, one question. We are working with mycorrhiza, and we have recently seen that a book was published on 1981 about cultures of Lactarius: “Nutritional requirements of Lactarius species and cultural characters in relation to taxonomy”. A.J.P. Oort. North-Holland Pub. Co., 1981. ISBN 0444855335. I would like that you could give me data about or comment me this book, if you know something about it. Thank you in advance. Greetings. Sergi Ferrer Departament de Microbiologia Phone: +34 (6) 3864390 Facultat de Biologia Fax: +34 (6) 3864372 Universitat de Valencia E-mail: Sergi.Ferrer@uv.es E-46100 Burjassot-Valencia, SPAIN From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jan 08 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rnisd0.DNET.roche.com!larsont From: larsont@rnisd0.DNET.roche.com Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Abstract, Larson and Nuss, EMBO J. 13(1994), 5616-5623. Date: 9 Jan 1995 07:09:32 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 37 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9501091506.AA01970@mailgate.roche.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net For reprints send snail mail address to: "larsont@rnisd0.DNET.roche.com". Altered Transcriptional Response to Nutrient Availability in Hypovirus-Infected Chestnut Blight Fungus EMBO J. 13(1994), 5616-5623 Thomas G. Larson and Donald L. Nuss Roche Institute of Molecular Biology Roche Research Center Nutley, NJ 07110, USA Abstract The gene lac-1, encoding the enzyme laccase, is one of several genes of the chestnut blight fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica, that are suppressed by virulence-attenuating mycoviruses of the genus Hypovirus. Two antagonistic regulatory pathways have been shown to govern the activity of the lac-1 promoter: a positive pathway that stimulates transcription and a negative pathway that represses transcription. We now report that these two regulatory pathways respond independently to specific changes in the nutritional environment. These newly defined conditions were used to confirm that the hypovirus suppresses the activity of the positive regulatory pathway and to implicate calmodulin and calcineurin as components of the signal transduction cascades regulating lac-1 transcription. Significantly, lac-1 transcript accumulation was shown to be affected by amino acid availability. Further analysis revealed that transcriptional repression mediated by the negative regulatory pathway is relieved under conditions of amino acid deprivation. Thus, by blocking the positive pathway, hypovirus infection prevents increased lac-1 transcript accumulation in response to amino acid deficiency. These observations are consistent with the hypothesis that hypoviruses alter the transcriptional response of the host fungus to changes in nutritional availability. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jan 08 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!nybg.org!rhalling From: rhalling@nybg.org Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Job announcement Date: 9 Jan 1995 14:16:41 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 48 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9500097897.AA789700270@smtplink.nybg.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Position Available Herbarium Database Manager, New York Botanical Garden The newly-created position of Herbarium Database Manager is currently available at the New York Botanical Garden. The Database Manager will be responsible for the quality of the data entered into NYpc, the Garden's institution-wide specimen database system. The Herbarium Database Manager will train all new users of the database system. Initially at least 10 herbarium staff members will catalog specimens in to the database as a routine part of their job. Training will include not only the step-by-step operation of the database at the computer, but also interpretation of specimen label data, including how to use pertinent botanical literature to interpret that data. The Herbarium Database Manager will regularly review new entries to the authority files associated with NYpc to be sure that the information is correct and in the proper format. The Herbarium Database Manager will be responsible for revising and maintaining the user documentation for the software (both written and on-line), and will work with the Computer Services Staff to help prepare specimen records to be made available electronically to the scientific community via the INTERNET. The Herbarium Database Manager will also help in the planning for, implementation of, and conversion to the more elaborate database system (NYdb) that will replace NYpc in the next five years. The New York Botanical Garden is located in the northernmost part of New York City, in the Bronx. Our scientific program involves systematic and ethnobotanical research on plants and fungi. The herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden is the largest in the western hemisphere, with approximately 5.6 million dried specimens. The Herbarium Database Manager should have experience using a database, but programming skills are not required. Knowledge of plant nomenclature and familiarity with botanical literature is essential. The Database Manager should have had experience working in an herbarium. Because we will be conducting databasing projects in all groups of plants and fungi, a familiarity with a broad array of plant and fungal groups is desirable. The Herbarium Database Manager should have a B.S. or M.S. in Botany or Biology, or equivalent experience. Salary is commensurate with experience. Excellent fringe benefits, including four weeks vacation. Send resume and letter of interest to: Personnel Manager, New York Botanical Garden, 200 St. & Southern Blvd., Bronx, NY 10458-5126. AA/EOE/M/F/D/V We would like to fill the position in February or March 1995. If you have questions about the job, contact: Barbara M. Thiers, Administrative Curator, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 10458. email: bthiers@nybg.org; telephone: 718-817-6822; fax: 718-562-6780. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jan 09 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!PPSERVER.TAMU.EDU!PAMKAZ From: PAMKAZ@PPSERVER.TAMU.EDU Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: sign on Date: 10 Jan 1995 08:32:26 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 2 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <212EEA330B4@ppserver.tamu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Dear Sir/Madam: How do I get signed on to receive the newsletter? Thanks, Pam at TAMU (PAMKAZ@ppserver.tamu.edu). From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jan 09 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!CABI.org!D.BRAYFORD From: D.BRAYFORD@CABI.org ("David Brayford ", IMI) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: RE: CAB Mycology Abstracts Date: 10 Jan 1995 07:22:04 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 21 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <2F12A5E2@smtp-gateway.cgnet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Hi Lester Yes, CAB databases are available as online services from several hosts, depending on where you are. They are also available on CD-ROM. For details email: CABI@CABI.ORG (I can't send you details directly because I don't have your email address.) Dave Brayford International Mycological Institute d.brayford@cabi.org ----------------------------------------------------------- From: BIOSCI-REQUEST To: mycology Subject: CAB Mycology Abstracts Date: 04 January 1995 9:59 Hi there! Does anyone knows if the CAB Veterinary and Medical Mycology abstracts, are offered on line by any Library or Service?, Do they charge? Thanks Lester Pasarell From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jan 09 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!swiss.ans.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: stamets1@aol.com (Stamets 1) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Needing photographs of Psilocybe serbica & P. bohemica Date: 10 Jan 1995 13:36:30 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 12 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3euk3e$2fm@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: stamets1@aol.com (Stamets 1) I am revising my first book, Psilocybe Mushrooms & their Allies - a subject many of you may find disturbing or interesting depending upon your point of view - and am trying to acquire high quality photographs of these of Psilocybe serbica, P. bohemica, and P. subaeruginosa. . Any help would be appreciated. They are to be used in a book going to press in April. I am paying $ 100.00 per insertion for one time publishing rights with the originals being returned to the sender. Thanks. paul stamets From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jan 09 22:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology,sci.bio.ecology Path: biosci!galaxy.ucr.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!msunews!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!news From: Greg Pattinson Subject: Re: Climate change and mycorrhizae Message-ID: Sender: news@ucc.su.OZ.AU Nntp-Posting-Host: pc-80.bio.su.oz.au Organization: Information Services, Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia References: <3enbod$n43@nntp1.u.washington.edu> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 23:09:22 GMT Lines: 10 Xref: biosci bionet.mycology:1368 sci.bio.ecology:7234 A review paper Shafer S.R. and Schoeneberger M.M. (1994) Air pollution and ecosystem health: The mycorrhizal connection covers effects of ozone, acid rain, carbon dioxide and general air pollutants on the symbioses. It can be found in Pfleger F.L. and Linderman R.G.(ed)(1994) Mycorrhizae and Plant Health APS Press St. Paul, Minnesota. Regards Greg From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jan 09 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!AVA.BCC.ORST.EDU!greened From: greened@AVA.BCC.ORST.EDU (Diane_M Greene) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Mouldy Thursday Date: 10 Jan 1995 11:14:35 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 13 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: Reply-To: Diane_M Greene NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Mouldy Thursday (formerly OSU Mycological Society) has a meeting this Thursday, Jan 12,'95 in Cordley Hall, 4083(old herbarium library) Oregon State University at 12:00 NOON. This month Mike Castellano discusses the role of Fungi in the President's Plan. If you would like to give a presentation at a meeting let me know as soon as you can, we'll work it out. pd Diane Greene greened@bcc.orst.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jan 10 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!news.unb.ca!peinet.pe.ca!peinet.pe.ca!not-for-mail From: bncraig@bud.peinet.pe.ca (Brian N. Craig) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Potato Blight Forecasting Models Date: 10 Jan 1995 22:18:00 -0400 Organization: PEINet, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada Lines: 16 Message-ID: <3evf4o$g55@bud.peinet.pe.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: bud.peinet.pe.ca I am looking for some good reference material and contacts (e-mail addresses) of researchers who have developed Late Blight Forecasting models for potatoes. Research in the area of tomatoes as to blight forecasting models would also be valuable. ======================================================================= | Brian N. Craig | Agricultrue | | bncraig@bud.peinet.pe.ca | Pest Management Consultant | |---------------------------------------------------------------------| | VOICE: (902) 368-5637 | P.O. Box 1083 | | FAX: (902) 368-5661 | Cornwall, P.E.I., Canada | | | C0A 1H0 | ======================================================================= From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jan 10 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!swiss.ans.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: bernii@aol.com (Bernii) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: slime molds??? Date: 11 Jan 1995 13:01:01 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 8 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3f16ct$cp8@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: bernii@aol.com (Bernii) For an article for NICKELODEON MAGAZINE (for kids 8-12 ish) I am researching slime molds, particularly Myxomycetes (esp. Physarum). I have some basic stuff, but looking for more. Very interested in finding someone who has kept Plasmodia in the lab or at home, and considered it a "pet." Any help is appreciated. Thanks! From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jan 10 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!galaxy.ucr.edu!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!news.Stanford.EDU!rutgers!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news.starnet.net!wupost!kuhub.cc.ukans.edu!fgsc From: fgsc@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Position announcement Message-ID: <1995Jan11.100522.82362@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> Date: 11 Jan 95 10:05:22 CST Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services Lines: 71 Position Available: Curator for the Fungal Genetics Stock Center Craig Wilson has decided to resign as Curator of the Fungal Genetics Stock Center in order to pursue his growing interests in Library/Information Science. For many of you who have come to depend upon Craig for his quick and reliable help this information will come as somewhat of a blow (as it did to me). Craig has done an outstanding job and will be sorely missed by those of us who worked with him. However, this situation presents an opportunity for someone with the right skills and personality traits who might be looking for such a position. As things now stand the position does not require a Ph. D., but it could be a good position for someone with a Ph. D. who does not wish to establish his/her own lab and pursue the chase for research grants. If you know of someone with academic interests in Fungal Genetics who might be interested in this position please have them contact me. Below I have asked Craig to list some of his regular activities to give you a better feel for the skills required for the job. John A. Kinsey Department of Microbiology University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City, KS 66160 Ph. 913-588-7088 Fax 913-588-7295 E-mail jkinsey@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu Ongoing activities of the stock center (at any time of year): Respond to requests for strains Preserve new deposits of fungi and DNA Test characteristics of new deposits Update records for printed/online catalogues Solicit deposits of newly developed and/or important strains/genes Seasonal activities: Compile, compose, print, and distribute the Fungal Genetics Newsletter Compile, compose, and print meeting programs/proceedings from Fungal Genetics Conferences Print periodic updates of FGSC catalogue Collect and record reprints from annual bibliographies This rather terse listing of core functions of the stock center neglects things that could be done to improve and expand the collection and information related to it. I have spent a lot of time in the past year making stock lists, meeting abstracts, newsletter articles, the Neurospora Compendium, etc. available to readers via the World Wide Web. There is surely additional relevant data that could be presented in this forum. Over the years, I have had the chance to find map locations for a few unmapped mutations represented in FGSC, but more remain. I have done virtually nothing about developing cloned materials in the collection. As the effort to develop truly ordered libraries of fungal sequences proceeds, the stock center should be involved in developing, preserving and distributing these and related tools. Someone with more molecular skill than I have could undertake useful development projects I can't even imagine. It has been my privilege to be responsible for this vital collection and I can't overstate what a terrific opportunity it provides for someone who can bring energy and enthusiasm to improving, expanding, and developing a facility that is of such benefit to researchers around the world. I, too, would be happy to speak to persons with specific questions about what it is like working at FGSC. Craig Wilson ph. 913-588-7044 e-mail fgsc@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jan 10 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!SEMOVM.SEMO.EDU!C749SCB From: C749SCB@SEMOVM.SEMO.EDU (Walt Lilly) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Neurospora codon usage Date: 11 Jan 1995 11:42:21 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 7 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <11JAN95.14752234.0068.MUSIC@SEMOVM> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Does anyone know of a published codon usage table for Neurospora? Thanks for your help Walt Lilly c749scb@semovm.semo.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jan 10 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!bcc.ac.uk!is.bbsrc.ac.uk!news From: jbrown@bbsrc.ac.uk (james brown) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Position announcement: plant pathologist Date: 11 Jan 1995 18:35:24 GMT Organization: John Innes Centre Lines: 43 Message-ID: <3f18dc$7pn@is.bbsrc.ac.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: pc0427.jic.afrc.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.1 Cereals Research Department JOHN INNES CENTRE Norwich, England Plant Pathologist The Cereals Research Department of the John Innes Centre is internationally renowed for its research on the pathology, genetics, molecular biology and physiology of wheat, barley and other cereal crops. Due to the imminent retirement of Dr Roy Johnson, we are seeking a Plant Pathologist to lead the Centre's research programme on rusts of cereals. The long-term aim of the cereal pathology programme is to achieve durable genetic resistance to the important diseases of cereals, including rusts. The successful candidate will initiate new lines of research on the genetics and molecular biology of the resistance of wheat and barley to yellow and brown rusts and of the rust pathogens themselves, and will develop existing projects, to maintain the Centre's leading position in this area. Applicants should have an established record of outstanding research in applying genetics to problems in plant pathology, and the potential to lead a research programme of internationally recognised excellence. The appointment will be in Pay Band 5 or 6 within the salary range GBP13,286 to 29,700 per annum. A non-contributory superannuation scheme is in operation. Further details of terms and conditions can be provided on request. The position is funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, initially for a period of four years. The JIC is an equal opportunities employer. Applications must be made on a form, which can be obtained by writing to The Personnel Officer, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, NR4 7UH, telephone: 01603-452571 or fax: 01603- 456844, quoting reference CR/916. Informal inquiries from intending applicants, about the scientific aspects of this post, may be addressed to Dr James Brown at the John Innes Centre (phone number above, fax: 01603-502241, e-mail: jbrown@bbsrc.ac.uk). This position will be advertised in Nature on 19th January 1995, and the closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 16th Feb 1995. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jan 10 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!GRAZ.CBS.UMN.EDU!brambl From: brambl@GRAZ.CBS.UMN.EDU (Robert Brambl) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Neurospora codon usage Date: 11 Jan 1995 13:49:40 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 107 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9501112144.AA01329@graz.cbs.umn.edu> Reply-To: brambl@molbio.cbs.umn.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net The following is a slightly dated table for Neurospora crassa, based upon 38 genes found in GenBank 63, as produced by J. Michael Cherry (cherry@frodo.mgh.harvard.edu) with the GCG program CodonFrequency. Duplicates, pseudogenes, mutant and synthetic genes were not included. Coding regions were specified using the Feature Table of each entry, then checked for accuracy. If more than one stop codon was found the sequence was not included. AmAcid Codon Number /1000 Fraction .. Gly GGG 85.00 6.31 0.09 Gly GGA 133.00 9.88 0.14 Gly GGT 312.00 23.17 0.34 Gly GGC 394.00 29.26 0.43 Glu GAG 494.00 36.69 0.76 Glu GAA 159.00 11.81 0.24 Asp GAT 218.00 16.19 0.38 Asp GAC 358.00 26.59 0.62 Val GTG 159.00 11.81 0.20 Val GTA 72.00 5.35 0.09 Val GTT 179.00 13.29 0.23 Val GTC 380.00 28.22 0.48 Ala GCG 177.00 13.15 0.16 Ala GCA 136.00 10.10 0.12 Ala GCT 271.00 20.13 0.25 Ala GCC 513.00 38.10 0.47 Arg AGG 167.00 12.40 0.15 Arg AGA 130.00 9.66 0.12 Ser AGT 85.00 6.31 0.07 Ser AGC 195.00 14.48 0.17 Lys AAG 478.00 35.50 0.90 Lys AAA 52.00 3.86 0.10 Asn AAT 73.00 5.42 0.18 Asn AAC 328.00 24.36 0.82 Met ATG 254.00 18.87 1.00 Ile ATA 52.00 3.86 0.10 Ile ATT 162.00 12.03 0.30 Ile ATC 319.00 23.69 0.60 Thr ACG 153.00 11.36 0.19 Thr ACA 133.00 9.88 0.17 Thr ACT 144.00 10.70 0.18 Thr ACC 366.00 27.18 0.46 Trp TGG 219.00 16.27 1.00 End TGA 132.00 9.80 0.74 Cys TGT 102.00 7.58 0.33 Cys TGC 209.00 15.52 0.67 End TAG 17.00 1.26 0.10 End TAA 29.00 2.15 0.16 Tyr TAT 106.00 7.87 0.29 Tyr TAC 263.00 19.53 0.71 Leu TTG 168.00 12.48 0.14 Leu TTA 65.00 4.83 0.05 Phe TTT 129.00 9.58 0.28 Phe TTC 330.00 24.51 0.72 Ser TCG 227.00 16.86 0.20 Ser TCA 140.00 10.40 0.12 Ser TCT 211.00 15.67 0.18 Ser TCC 300.00 22.28 0.26 Arg CGG 160.00 11.88 0.15 Arg CGA 127.00 9.43 0.12 Arg CGT 213.00 15.82 0.19 Arg CGC 306.00 22.73 0.28 Gln CAG 278.00 20.65 0.59 Gln CAA 192.00 14.26 0.41 His CAT 161.00 11.96 0.39 His CAC 252.00 18.72 0.61 Leu CTG 245.00 18.20 0.20 Leu CTA 89.00 6.61 0.07 Leu CTT 216.00 16.04 0.18 Leu CTC 451.00 33.50 0.37 Pro CCG 197.00 14.63 0.20 Pro CCA 190.00 14.11 0.19 Pro CCT 242.00 17.97 0.24 Pro CCC 367.00 27.26 0.37 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jan 10 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!ADMIN.OGI.EDU!msachs From: msachs@ADMIN.OGI.EDU (Matthew Sachs) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Neurospora codon usage Date: 11 Jan 1995 13:26:36 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 34 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9501112124.AA04716@admin.ogi.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net >Does anyone know of a published codon usage table for >Neurospora? Thanks for your help > >Walt Lilly >c749scb@semovm.semo.edu The most recent: Edelmann, S. E., and C. Staben. 1994. A statistical analysis of sequence features within genes from Neurospora crassa. Exp. Mycol. 18:70-81. Use of codon-preference analysis to discriminate exons and introns in N. crassa genomic DNA sequences: Sachs, M. S., H. Bertrand, R. L. Metzenberg, and U. L. RajBhandary. 1989. Cytochrome oxidase subunit V gene of Neurospora crassa: DNA sequences, chromosomal mapping, and evidence that the cya-4 locus specifies the structural gene for subunit V. Mol. Cell. Biol. 9:566-577. ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 Wed Jan 11 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!galaxy.ucr.edu!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!pipex!warwick!news.dcs.warwick.ac.uk!hgmp.mrc.ac.uk!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!astfgl.edb.tih.no!pc036.kjemi.tih.no!jonnyt From: jonnyt@kjemi.tih.no (jonny tverdal) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: lichen, growth of cladonia i culture, media Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 16:18:16 Organization: Institutt for Kjemi, HIST Lines: 16 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: pc036.kjemi.tih.no X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A] Hello!! We are two students at Soer-Troendelag College in Trondheim Norway. In connection with a practical work we need information on growing lichen, specially Cladonia species in culture-media composition, growth conditions, how to avoid contamination. We have tried to do litterature research on the subject, but it is really hard to find relevant litterature. If You have any information, please send it by E.mail to: Jonnyt@kjemi.tih.no or Arildh@kjemi.tih.no Thanks!!! Hilsen Jonny. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Jan 11 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!pipex!uknet!daresbury!not-for-mail From: "Esquerre" Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Post doctoral research position Date: 12 Jan 1995 15:21:19 -0000 Lines: 16 Sender: lpddist@mserv1.dl.ac.uk Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <3f3hdf$bfk@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> Reply-To: X-Minuet-Version: Minuet1.0_Beta_15 Original-To: mycology@dl.ac.uk URGENT! Applications are invited for a research project on the regulation of endopolygalacturonase gene expression in a phytopathogenic fungus. Applicants should have a strong background in current molecular biology techniques ; experience in transformation of fungi would be an advantage. The appointment is for one year, starting immediately ; salary will be about 13000 FF per month. Please contact us rapidly by e-mail, and send a cv including list of publications and names, addresses and telephone nunbers of 2 referees. Marie-Therese Esquerre-Tugaye, Professor Laboratoire Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes Tel.(33) 61 55 67 59 Centre de Biologie et Physiologie V g tales Fax (33) 61 55 83 78 URA CNRS 1457 Universit Paul Sabatier 118, route de Narbonne 31062 Toulouse cedex, France From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jan 12 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!FUNDCH.FUNDCH.CL!MREDARD From: MREDARD@FUNDCH.FUNDCH.CL (Marcela Redard A) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Boletus eludis Date: 12 Jan 1995 04:16:46 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 13 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9501121217.AA26200@fundch.cl> Hi! I would really appreciate if somebody could help me. I am looking for some commercial information specifically current trading prices and traded volumes about Boletus edulis. I have been searching with no positive result so if you know some references about this, please send it to me. Thanks in advance, Regards, Paula. mredard@fundch.fundch.cl From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jan 12 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!AVA.BCC.ORST.EDU!greened From: greened@AVA.BCC.ORST.EDU (Diane_M Greene) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Mouldy Thursday Date: 12 Jan 1995 19:42:15 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 41 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: Reply-To: Diane_M Greene NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net 3 things: Our scheduling for the next 2 months: Feb. 2, 1995 Dave Pilz Forest Service Research on Edible Fungi of the Northwest that are Collected as Special Forest Products Mar. 2, 1995 Joey Spatafora to be announced Meetings are at Cordley 4083 (old herbarium library) at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon Noon, first Thursday of each month (that is to say, the Mouldy Thursday) Next, I have tentatively nominated a few persons to serve on committees(so I can do my homework): Internet Communications: Tina Dreisbach, and anyone else who knows anything!! Planning: Randy Molina, Melodie Putnam Databasing: Sherry Pittam, Diane Greene Newsletter: Jim Eblin, Dave Pilz I chose these only by recommendation and observation. The committees need more folks to do more. Please volunteer for one of these committees if you can. It need only take as much time as you can afford. To avoid taking valuable talk time, I've scheduled a committees meeting for Thursday Jan 26, 1995 at Cordley 4083 at noon. Please come if you have any input at all, or email me. Lastly, I've gotten out of state interest in Mouldy Thursday. I would like to welcome Scott Redhead and Don Reynolds. The other out of staters are by default. pd From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jan 12 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!VENUS.TAMU.EDU!npk3325 From: npk3325@VENUS.TAMU.EDU (Nancy Keller) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: M.fructicola mummies Date: 12 Jan 1995 09:55:12 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 23 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199501121755.JAA19332@net.bio.net> I need help again. How do you induce apothecia formation with: (a) a M. fructicola mummy History: I let a nectarine mummify; it is currently outside under my banana plant (which is an indirect way to say that I don't know if it gets cold enough in Texas to induce apothecial formation). I want to show apothecia for the Ascomycete lab I'm teaching this spring. Should I put the mummy in the refrigerator for a period of time and then bring it up to room temperature? How many days does it take for a apothecia to form? (b) a Sclerotinia sclerotium? If anyone has hints on the above, I'd appreciate any ideas. Thanks, Nancy P. Keller Dept. Plant Pathology and Microbiology Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-2132 409-845-0963 P 409-845-8463 F npk3325@venus.tamu.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jan 12 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!galaxy.ucr.edu!library.ucla.edu!agate!news.duke.edu!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!gatech!psuvax1!uwm.edu!msunews!safir.bpp.msu.edu From: niemirab@student.msu.edu (Brendan A. Niemira) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology,sci.bio.ecology Subject: Re: Climate change and mycorrhizae Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 12:43 EST Organization: Michigan State University Lines: 17 Distribution: world Message-ID: <19950113124324.niemirab@safir.bpp.msu.edu> References: <3enbod$n43@nntp1.u.washington.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: safir.bpp.msu.edu X-Newsreader: FTPNuz (DOS) v1.0 Xref: biosci bionet.mycology:1383 sci.bio.ecology:7281 In Article <3enbod$n43@nntp1.u.washington.edu> "boe666@u.washington.edu (Peter Werner)" says: > I'm going to be writing a research paper on the effects of several types > of environmental disruption on mycorrhizae and how this in turn effects > forest health. So far, I've been able to find quite a bit of literature > on the effects of acid precipitation on mycorrhizae, as well as some > literature on the effects of disturbances such as logging. > > What I haven't been able to find is anything about the effects of climate > change on mycorrhizal fungi. Changes in temperature and, especially, > precipitation patterns would seem to have a strong effect on these fungi, > significantly altering the distribution of these species, at the very > least. If anyone knows of any literature that has been written about > this subject, I'd greatly appreciate the reference. > > Thanks in advance, > PGW > From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jan 12 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!library.ucla.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!bullwinkle!fzrichrd From: fzrichrd@bullwinkle.ucdavis.edu (Rebecca Richards) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Japanese cultural use of matsutake Date: 13 Jan 1995 21:10:51 GMT Organization: University of California, Davis Lines: 5 Message-ID: <3f6q8r$jjr@mark.ucdavis.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: bullwinkle.ucdavis.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] I would appreciate learning more about the historical and contemporary use and significance of matsutake (Tricholoma magnivelare = North American species) in Japan. Thanks in advance. Becky Richards, UC Davis From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jan 12 22:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!grapevine.lcs.mit.edu!uhog.mit.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!nott!cunews!freenet.carleton.ca!FreeNet.Carleton.CA!bq673 From: bq673@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Stefan Voroney) Subject: Biologicals for sale? Message-ID: Sender: bq673@freenet2.carleton.ca (Stefan Voroney) Organization: The National Capital FreeNet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 18:08:50 GMT Lines: 8 I am new to the field of mycology and I wish to know if there are any companies in Canada (or the US) which sell cultures and/or spore prints of various basidiomycetes around that a layperson can order from. It gets frustrating going on field hunts all the time.... Catalogues of suppliers to professionals would be OK too if available. I'm counting on user input so please help! From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jan 12 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!BIGCAT.MISSOURI.EDU!jbrown01 From: jbrown01@BIGCAT.MISSOURI.EDU ("John M. Brown") Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Pleurotus citrinopileatus Date: 12 Jan 1995 19:52:59 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 17 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Hi, I am just becomming interested in mushrooms and would like information on growing the Golden Oyster (Pleurotus citrinopileatus), and a source for innoculum. Secondly, does anyone have a source for used glass petri dishes? I have a used rather large autoclave without a steam generator. The autoclave is about the size of a 50 gallon barrel and appears in good shape. I have never used the unit. Thanks, and hope to be communicating more often. Sincerely, John M. Brown Columbia, MO 314-442-6273 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Jan 13 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!grapevine.lcs.mit.edu!uhog.mit.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!gatech!newsfeed.pitt.edu!uunet!newstf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: wharrison@aol.com (WHARRISON) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Spores Afield avail free via Internet Date: 13 Jan 1995 19:18:48 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 20 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3f7598$95j@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: wharrison@aol.com (WHARRISON) Spores Afield, the monthly newsletter of the Colorado Mycological Society, is available via Internet email. It is the first Mycological Society newsletter to go out on the Internet. The first issue of the new year will come out in late February. To send articles, comments, subscription requests, etc., to Spores Afield, address them to sporescms@aol.com (or just sporescms on America Online). ECONET also carries back copies of Spores Afield, in addition to a compilation of interesting articles from the past three years in files called "The Best of Spores". ECONET is available on Internet. Point a Gopher at gopher.igc.apc.org (uses default port 70) Wayne Harrison wharrison@aol.com Pine, Colorado ____________ elev. 8,500 feet / (mushroom) \ "pray for rain" \______________/ | | / \ From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Jan 13 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.crl.com!crl.crl.com!not-for-mail From: kasplash@crl.com (Bob Galvan) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Mushroom ID in Marin Date: 14 Jan 1995 12:06:17 -0800 Organization: CRL Dialup Internet Access (415) 705-6060 [login: guest] Lines: 16 Distribution: usa Message-ID: <3f9arp$t0e@crl.crl.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: crl.com Greetings, I am a budding mushroom hunter in Marin county, California. I am hoping to find some people who live nearby and can help me get started with places to go, species to look for, and identification. I do have some background in botany and know the county fairly well. I am aware of Amanitas, Boletes, Chantrelles, Morelles, and have one good book, Demystifying Mushrooms. It has been raining nonstop for weeks here in Marin and the shrooms are poppin up everywhere! Bob Galvan kasplash@crl.com 415-924-5384 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Jan 13 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!swiss.ans.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: plantmed@aol.com (PlantMed) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: fungus fair Date: 14 Jan 1995 13:32:00 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 2 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3f95b0$gu9@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: plantmed@aol.com (PlantMed) The annual Fungus Fair is being held in Santa Cruz this weekend (1/14-15). If you live in the area, drop on by. It's in Harvey West Park. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Jan 13 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!agate!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!waldorf.csc.calpoly.edu!decwrl!tribune.usask.ca!quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca!finzi.ccinet.ab.ca!news@ccinet.ab.ca From: ksanders@ccinet.ab.ca (Ken Sanderson) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Needing photographs of Psilocybe serbica & P. bohemica Date: 14 Jan 1995 07:06:01 GMT Organization: The Job Track Lines: 9 Message-ID: <3f7t4q$lsh@finzi.ccinet.ab.ca> References: <3euk3e$2fm@newsbf02.news.aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: fortmacr2.ccinet.ab.ca X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.90.3 In article <3euk3e$2fm@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, stamets1@aol.com (Stamets 1) says: > >I am revising my first book, Psilocybe Mushrooms & their Allies - a Will this book be published through ten speed press? And when do you expect it to hit the stands? Thanks Ken From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Jan 13 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uunet!newstf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: stamets1@aol.com (Stamets 1) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Needing photographs of Psilocybe serbica & P. bohemica Date: 14 Jan 1995 15:51:50 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 67 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3f9dh6$hup@newsbf02.news.aol.com> References: <3f7t4q$lsh@finzi.ccinet.ab.ca> Reply-To: stamets1@aol.com (Stamets 1) Ken et alia.... 1/14/95 The book is currently 212 pages long (ms.) and, although Ten Speed wants it, I do not yet have a contract. This book is alot of fun to write and is a subject with which I have had long experience. Since several young people have died mistaking a Galerina for a Psilocybe, the book will serve to protect public health. (Did you know there were mycologists in the 1970's who stated it was better for people to die from mistaken identification than to provide information on the accurate identification of these species?!?) Many physcians have asked me for copies of my original version of Psilocybe Mushrooms & their Allies and at their urging -as well as from others- I am reworking the subject.. Since I now have control over the production of my books, I feel I can do a much better job than what appeared in 1978. Despite this book's subject, our business will continue with its long standing policy of -not offering strains, spores or cultures -not offerring advice on the cultivation of these mushrooms -not discussingthe subject of Psilocybe except through book sales The work I have done was covered by a DEA license, and has led to the publication of two, soon three, new species of Psilocybe. I am particularly fascinated by the truly natural habitats for Psilocybes. The proliferation of woodchips for landscaping has provided a convenient habitat in urban and suburban areas, but the active Psilocybes are exceedingly rare in natural forests. We have found good evidence of small mammal burrows harboring these species in deciduous woods.... Many species are undoubtedly imported with ornamental plants and/or hitchhiked by other means as international travellers. Finding truly indigenous species is quite a task. Any suggestions, leads or references would be appreciated. For instance, who has ever re-collected Psilocybe angusticeps and Psilocybe washingtonensis (Smith species) from Washington? These two, apparently non-active species seem like taxonomic phantoms - described once and have seemingly disappeared from the ecosystem (or from the collection baskets of mycologists!) Has anyone recollected/photographed P. tampanensis from Florida? What about Murrill's report of P. caerulescens from Alabama? What of Peck's citing of a mushroom resembling P. semilanceata near Albany, New York? What were the mushrooms (Panaeoli ?) responsible for the Maine intoxications/parties as reported by Lincoff and Mitchel earlier in this century? What is the strongly bluing mushroom resembling P. pelliculosa from Telluride, Co? (One specimen collected from a trail frequented by several hundred mycophiles over 13 years.) Chang & Mills report synonomy with Australian taxa which inhabit wood chips and manure - two ends of a spectrum of habitats. Although common in disturbed habitats, these natural citings are exceedingly rare. Who out there has found an active Psilocybe in a woodland habitat truly considered untouched by humans? Any comments would be appreciated, you can e-mail me directly, if you wish. Thanks. paul stamets From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jan 15 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!eunet.no!nuug!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!cobia.gulf.net!gulf.net!mayberry From: mayberry@gulf.net (Don Mayberry) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: genus Hanseniaspora Date: Mon, 16 Jan 1995 01:32:54 Organization: The Gulf Coast Internet Company Lines: 6 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: slip9.gulf.net Summary: I would appreciate any information on the genus Hanseniaspora Keywords: yeast: Hanseniaspora X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A] I work in a clinical mycology laboratory and we recently isolated a yeast from the finger of a child which identified as in the genus Hanseniaspora. I would appreciate any information about the clinical significance of this yeast. Thank you Nancy Norris From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jan 15 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!lhc!darwin.sura.net!ukma!service1.uky.edu!news From: Chuck Staben Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: apoptosis Date: 11 Jan 1995 00:02:36 GMT Organization: A poorly-installed InterNetNews site Lines: 1 Message-ID: <3ev76s$c1m@service1.uky.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: 128.163.21.206 Does apoptosis occur in fungi? Aspergillus nimA can cause chromatin condensation, but it is not clear to me whether this is apoptosis as defined in a mammalian system. Any feedback? From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jan 15 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!cello.gina.calstate.edu!swrl23.slip.csu.net!ddeshaz From: Darvin A. DeShazer Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Fungus Fair Date: 16 Jan 1995 06:19:08 GMT Organization: Science Chairperson Lines: 16 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3fd34s$hjt@cello.gina.calstate.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: swrl23.slip.csu.net X-UserAgent: 1.1 X-XXMessage-ID: X-XXDate: Sun, 15 Jan 95 01:22:55 GMT The Sonoma County Mycological Association (SOMA) would like to invite the world to our annual Mushroom Fair. It will be held on Sunday, January 22, 1995 at the Coddingtown Mall in Santa Rosa, California, USA. All interested mushroomers are welcome to attend for free!! _______________________________________________________________________ _______ _______________ Darvin DeShazer [ ] Science Dept. Chair, SVHS =============== May the smell of Science Advisor, SOMA | | Matsutake fill |___| your - - /.....\ ^ ______ | | ______ \___/ [ ] \ \ [ ] ====== \ \ ====== | | ---- | | From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jan 15 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!GENOME.GENETICS.UGA.EDU!arnold From: arnold@GENOME.GENETICS.UGA.EDU Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: (none) Date: 16 Jan 1995 05:31:43 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 40 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <0098A8A4.0BE503D1.39@genome.genetics.uga.edu> Reply-To: arnold@bscr.uga.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net 01/14/94 We need the map position of the following genes to link the genetic and physical maps of all eight chromosomes of Aspergillus nidulans. Flanking Markers ------------------------- Marker Right Marker Left Marker Chromosome ------------------------------------------------------------ phytochrome ? pelA ? penN (part of npeA) VI bimC VI bimE VI acoD(fluG) III klpA I nimA III nimE II nudC V spoC1 III tubB IV tubC I actin I pCAN26 VII pCAN12 VIII Histone H3 VIII Histone H4 VIII If you have the map position and/or complementation data (complementing clone names from the FGSC A. nidulans library) of other genes not listed in the FGSC catalog, we would also appreciate this information as well. Yours, Jonathan Arnold arnold@bscr.uga.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jan 16 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!swrinde!pipex!sunic!ugle.unit.no!trane.uninett.no!astfgl.edb.tih.no!pc038.kjemi.tih.no!jonnyt From: jonnyt@kjemi.tih.no (jonny tverdal) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Cladonia cristatella, medium to grow? Date: Tue, 17 Jan 1995 14:16:00 Organization: Institutt for Kjemi, HIST Lines: 13 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: pc038.kjemi.tih.no X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A] Hello!! I am a student in Trondheim, Norway who wonder if anyone know how to grow Cladonia species in the laboratory. If anyone have heard about Lilly & Barnett, 1951(I think this is the writers of an article, or a magazine!), it would be fine to send some info over. Thank you!! Jonny Tverdal Jonnyt@kjemi.tih.no Hilsen Jonny. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jan 16 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!swrinde!pipex!sunic!ugle.unit.no!trane.uninett.no!astfgl.edb.tih.no!pc041.kjemi.tih.no!jonnyt From: jonnyt@kjemi.tih.no (jonny tverdal) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Lichen, growth of cladonia in culture, media? Date: Tue, 17 Jan 1995 11:37:40 Organization: Institutt for Kjemi, HIST Lines: 19 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: pc041.kjemi.tih.no X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A] Hello!!! We are two students at Soer-Troendelag College in Trondheim Norway. In connection with a practical work we shall do, we need information on growing lichen, specially Cladonia species in culture-media composition, growth conditions, how to avoid contamination. Our biggest problem right now is that we must have a medium to start with growth on. We have tried to do litterature research on the subject, but it is really hard to find relevant litterature. If You have any information, please send it by E.mail to: Jonnyt@kjemi.tih.no or Arildh@kjemi.tih.no Thanks!!! Jonny &Arild. Hilsen Jonny. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jan 16 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!TANGO.AUM.EDU!epichloe From: epichloe@TANGO.AUM.EDU Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: symbiosis newsgroup Date: 17 Jan 1995 11:14:17 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 18 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net A new prototype newsgroup has been created for researchers interested in symbiotic associations. This newsgroup may provide an alternative forum for mycologists whose research involves symbiotic systems. To subscribe to this prototype newsgroup send an e-mail message to . In the body of the mail message write: subscribe symbios For additional information contact: Jim White Dept. Biol. Auburn Univ. at Montgomery email: epichloe@tango.aum.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jan 16 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!uknet!bcc.ac.uk!is.bbsrc.ac.uk!news From: jbrown@bbsrc (James Brown) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology,bionet.plants Subject: RUST-MILDEW: a new Bionet list for cereal pathology Date: 17 Jan 1995 18:42:07 GMT Organization: John Innes Centre Lines: 58 Message-ID: <3fh31v$qvl@is.bbsrc.ac.uk> Reply-To: jbrown@bbsrc.ac.uk NNTP-Posting-Host: pc0427.jic.afrc.ac.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.1 Xref: biosci bionet.mycology:1400 bionet.plants:5030 A new Bionet mailing list on rust and mildew diseases of cereals has been set up. A short description of the scope of the list is: "Biotrophic foliar fungal diseases (rusts and mildews) of cereals". A longer description is: "The RUST-MILDEW mailing list concerns the biotrophic foliar fungal diseases of cereals, including rusts, powdery mildews and downy mildews. The list focuses on diseases of crops, including wheat, barley, oats, rye, maize, sorghum, millet, rice and minor cereals, but can include discussion of diseases of related wild species. Discussion of all aspects of these diseases is welcome, including genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, physiology, taxonomy, evolution, population genetics and epidemiology of the fungus, all aspects of host resistance (e.g. genetics, molecular biology, cell biology, physiology, microscopy), control by fungicides, fungicide resistance, variety mixtures, agronomy and plant breeding, and any other topic relevant to these diseases. The mailing list will provide a forum for discussion of ideas, problems, recent developments and techniques, a means of sharing expertise and biological materials, and a forum for announcement of meetings and job opportunities." Subscribing to the RUST-MILDEW list ----------------------------------- If you would like to subscribe to the RUST-MILDEW list, send a mail message to the Internet address biosci-server@net.bio.net and enter the following line into the body of the mail message: subscribe rust-mil This message will be automatically read by the Bionet computer and your e-mail address will be extracted from the mail header and added to the list. Note that sending subscribe/unsubscribe messages to the other bionet server, mxt@dl.ac.uk, won't work, since new lists on a 6-month trial are only maintained by biosci-server@net.bio.net How to post a message to the group ---------------------------------- Simply mail your message to the Internet address rust-mil@net.bio.net and your message will be distributed automatically to everyone on the list. There is no editorial intervention. PLEASE DO NOT send subscription requests to this address as you will bother everyone on the newsgroup. Please use the biosci-server@net.bio.net address as instructed above for subscription/cancellation requests. Finally, please forward this message to anyone you know who might be interested. James K.M. Brown John Innes Centre, Norwich, England jbrown@bbsrc.ac.uk From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jan 16 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!mecn.mass.edu!MKOLOTILA From: MKOLOTILA@mecn.mass.edu Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: chronic candidal toxicity Date: 17 Jan 1995 09:00:14 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 19 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <01HLYACPU5TE9ZMEG3@mecn.mass.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Hi; A friend posted me a question for which I do not have a good answer. The question is this: Are there any scientific publications (either positive or negative results) for chronic candidal toxicity causing diseases or dysfunctions, such as autism? Please post all replies to me. Thank you in advance. Cheers, Michael ******************************************************************************* * Michael P. Kolotila, Ph.D. ** e-mail: mkolotila@mecn.mass.edu * * Biotechnology Program Coordinator * * Biotechnology Program * * Department of Natural Science ** phone: (508)-374-3887 * * Northern Essex Community College ** fax: (508)-374-3723 * * 100 Elloitt Way * * Haverhill, MA 01830-2399 * ******************************************************************************* * Pallidrome: Have DNA, Will Travel * ******************************************************************************* From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jan 16 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!LABA.TDH.TEXAS.GOV!JHARRIS From: JHARRIS@LABA.TDH.TEXAS.GOV ("Jim Harris") Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Medically Important Filamentous Fungi Workshop Date: 17 Jan 1995 07:56:35 -0800 Organization: Texas Department of Health LABs Lines: 20 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <1306C596079@laba.tdh.texas.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Persons interested in attending a two day workshop in Austin, Texas concerning medically important filamentous fungi are encouraged to contact me at the address below immediately. The cost of this workshop is $130. Date for workshop is February 27-28, 1995. Participants earn 1.2 P.A.C.E. credits through ASCLS. Phone, FAX or e-mail any questions you may have. Space is limited to 16 persons. Jim Harris, Ph.D. Training Coordinator Bureau of Laboratories Texas Department of Health phone 512-458-7566 FAX 512-458-7672 e-mail jharris@laba.tdh.texas.gov jharris@LABA.tdh.texas.gov From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jan 16 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!leicester.ac.uk!ajwh1 From: ajwh1@leicester.ac.uk ("A.J.W. Hall") Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Wanted Verticillium Date: 17 Jan 1995 05:54:46 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 7 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Dear netters, Does anybody out there have a culture of verticillium agaricinum or V.dahlihae or know where I can get hold of one. Even better does someone have a DNA prep of the above they could send me. If so please e-mail me at AJWH1@Leicester.ac.uk. Thanks From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jan 16 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!swiss.ans.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: stamets1@aol.com (Stamets 1) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Where is Dale Leslie ??? Date: 17 Jan 1995 17:07:47 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 7 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3fhf3j$kse@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: stamets1@aol.com (Stamets 1) Do any of you know where Dale Leslie, formerly from Los Gatos, California is and how I can get ahold of him? Any information would be appreciated. Paul Stamets From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jan 17 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.pop.psu.edu!hudson.lm.com!godot.cc.duq.edu!ddsw1!news.structured.net!news.teleport.com!usenet From: "Ralph D. Arnold" Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: First Month of FUNGUS archived Date: Tue, 17 Jan 95 20:16:42 PST Organization: Teleport - Portland's Public Access (503) 220-1016 Lines: 119 Message-ID: <83125.rarnold@teleport.com> Reply-To: NNTP-Posting-Host: ip-pdx2-06.teleport.com X-Minuet-Version: Minuet1.0_Beta_17A X-POPMail-Charset: English // For mycologist and others interested in mushroom cultivation, just a reminder that FUNGUS exists and has been active for a month. Below is info about this free email newsletter, including how to subscribe and where archived files exist. // /////////////////////////////// Welcome! You can now subscribe to FUNGUS, a free Internet mailing list dedicated to mushroom cultivation (both hobby and commercial) and related mycology resources. Unfortunately, archived files of FUNGUS are not now available via MAJORDOMO (email mailing system). However, now they are 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. ------ Forwarded message ends here ------ From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jan 17 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!swiss.ans.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: mycochef@aol.com (MYCOCHEF) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: MUSHROOM COOKING Date: 18 Jan 1995 16:55:07 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 4 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3fk2nr$3kq@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: mycochef@aol.com (MYCOCHEF) I AM A MUSHROOM CHEF LIVING IN MARIN COUNTY, CA. AND AM INTERESTED IN TALKING TO OTHERS FROM THIS, OR ANY AREA. I COOK FOR DAVID ARORA'S FORAYS THROUGHOUT THE WEST AND HUNT REGULARLY. I AM, PROFESSIONALLY, A FOOD AND RESTAURANT CONSULTANT ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW PROJECTS. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jan 17 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!uwm.edu!news.doit.wisc.edu!decwrl!tribune.usask.ca!quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca!finzi.ccinet.ab.ca!news@ccinet.ab.ca From: ksanders@ccinet.ab.ca (Ken Sanderson) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Questions Date: 18 Jan 1995 05:52:27 GMT Organization: The Job Track Lines: 14 Message-ID: <3fiaar$3qm@finzi.ccinet.ab.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: fortmacr2.ccinet.ab.ca X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.90.3 I have a few questions regarding the birch polypore - Piptoporus betulinus. Does anyone know of the culinary and medicinal qualities. If anyone has the book "One thousand American Fungi" by Charles McIlvaine, there is supposed to be some information regarding their edibility. Is this true, what does it say? Paul Stamets book "Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms" mentions that the iceman had birch polypores on him and used them for treating wounds and making a tea by boiling the mushroom. Does anyone have any other information on this? Is there a reference in Paul Stamets book to where the information came from (I do not have the book)? Is there any other information anyone can give me? Thanks in advance Ken Sanderson From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jan 17 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!swiss.ans.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: mycochef@aol.com (MYCOCHEF) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Questions Date: 18 Jan 1995 17:09:33 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 6 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3fk3it$3ou@newsbf02.news.aol.com> References: <3fiaar$3qm@finzi.ccinet.ab.ca> Reply-To: mycochef@aol.com (MYCOCHEF) HELLO, CAPT. MCILVAINE STATED, "WHEN YOUNG IT IS EATEN BY DEER. DRIED IT BURNS WITH A WHITE FLAME, OR HOLDS FIRE AS WELL AS THE BEST PUNK. IT IS A VALUABLE FUEL, ALREADY PREPARED FOR THE STOVE. . . .WHEN VERY YOUNG IT IS FAIR. UNPLEASANT WHEN OLD." REMEMBER THIS GUY ATE MANY MUSHROOMS THAT NEITHER MYSELF, NOR ANY OTHER "SOMEWHAT" RESPECTABLE MUSHROOM CHEF WOULD SERVE. THOUGH I HAVE EATEN SOME FAIRLY BIZARRE FUNGUS. . . . From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Jan 18 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!psgrain!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!waldorf.csc.calpoly.edu!decwrl!tribune.usask.ca!canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca!newsflash.concordia.ca!news.mcgill.ca!news From: Christian Archambault NNTP-Posting-Host: c-17.das.mcgill.ca X-Newsreader: AIR News 3.X (SPRY, Inc.) I'm looking for an actin and/or tubulin probe of fungal or yeast origin (ideally ascomycete) as positive controls for Southern blots Thanx Christian Archambault popa0215@po-box.mcgill.ca From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Jan 18 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!CS.Arizona.EDU!news.Arizona.EDU!hamblin.math.byu.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!uwm.edu!msunews!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!news.une.edu.au!usenet From: Michael Adamson Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Cyperus diseases Date: 19 Jan 1995 04:33:53 GMT Organization: University of New England Lines: 19 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3fkq3h$bjr@grivel.une.edu.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: biol1-09.une.edu.au X-UserAgent: Nuntius v1.0 I am currently undertaking a PhD on the biocontrol of nutgrass (*Cyperus rotundus*) with plant pathogens using an inundative approach. So far I have been relatively unsuccessful in finding many virulent pathogens of this weed. Therefore, if anyone comes across any significant disease on this plant, I would be eternally grateful if they could put a bit of fresh diseased material in a plastic bag and send it to me express (I'll reimburse costs), or alternatively drop me a message letting me know where I can find the diseased plants. I'm also prepared to purchase any isolates already taken from this species; *Cercospora nr. caricis* in particular. Unfortunately, due to quarantine considerations, I can only deal with Australian isolates. Thanks, Michael Adamson Dept. of Botany University of New England Armidale, NSW 2350 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Jan 18 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!swiss.ans.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: mycochef@aol.com (MYCOCHEF) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: mushroom hunting, wrtitng and cooking Date: 19 Jan 1995 15:19:10 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 1 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3fmhfu$f4t@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: mycochef@aol.com (MYCOCHEF) People interested in these subjects can contact me. I am in Marin Co., Ca From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jan 19 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!MED.UMICH.EDU!Gregory.Russell From: Gregory.Russell@MED.UMICH.EDU ("Gregory Russell") Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: ANTIPARASITE DRUG SCREENING Date: 20 Jan 1995 11:20:51 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 25 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net REGARDING ANTIPARASITE DRUG SCREENING Dear Biosci Researchers, I am considering establishing a small biotech company to screen for antiparasitic agents using compounds which have displayed little or no activity in vertebrate or mammalian assay systems. I also wish to develop new products based upon peptides or natural products in conjunction with mutation and molecular techniques. The initial assay system has been developed for the rapid screening of compounds displaying anthelmintic activity. It is my desire to expand and develop this technology to rapidly identify active antiparasitic drugs that display little or no host toxicity. The animal health industry is the target market, however it is likely that a product suitable for the human market may result from this work. The major focus will be on anthelmintic, antifilarial, antiprotozoal and antifungal drug discovery. I seek interested parties from either industry or academia for collaboration or partnership in this enterprise. A cooperative research agreement with an established pharmaceutical or biotech company would probably be the best begining of this project. If you are interested in this concept please contact me at grussell@umich.edu. Thankyou, Greg Russell Ph.D. Research Fellow. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jan 19 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!RUMAC.UPR.CLU.EDU!C_BETANCOURT From: C_BETANCOURT@RUMAC.UPR.CLU.EDU Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Mold contamination in airplanes? Date: 20 Jan 1995 12:43:26 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 6 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <950120164540.20200b03@rumac.upr.clu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net I will like to know is somebody is working with mold contamination in airplanes or papers related to the topic. Thanks for the help. Carlos Betancourt University of Puerto Rico From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jan 19 22:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!peernews.demon.co.uk!demon!gram.demon.co.uk!user From: gren@gram.demon.co.uk (Gareth Renowden) Subject: Re: Questions X-Nntp-Posting-Host: gram.demon.co.uk Message-ID: Sender: news@demon.co.uk (Usenet Administration) Organization: Publishing consultant References: <3fiaar$3qm@finzi.ccinet.ab.ca> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 1995 18:06:58 GMT Lines: 19 In article <3fiaar$3qm@finzi.ccinet.ab.ca>, ksanders@ccinet.ab.ca (Ken Sanderson) wrote: > I have a few questions regarding the birch polypore - > Piptoporus betulinus. (...) Is there any other information anyone > can give me? Here in Britain, P. betulinus is said to have been used as a strop for sharpening knives. But perhaps ours is tougher than yours.. I certainly wouldn't countenance eating it, just as I don't eat leather. (And can MYCOCHEF STOP SHOUTING!) -- Gareth Renowden l Publishing & marketing consultant l "I don't know what I want, Voice +44 (0)181 241 4852 l but I want it NOW!" Fax +44 (0)181 943 4294 l Sir Henry Rawlinson e-mail gren@gram.demon.co.uk l (c) Viv Stanshall From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Jan 19 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!LABA.TDH.TEXAS.GOV!JHARRIS From: JHARRIS@LABA.TDH.TEXAS.GOV ("Jim Harris") Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: pre-MMSA-ASM Workshop Date: 20 Jan 1995 14:06:49 -0800 Organization: Texas Department of Health LABs Lines: 18 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <17E9B240863@laba.tdh.texas.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net The Texas Department of Health Bureau of Laboratories and the National Laboratory Training Network will again cosponsor a special mycology workshop prior to the national meetings of MMSA and ASM. The workshop is not affiliated with either society but will be scheduled on May 18-19, 1995, prior to the society meetings. The program is "Fungi to be Feared?: Condo Contaminants and Toxic Toadstools." Topics will range from identification of macro and microfungi to the significance of toxins from these organisms to psychosomatic aspects of mold toxicosis, specifically "sick building syndrome." Further details on site (in Washington D.C.), fees, speakers, etc may be obtained by e-mail reply to this message or calling Jim Harris, Ph.D. Training Coordinator Bureau of Laboratories Texas Dept of Health 512-458-7566 jharris@LABA.tdh.texas.gov From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Jan 20 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!swrinde!pipex!uunet!newstf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: unicornbag@aol.com (UNICORNbag) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Mushroom shelf life and irradiation Date: 20 Jan 1995 19:07:12 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 7 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3fpj7g$em@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: unicornbag@aol.com (UNICORNbag) Can anyone give me some leads on irradiation and mushroom shelf life especially regarding shiitake and pleurotus mushrooms. Fax 1 800 797 2247 UNICORNbag@aol.com From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Jan 20 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uunet!newstf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: unicornbag@aol.com (UNICORNbag) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: MUSHROOM IMPORTS FROM CHINA Date: 20 Jan 1995 19:04:11 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 5 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3fpj1r$dh@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: unicornbag@aol.com (UNICORNbag) Does anyone know if there has been imports of shiitake mushrooms from China ? into the US or Canada, names of importers ? quality ? Shelf Life ? prices ? and any other information please Fax 1-800 797 2247 UNICORNbag@aol.com(L.Hsu) From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Jan 20 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!news.ucdavis.edu!dale!ez024693 From: ez024693@dale.ucdavis.edu (James Salyards) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Black Bolete Date: 21 Jan 1995 00:42:44 GMT Organization: University of California, Davis Lines: 4 Message-ID: <3fpla4$pb8@mark.ucdavis.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: dale.ucdavis.edu Summary: ID question Keywords: Black Bolete X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] My local coop sells packages of dried mushrooms labeled- black boletes. I wonder if anyone knows which species this is? The mushrooms are darker and more fragrant than the Boletus edulis mushrooms they sell, and their cheaper too. Please let me know. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Jan 20 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsfeed.pitt.edu!hudson.lm.com!terrazzo.lm.com!not-for-mail From: mspear@telerama.lm.com (mspear) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Portobello Date: 20 Jan 1995 21:08:15 -0500 Organization: Telerama Public Access Internet, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 34 Message-ID: <3fpqaf$419@terrazzo.lm.com> References: <3fmsva$lj4@t2.mscf.uky.edu> <3fpp4g$pdb@crl12.crl.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: terrazzo.lm.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Bob Galvan (kasplash@crl.com) wrote: > recently a large brown mushroom has appeared in Marin and San Francisco > markets under the name "Portobello". At my novice level of > identification skills, I can only say that it looks like Agaricus bitorquis. > Does anyone know what this 'shroom really is? > Bob Galvan > kasplash@crl.com This is our old friend _Agaricus_brunnescense_ (a.k.a. bisporus) var bisporus. Yes, the new "wild" taste treat is in fact the same old common champignon du paris - white button mushroom we all know well. Here's what happened: Growers figured out that they can use a brown colored variety of mushroom and let them "overmature" until they open, flatten and the spores mature. The costs of production are much lower since picking costs go way down. The price can be doubled. On the positive side most people feel that a mature mushroom is much more flavorful than the closed buttons Americans normally eat. I feel the need to have a super-white button is part of the white-bread-sydrome. No flavor but looks nice. On the negative side for growers, however, is the greatly increased risk of the farms getting a disease call "La France" virus. This is totally harmless to humans but can wipe out a mushroom farm. Portobello's are called "opens" or "flats" in England and Australia where they have been a staple of the market for decades. In these countries you can get a nice breakfast flat fried with egg or breaded for breakfast. It's great! From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Jan 20 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.crl.com!crl12.crl.com!not-for-mail From: kasplash@crl.com (Bob Galvan) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Portobello Date: 20 Jan 1995 17:48:00 -0800 Organization: CRL Dialup Internet Access (415) 705-6060 [login: guest] Lines: 10 Message-ID: <3fpp4g$pdb@crl12.crl.com> References: <3fmsva$lj4@t2.mscf.uky.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: crl12.crl.com recently a large brown mushroom has appeared in Marin and San Francisco markets under the name "Portobello". At my novice level of identification skills, I can only say that it looks like Agaricus bitorquis. Does anyone know what this 'shroom really is? Bob Galvan kasplash@crl.com From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Jan 20 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!cs.umd.edu!newsfeed.gsfc.nasa.gov!ukma!seqanal.mi.uky.edu!staben From: staben@seqanal.mi.uky.edu (Chuck Staben) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: codon usage in N. crassa Date: 19 Jan 1995 23:35:06 GMT Organization: University of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences Lines: 6 Message-ID: <3fmsva$lj4@t2.mscf.uky.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: seqanal.mi.uky.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL9] Experimental Mycology 18:70-81 contains a codon usage table and other data concerning Neurorospora genes. Similar data for a variety of organisms have also been annually collected in an issue of Nucleic Acids Research. Our paper (above) suggests that usage statistics are unlikely to be dramatically altered by the inclusion of additional data, so you can feel fairly comfortable with our table, although it contains about 80 genes. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat Jan 21 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.pop.psu.edu!hudson.lm.com!africa.lm.com!not-for-mail From: mspear@telerama.lm.com (mspear) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Dr. Sinden Dead Date: 21 Jan 1995 23:13:06 -0500 Organization: Telerama Public Access Internet, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 12 Message-ID: <3fsm0i$kn7@africa.lm.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: africa.lm.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Since this newsgroup is into myco-culture perhaps the membership would want to learn of the passing of the great Dr. James Sinden. Sinden entered the button mushroom industry in the 1940s. At that time the Agaricus industry is where the Exotics industry is now. Sinden did a lot including the invention of grain spawn, the short composting method, growing in trays, and other innovations we take for granted nowdays. Sinden lived past 90 to see acclaim from those who knew his accomplishments. There are not many like Doc. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jan 22 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!SARG.PGH.WEC.COM!mh From: mh@SARG.PGH.WEC.COM ("Mike Hoffelder") Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Morel Production Date: 23 Jan 1995 08:08:46 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 4 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9501230808.ZM821@sarg.pgh.wec.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net I saw a PBS show that showed researchers at Michigan State (I believe) who were developing a process for commercial production of Morels. Does anybody know more about this or who to contact? From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jan 22 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!swiss.ans.net!prodigy.com!usenet From: VPGH51A@prodigy.com (Jim Berlstein) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Black Bolete Date: 23 Jan 1995 03:24:05 GMT Organization: Prodigy Services Company 1-800-PRODIGY Lines: 20 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3fv7gl$hue@usenetw1.news.prodigy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: inugap4.news.prodigy.com X-Newsreader: Version 1.2 Just a guess, but I would guess the black bolete could be Leccinum Manzanita, or the Manzanita Bolete. It stains Blackish/bluish/purplish whaen cooked are dried. Like all leccinums, it should have raised dark spots on the stem, unlike the reticulations on the stalk of the Boletus Edulis. They also sell for less, and are less flavorful. I saw one Boletus Edulis atop a pile of Manzanita Boletes at Pike street market in Seattle, the whole bin labeled as Boletus Edulis. I confronted the owner of the stand, who clearly was a victim, as well as an unwitting perpetrator of fraud. My wife called me off of him. Of course, he should be following the basic rule of.... If you can't identify it, don't sell it! Of course, I could be wrong. Jim Berlstein Waiting for Autumn From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Jan 22 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!gatech!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!ukma!news.uky.edu!chuck From: Chuck Staben Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: electroporation Date: 23 Jan 1995 18:42:28 GMT Organization: University of Kentucky Computing Services Lines: 8 Message-ID: <3g0tak$4ve@service1.uky.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: 128.163.21.206 I would like to develop an electroporation protocol for Aspergillus nidulans. I am aware of conditions for N. crassa and for S. cerevisiae, and I know that many other fungi have been electroporated. I would like to hear other people's experience with Aspergillus or general guidance on developing an effective electroporation protocol. Mark Lies Please reply to: cmlies00@ukcc.uky.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Jan 23 22:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!swrinde!pipex!peernews.demon.co.uk!demon!gram.demon.co.uk!user From: gren@gram.demon.co.uk (Gareth Renowden) Subject: Edible fungi in New Zealand X-Nntp-Posting-Host: gram.demon.co.uk Message-ID: Sender: news@demon.co.uk (Usenet Administration) Organization: Publishing consultant Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 10:26:28 GMT Lines: 11 I shall be moving to New Zealand in the next year or so, and as keen amateur mushroom hunter and eater am naturally interested in what can be found and eaten in that fair land. Any pointers/good books etc? All help gratefully received. -- Gareth Renowden l Publishing & marketing consultant l "I don't know what I want, Voice +44 (0)181 241 4852 l but I want it NOW!" Fax +44 (0)181 943 4294 l Sir Henry Rawlinson e-mail gren@gram.demon.co.uk l (c) Viv Stanshall From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jan 24 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!gatech!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!news.duke.edu!godot.cc.duq.edu!hudson.lm.com!asia.lm.com!not-for-mail From: mspear@telerama.lm.com (mspear) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Morel Production Date: 24 Jan 1995 21:36:12 -0500 Organization: Telerama Public Access Internet, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 29 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3g4des$2hr@asia.lm.com> References: <9501230808.ZM821@sarg.pgh.wec.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: asia.lm.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Mike Hoffelder (mh@SARG.PGH.WEC.COM) wrote: > I saw a PBS show that showed researchers at Michigan State (I believe) > who were developing a process for commercial production of Morels. > Does anybody know more about this or who to contact? I'm not sure that the University is still doing much work. Several years ago the project "went commercial". First the idea was to sell licenses but the price was _way_ to high. As far as I know the only company who bought in had the backing of the Swiss government and still was unprofitable. Next the technology was sold to Domino's pizza. That lasted a couple of years. Finally the whole thing was sold again. This time to a company called Terry Foods. Terry is a large and respected grower of button mushrooms. As I understand it there is a pilot plant in place that is rumored to be pretty nice but not self supporting financially. Last I heard, Terry plans to invest enough to make a profitable production plant. Domino's promised this as well but reconsidered. This work has been almost successful for a number of years. Email me if you want the contact details. Remember that the owners of the process as it stands consider it highly proprietary. They even have a patent but many have criticized the patent as being so non-informative as to be invalid. In any event they are not about to give away their technology to casual questioners. They may still be looking for investers however. ---- Mark mspear@sylvanres.com From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Jan 24 22:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.agroforestry,bionet.mycology,eunet.news From: cfaw@cabrach.demon.co.uk (Francis A Williamson) Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!pipex!peernews.demon.co.uk!cabrach.demon.co.uk!cfaw Subject: SME Partners Sought Organization: Myorganisation Reply-To: cfaw@cabrach.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Demon Internet Simple News v1.27 Lines: 22 X-Posting-Host: cabrach.demon.co.uk Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 06:55:31 +0000 Message-ID: <791016931snz@cabrach.demon.co.uk> Sender: usenet@demon.co.uk Xref: biosci bionet.agroforestry:1187 bionet.mycology:1426 We are developing a proposal for EU funding for forestry/mycorrhiza research. We need collaboration from SMEs in EU countries (non-UK). Having failed to gain immediate mastery of the CORDIS database, we use this forum to ask all non-UK SMEs with interests in forestry and/or mycorrhizas to contact us as soon as possible with proposals for collaboration (email, fax, telephone or post). Any suggestions of hot topics from non-SMEs would of course be greatly appreciated too. -- Francis A Williamson, PhD Williamson Research Ltd Lesmurdie House Lower Cabrach Hu