From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat Apr 01 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!news.sprintlink.net!news.bluesky.net!solaris.cc.vt.edu!swiss.ans.net!prodigy.com!usenet From: VPGH51A@prodigy.com (Jim Berlstein) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: **FAST CASH** Date: 2 Apr 1995 00:36:35 GMT Organization: Prodigy Services Company 1-800-PRODIGY Lines: 15 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3lkrij$bn4@usenetw1.news.prodigy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: inugap4.news.prodigy.com X-Newsreader: Version 1.2 I no speak so good, but I send 1 dried morel out to 5 people and I get back 50,000 pounds of dried morels! I want share good fortune, this is for reel, and monkeys are flying out of my butt, no, really, they are, why would I lie? - JIM BERLSTEIN VPGH51A@prodigy.com From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat Apr 01 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!RUMAC.UPR.CLU.EDU!C_BETANCOURT From: C_BETANCOURT@RUMAC.UPR.CLU.EDU Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: CMI Date: 2 Apr 1995 06:10:02 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 2 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <950402090854.212268d7@rumac.upr.clu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net I would like to know to acces the Commonwealth Mycological Institute databases.Please send the information to my E_mail From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat Apr 01 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!torn!news.unb.ca!peinet.pe.ca!peinet.pe.ca!not-for-mail From: stewart@bud.peinet.pe.ca (Paul Stewart) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: straw culture Date: 2 Apr 1995 15:44:32 -0400 Organization: PEINet, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada Lines: 45 Sender: stewart@bud.peinet.pe.ca Distribution: world Message-ID: <3lmrag$le0@bud.peinet.pe.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: bud.peinet.pe.ca I am currently growing a few dozen bottles of grain spawn of oyster mushrooms, and plan to inoculate pasteurized straw. As this is my first attempt, I would like to float a couple of questions to the group. I could not find detailed answers to these questions in Stamet's latest book. 1. How does one cut the straw into the desired lengths without expensive farm machinery? I have access to a chipper which a friend uses to chop apples prior to cider pressing, but he says when he tried straw in it, the straw wasn't so much cut as "puffed up". 2. I plan to dump the pasteurized straw on bleach-cleaned plastic sheeting, inoculate with grain spawn, roll the sheet into a tube, tie the ends with wire, and hang the tube in a plastic-partitioned grow room in the loft of my garage/barn. Will this work? I just don't have the cash for "space bags" right now. How cold can such a mixture be and still grow? 3. In the interest of obtaining slants or spores from others within Canada or USA, what are the regulations governing transport or mailing of spawn/spores? 4. All I can find on PEI is barley/oats straw. Not much wheat grown here, and the straw is ploughed back in. Stamets favors wheat straw. Is there anything I can supplement the barley/oat straw with to bring it up to scratch? 5. The grain I am using is also barley/oats. Not much rye grown here and what I've found is quite expensive. I know about 50% moisture is good for grain spawn, but I steeped/boiled the damn stuff for two hours and couldn't get the weight of 100 mL of the stuff to double. Best I could do was 35%, which seems awfully low. Anyone else use this grain? Also, when cooled the next day, thousands of tiny white dots was seen on the grain surface. Is this some form of contamination or a normal phenomenon of boiled grain? It appeared on the inoculated and unopened bottles both. 6. I drilled holes in the mason cover, and put a piece of filter paper (Whatman #42 Ashless) over it before sterilizing. I sterilize at 15 lbs for 1.5 hours, and autoclave tape placed in the center of the grain jar turned black. Will this filter paper be sufficient to keep te interior sterile? I will be most grateful for any replies... Paul from the Great Thawing Northeast From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Apr 02 23:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!agate!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!yarrum From: yarrum@netcom.com (murcohen) Subject: Kambucha??? Message-ID: Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] Date: Mon, 3 Apr 1995 06:27:03 GMT Lines: 6 Sender: yarrum@netcom.netcom.com Can someone refer me to an article on this fungus and tea and the health benefits, if any, derived from it? Please Email to: yarrum@netcom.com thanks.... -- yarrum@netcom.com From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Apr 02 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!daresbury!not-for-mail From: Alfiya Fattakhova Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: e-mail Phytopathology Date: 3 Apr 1995 15:43:38 +0100 Lines: 2 Sender: lpddist@mserv1.dl.ac.uk Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <3lp1iq$jh2@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> X-Pass-Through: Kazan State University network Original-To: mycology@dl.ac.uk Dear netters, I am seeking e-mail or mail adress of Phytopathology journal,I need the Order for authers. Please if somebody know, help me. My Internet: fata@charlie.ksu.ras.ru From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Apr 02 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!cabi.org!D.BRAYFORD From: D.BRAYFORD@cabi.org ("David Brayford ", IMI) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: RE: CMI Date: 3 Apr 1995 00:48:59 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 46 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <2F7F9BD9@msm.cgnet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Hi We are the International Mycological Institute nowadays. (This is because our parent company, CAB International, is a treaty level International organisation with an intergovernmental governing board, not restricted to members of the British Commonwealth). At present most of our databases are not available for dial-in access, with the exception of our Culture Collection catalogue via the Microbial Strain Data Network (ask MSDN@PHX.CAM.AC.UK). However, CAB International is planning a WWW page in the near future and IMI will be part of that. Meanwhile, what information are you wanting to access? Maybe we can help out. For info, please note that we have a new address: International Mycological Institute Bakeham Lane Egham, Surrey TW20 9TY UK Phone: (01784) 470111 FAX: (01784) 470909 Email: IMI@CABI.ORG You can reach particular IMI mycologists here via email by taking their 1st initial, a dot, their surname, followed by @CABI.ORG. The same goes for our plant pathology, industrial, biochemical, bacteriological and food mycology staff. If you want information on CABI databases, such as CAB Abstracts, ask CABI@CABI.ORG. Let me know what you are looking for and I'll try to help out. Please include your email address as part of the text of your message, otherwise it just comes through as "BIOSCI-REQUEST". Dave Brayford, IMI d.brayford@cabi.org ---------- From: BIOSCI-REQUEST To: mycology Subject: CMI Date: 02 April 1995 6:10 I would like to know to acces the Commonwealth Mycological Institute databases.Please send the information to my E_mail From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Apr 02 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!KOKO.CSUSTAN.EDU!jshuman From: jshuman@KOKO.CSUSTAN.EDU (Jeremy Shuman) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: (none) Date: 3 Apr 1995 09:10:05 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 1 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9504031610.AA23332@koko.csustan.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Apr 02 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!torn!news.bc.net!rover.ucs.ualberta.ca!finzi.ccinet.ab.ca!news@ccinet.ab.ca From: ksanders@ccinet.ab.ca (Ken Sanderson) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: black morel and ... Date: 3 Apr 1995 22:59:10 GMT Organization: CCI Networks, a division of Corporate Computers Inc. Lines: 20 Message-ID: <3lpuju$1s4@finzi.ccinet.ab.ca> References: <9503301956.AA12716@sunblock.wec.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: fortmacr3.ccinet.ab.ca X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.90.3 In article <9503301956.AA12716@sunblock.wec.com>, mh@SUNBLOCK.PGH.WEC.COM (Mike Hoffelder) says: > >Ken Sanderson wrote: > >> ..... What is the best way to get rid of the worms >> I find in even the youngest morel? > >What kind of worms do you find in morels?!?! >I have been gathering morels for 25 years, >and have found very few pests inhabiting morels. >I have found only a couple of slugs and a few >wood lice in my whole 25 year morel experience. > The worms I find are small white ones approx 5-10 mm long (1/4 inch). I have found them in abundance in almost all morels I find here (northern Alberta, Canada) even very small ones. It has somewhat ruined the idea of eating them. Ken Sanderson From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Apr 02 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!olivea!decwrl!nntp.crl.com!crl5.crl.com!not-for-mail From: mitymik@crl.com (Mick Ishmael) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Hi...I'm a clueless newbie! Date: 3 Apr 1995 09:53:15 -0700 Organization: CRL Dialup Internet Access (415) 705-6060 [Login: guest] Lines: 9 Message-ID: <3lp95r$n9i@crl5.crl.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: crl5.crl.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] at least when it comes to mushrooms.Where can i find the FAQ...and can someone tell me about them things i see at the grocery (common commercial mushrooms)? I remember a TV program a while bact that said you could grow a certain variety of mushroom on (hickory charcoal?)...anybody know what i'm refering to? thanx. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Apr 02 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!KOKO.CSUSTAN.EDU!jshuman From: jshuman@KOKO.CSUSTAN.EDU (Jeremy Shuman) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Subscribe Date: 3 Apr 1995 09:07:02 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 3 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9504031607.AA23199@koko.csustan.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net I would like to subscribe to the mycology newsgroup by mail. thanks. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Apr 03 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!UNIX1.SNCC.LSU.EDU!esiegel From: esiegel@UNIX1.SNCC.LSU.EDU (Eric Robb Siegel) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: HELP: Fungal nuclei isolation Date: 3 Apr 1995 20:49:23 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 3 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9504040349.AA161714@unix1.sncc.lsu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net you could make fungal protoplasts, and then try using on them some of the techniques used for getting subcellular fractionation of plant material. I do not have any of the latter at my fingertips to cite, but not only do they isolate chloroplasts all the time, they also do "nuclear runoff" experiments with isolated plant nuclei. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Apr 03 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!Norway.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!news.tamu.edu!128.194.103.15!leland From: leland@straylight.tamu.edu (Leland Ellis) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Microbial Strain Data Network (MSDN) Followup-To: bionet.mycology Date: 04 Apr 1995 16:13:24 GMT Organization: W.M. Keck Center for Genome Informatics, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, Houston Lines: 84 Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: straylight.tamu.edu Hello, the following announcement for a WWW page for the Microbial Strain Data Network (MSDN) appeared on the biodiv-l Email ListServer. The MSDN, which resides at the Base de Dados Tropical in Campinas (Sao Paulo, Brasil), contains quite a few pointers to data sources, incl. several for fungi. Cheers, Leland P.S.: From biodiv-l@ftpt.br Tue Apr 4 04:38 CDT 1995 Return-Path: Errors-To: dora@ftpt.br Date: Mon, 3 Apr 95 13:36:23 EST Errors-To: dora@ftpt.br Reply-To: biodiv-l@ftpt.br Originator: biodiv-l Sender: biodiv-l@ftpt.br Precedence: bulk From: dora@ftpt.br (Dora Ann Lange Canhos) To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: MSDN web page X-Listserver-Version: 6.0 -- UNIX ListServer by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Comment: Biodiversity Information Network List Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1666 The Microbial Strain Data Network (MSDN) has launched its web server at BDT. The location is http://www.bdt.org.br/msdn/msdn.html This server includes the following databases: Bacterial Nomenclature (DSM's compilation of IJSB) Fungi from Brazil Recorded by Batista and Co-Workers American Type Culture Collection (link to ATCC web server) AVIS Animal Virus Information System Brazilian Catalogues CCALA Czech Algae and Cyanobacteria CCM Czech Bacteria CCF Czech Filamentous Fungi DSM Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen IBSO Siberian Luminous Bacteria KMMGU Russia Bacteria IMI International Mycological Institute IPPAS Russia Algae MSU Russia Yeasts NCYC UK National Collection Yeasts PETERHOF Genetic Collection S.cerevisiae Yeasts LEBIN Russia Basidiomycetes RIAM Russia Fungi Slovenia Filamentous Fungi VKM Russia of Bacteria, Fungi and Yeasts VKM Russia Genetically Modified Organisms VKPM Russia of Industrial Organisms (Bacteria, Fungi, Yeasts, Actinomycetes) Bacterial Identification Matrices EBIS European Community Biotechnology Information Service Microbial Strain Data Network International Directory This server also has links to: WFCC World Data Centre on Microorganisms (WDCM) Bioline Publications IRRO Databases on Environmental Releases -- ----------------------------------------------------------- Dora Ann Lange Canhos E-mail: dora@bdt.org.br Base de Dados Tropical Tel: +55 192 427022 Fundacao "Andre' Tosello" Fax: +55 192 427827 (http://www.bdt.org.br) ----------------------------------------------------------- -- ************************************************************************** Leland Ellis, Ph.D. -- Director, W.M. Keck Center for Genome Informatics Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, Houston Email: leland@straylight.tamu.edu WWW: http://straylight.tamu.edu/straylight.html ************************************************************************** From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Apr 03 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!peernews.demon.co.uk!nova.novanet.org!harringtonj-smtc Newsgroups: bionet.mycology From: harringtonj-smtc@nova.novanet.org (harringtonj-smtc) Subject: Re: straw growing X-Posting-Host: novacon.cerl.uiuc.edu Date: Tue, 4 Apr 1995 06:16:00 +0000 Message-ID: <199504040618.AA20725@novacon.cerl.uiuc.edu> Sender: usenet@demon.co.uk Lines: 50 Paul, Regarding growing out the Oyster mushrooms, IMHO, 1. Chopping the straw: A chipper won't do it. Chippers are for wood. You need a shredder, or chipper/shredder. If none available, spread your straw out on a flat soil surface and work it over with a lawn mower. 2. Rolling you own plastic tubing is risky. You need a TIGHT, COMPACT medium for the mycelium to colonize. You will probably end up with some air gaps or pockets that will contaminate. For your first go at it, you might consider some sturdy 4 mil plastic bags, about a cubic foot in size. Much easier to handle. Your rolled plastic tube might rip apart when you hang it up, especially after you puncture it for the fruit to bloom through? 3. Temps for spawn run etc: You need to follow the parameters for the temp/humidity fairly closely. If its too low, you risk contamination from competitors. Stamets give the parameters for Ostreatus P. in his book. Copy success. Maximize your growing area. If you have a space heater (electric) available, put a line voltage thermostat in-line on the extension cord. That way you can maintain the required temps for the different stages. 4. Straws: OAT straw should be fine. Wheat is preferred because of its structure, but OAT is ok. Dr. Ralph Kurtzman, USDA plant pathologist, was one of the pioneers with Oyster cultivation, in the 1970's. He wrote that he had poor results with barley. Stamets said barley was acceptable. Both agreed OAT is fine. 5. SPAWN GRAIN: Again, OAT grain should be fine. Its not clear how you are sterilizing it? It MUST be done in a pressure cooker, at the specified times/pressures. Boiling in a open atomosphere won't make it. Soak it overnight before you autoclave it. 6. Inoculation rates: inoculate pasterized straw at minimum of 5% or dry weight of straw, i.e., dry straw + 100 lbs, add 5 # of grain spawn, ideally 10 # (10 %). Higher inoculation rate will result in faster colonization. Hope this helps! Joe Portland, Maine From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Apr 03 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netnews From: DITTO70@ix.netcom.com (MARK PLOTKIN) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Cordyceps Date: 4 Apr 1995 04:20:22 GMT Organization: Netcom Lines: 7 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3lqhe6$4le@ixnews4.ix.netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ix-dc6-02.ix.netcom.com All, I'm a newcomer to this newsgroup looking for popular articles on life history and medicinal applications of Cordyceps suitable for high school and college level audiences. Any suggestionswould be most appreciated. F. Bonifay From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Apr 03 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!IDPTV.IDBSU.EDU!pub907 From: pub907@IDPTV.IDBSU.EDU (Warren Rekow) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: straw culture (Paul Stewart) Date: 4 Apr 1995 09:51:33 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 47 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net > 1. How does one cut the straw into the desired lengths without > expensive farm machinery? .... One can get good growth of Oysters on straw without cutting or shredding. The innoculated straw should be tightly packed to increase the density. > 2. I plan to dump the pasteurized straw on bleach-cleaned > plastic sheeting, inoculate with grain spawn, roll the sheet into a tube, > tie the ends with wire, and hang the tube in a plastic-partitioned grow > room in the loft of my garage/barn. Will this work? I just don't have the > cash for "space bags" right now. How cold can such a mixture be and still > grow? That would probably work fine, though just packing the straw into new unused garbage bags of whatever size might be an easier approach. In either case be sure to poke many holes into the container soon after filling. Temperature requirements vary with the strain or species, but the high 60s to low 70s would probably be good. See Stamets' books. > 4... Is there anything I can supplement the barley/oat straw with to > bring it up to scratch? You should be able to get fruiting without supplementing the straw. Oysters can grow on many cellulosic substrates. > 5. The grain I am using is also barley/oats. .... If the grain is real clean with a low spore count as evidenced by few or no contaminated jars, and if the grain kernels do not get gummed together after autoclaving, then it should work. Some people use wheat or millet. If the white spots are contamination you will probably soon know by observing non-white growths, places devoid of mycelia, or an unpleasant odor. A good procedure is to soak the grain overnight prior to autoclaving. This both hydrates the grain, and gives contaminant spores a chance to germinate so that they will be more susceptible to kill by autoclaving. > 6. I drilled holes in the mason cover, and put a piece of filter > paper (Whatman #42 Ashless) over it .... > Will this filter paper be sufficient to keep te interior sterile? Per above, you will soon know. It seems like Oyster or other mycelia would be able to degrade the paper. Fungi Perfecti sells filter disks and plastic jar lids which work well and endure a long time. -- Warren Rekow (pub907@idptv.idbsu.edu) HC 79, Box 104, Melba ID 83641 Phone or fax: 208-896-4908 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Apr 04 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!adam.cc.sunysb.edu!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!psuvm!hgw1 Organization: Penn State University Date: Wed, 5 Apr 1995 10:20:47 EDT From: Heather Treaster Message-ID: <95095.102047HGW1@psuvm.psu.edu> Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Grad. Assistantships Available Lines: 14 Graduate Assistantships Available. The Penn State Plant Pathology Department has several assistantships available for M.S. or Ph.D. students. 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From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Apr 05 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.tc.cornell.edu!travelers.mail.cornell.edu!newstand.syr.edu!rodan.syr.edu!jworrall From: jworrall@rodan.syr.edu (James J. Worrall) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Referring to members of higher taxa Date: 6 Apr 1995 14:59:09 GMT Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse NY Lines: 22 Message-ID: <3m0vjt$hus@newstand.syr.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.syr.edu I would be grateful for opinions from mycologists, especially systematists, on acceptable ways to refer to members of certain higher taxa. For instance, if we believe in a class Ascomycetes, most of us get in the habit of using sentences like: "Ascomycetes produce asci," as if the class were a plural reference to all members, rather than saying, "Members of the Ascomycetes produce asci." If we believe instead that the group should be recognized at the division level, we have a choice of: "Ascomycota produce asci," which sounds bad; "Members of the Ascomycota produce asci," "Ascomycetes produce asci," using a lower-case informal term; or "Ascomycotans produce asci," as Kendrick did in his book. None of these seem completely satisfactory. Using the term "ascomycetes" to refer to members of the division Ascomycota may be a bad habit and is certainly confusing to students. Any opinions out there? Thanks. Jim Worrall From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Apr 05 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!adam.cc.sunysb.edu!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news.moneng.mei.com!uwm.edu!newsspool.doit.wisc.edu!news.doit.wisc.edu!F180-124.net.wisc.edu!jmicales From: jmicales@facstaff.wisc.edu (Jessie Micales) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Referring to members of higher taxa Date: Thu, 6 Apr 1995 17:56:15 GMT Organization: U.S. Forest Service Lines: 32 Message-ID: References: <3m0vjt$hus@newstand.syr.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: f180-124.net.wisc.edu >I would be grateful for opinions from mycologists, especially >systematists, on acceptable ways to refer to members of >certain higher taxa. For instance, if we believe in a class >Ascomycetes, most of us get in the habit of using sentences >like: "Ascomycetes produce asci," as if the class were a plural >reference to all members, rather than saying, "Members of the >Ascomycetes produce asci." >If we believe instead that the group should be recognized at the >division level, we have a choice of: >"Ascomycota produce asci," which sounds bad; >"Members of the Ascomycota produce asci," >"Ascomycetes produce asci," using a lower-case informal term; or >"Ascomycotans produce asci," as Kendrick did in his book. >None of these seem completely satisfactory. Using the term >"ascomycetes" to refer to members of the division Ascomycota >may be a bad habit and is certainly confusing to students. >Any opinions out there? Thanks. >Jim Worrall Although I'm not a mycologist in the pure, classical sense, it has always been my belief that your original statement is proper (ascomycetes produce asci), except that you would use lower case "a" for ascomycetes. I recently had a manuscript returned from a reviewer who changed "Basidiomycete" to "basidiomycete" in the same type of situation. The singular form would also be correct (e.g. Cryphonectria is an ascomycete). I will be interested in seeing other people's responses. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Apr 05 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!news.swt.edu!pirates.cs.swt.edu!swrinde!emory!usenet From: djdlab@bimcore.emory.edu (Dean Danner Lab) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: UCSF fungi? Date: 6 Apr 1995 22:04:22 GMT Organization: Biomolecular Computing Resource, Emory University Lines: 6 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3m1oh6$5eu@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> Reply-To: mlanterm@gmm.gen.emory.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: bimcore.emory.edu Is there anyone at UCSF doing some fun things with fungi? Need a post-doc? Please write me if you know anything/one: mlanterm@gmm.gen.emory.edu Margaret Lanterman From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Apr 05 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!grapevine.lcs.mit.edu!chaos.dac.neu.edu!news3.near.net!bigboote.WPI.EDU!wpi.WPI.EDU!crusberg From: crusberg@wpi.edu (Theodore C. Crusberg) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Cell Wall Breakage Date: 6 Apr 1995 19:49:37 GMT Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Lines: 10 Message-ID: <3m1gkh$i79@bigboote.WPI.EDU> NNTP-Posting-Host: wpi.wpi.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] I would like to break through the cell walls of a Penicillium sp. to rescue a periplasmic enzyme. I have used a number of enzymes to digest the cell wall. Recently we read about a method in which the mycelia is lyophilized and then treated with diluted ammonium hydroxide. Has anyone tried this? Are there any better techniques? Thanks, Ted Crusberg Biology & Biotechnology Worcester Polytechnic Institute From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Apr 05 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!BSCR.UGA.EDU!arnold From: arnold@BSCR.UGA.EDU Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: (none) Date: 6 Apr 1995 13:00:54 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 16 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <0098E7C0.067D685B.73@bscr.uga.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Physical maps of the Aspergillus nidulans genome are available by anonymous ftp from fungus.genetics.uga.edu . - - - - - - - - - - - Jonathan Arnold - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . | Dept. of Genetics, | | University of Georgia | | Athens, Georgia 30602 | | Phone: (706) 542-1449 | | messages: (706) 542-9359 | | FAX: (706) 542-3910 | | Internet: ARNOLD@BSCR.UGA.EDU | . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Apr 06 23:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.moneng.mei.com!uwm.edu!reuter.cse.ogi.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!ns1.nodak.edu!badlands!jweiland From: jweiland@badlands.NoDak.edu (John J Weiland) Subject: Pyrenophora mating--observations. Sender: usenet@ns1.nodak.edu (Usenet login) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 7 Apr 1995 13:31:34 GMT Nntp-Posting-Host: badlands.nodak.edu Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 27 First of all, thanks to all who responded to queries about mating of Pyrenophora in culture. I wish to relay some interesting results so far. The most common protocol relayed to me for mating of P.teres was to get mycelia of opposite mating types growing on Sach's agar with bits of sterile barley straw as perithecia substrate. Then place in dark at 10-15C for several months, and chack for maturation of asci along the way. Here's the interesting part---after 3 months (it is now the first week in April) only one of the 25 plates that were seeded for each cross is maturing now, and it is REALLY cranking out the ascospores. This plate was treated differently from the others, however. It was brought home one week after initial seeding (mycelia had already invaded the straw and protoperithecia were evident) and placed in a west-facing bedroom that was un-heated (this is northern Minnesota, USA). The plates were not exposed to direct sunlight, but were near a closed window. Temperatures in this room probably ranged from 5C to 15C and the daylength was naturally increasing with the coming of spring. So, maybe those in the southern hemisphere may wish to try this---the experiment could be to plate some matings now since the days are growing shorter, and compare the results to platings after June 21. Please post/Email comments if you have any questions. John Weiland Department of Plant Pathology NDSU Fargo, North Dakota USA From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Apr 06 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!daresbury!not-for-mail From: Alfiya Fattakhova Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: conferences? Date: 7 Apr 1995 14:17:40 +0100 Lines: 2 Sender: lpddist@mserv1.dl.ac.uk Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <3m3e1k$9er@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> X-Pass-Through: Kazan State University network Original-To: mycology@dl.ac.uk Dear netters ! Das anybody know what confernces will be in the future in mycology and phytopathology ? please, e-mail: fata@charlie.ksu.ras.ru From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Apr 06 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!news.sprintlink.net!pipex!oleane!jussieu.fr!fdn.fr!uunet!newsfeed.ACO.net!fstgds15.tu-graz.ac.at!usenet From: Michael Murkovic Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: solid state fermentation Date: 7 Apr 1995 09:02:10 GMT Organization: Graz University of Technology, Austria Lines: 6 Message-ID: <3m2v2i$9e8@fstgds15.tu-graz.ac.at> NNTP-Posting-Host: fbiocpc10.tu-graz.ac.at I've a problem in determination of fungal biomass in solid state fermentation. Can anyone give me a hint? thanks mike From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Apr 06 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!newshost.lanl.gov!news.ttu.edu!aurora.LaTech.edu!darwin.sura.net!news.mci.net!news.mid.net!news.ksu.ksu.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!uwm.edu!newsspool.doit.wisc.edu!news.doit.wisc.edu!F180-200.net.wisc.edu!jmicales From: jmicales@facstaff.wisc.edu (Jessie Micales) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Cell Wall Breakage Date: Fri, 7 Apr 1995 13:36:53 GMT Organization: U.S. Forest Service Lines: 19 Message-ID: References: <3m1gkh$i79@bigboote.WPI.EDU> NNTP-Posting-Host: f180-200.net.wisc.edu >I would like to break through the cell walls of a Penicillium sp. to >rescue a periplasmic enzyme. I have used a number of enzymes to >digest the cell wall. Recently we read about a method in which the >mycelia is lyophilized and then treated with diluted ammonium >hydroxide. Has anyone tried this? Are there any better techniques? >Thanks, >Ted Crusberg >Biology & Biotechnology >Worcester Polytechnic Institute Lyophilization can denature some enzymes. I've never had much luck with it myself. I usually use a mortar and pestle to crush hyphae in liquid nitrogen, perhaps with some glass beads (although they usually aren't necessary). This seems to work sufficiently for what I do (enzyme extractions from basidiomycetes). Jessie Micales Forest Products Laboratory Madison, WI From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Apr 06 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!matlock.mindspring.com!jemini.mindspring.com!jeb From: jeb@mindspring.com (Jeb Howell) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Mycology Definitive bible or Key Date: Thu, 6 Apr 1995 21:12:08 -0400 Organization: MindSpring Enterprises, Inc. Lines: 6 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: jemini.mindspring.com X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B] I am not a mushroom person, but my brother has a keen interest in the subject, and would like me to inquire of the group if there is a single best reference book about the culture of and identification of North American mushrooms. Any input would be appreciated. My email address is jeb@mindspring.com. THANKS MUCHLY!!! From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Apr 07 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!adam.cc.sunysb.edu!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.pop.psu.edu!hudson.lm.com!india.lm.com!not-for-mail From: mspear@telerama.lm.com (mspear) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: solid state fermentation Date: 7 Apr 1995 21:48:16 -0500 Organization: Telerama Public Access Internet, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 20 Message-ID: <3m4thg$ne5@india.lm.com> References: <3m2v2i$9e8@fstgds15.tu-graz.ac.at> NNTP-Posting-Host: india.lm.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Michael Murkovic (f548murk@mbox.tu-graz.ac.at) wrote: > I've a problem in determination of fungal biomass in > solid state fermentation. Can anyone give me a hint? > thanks > mike Classic problem faced by many. I know only of rough solutions. A couple of years ago Romaine at PSU developed an ELISA (I think) that he could use to quantify cells. I have seen claims for an ATP assay. Of course these are only very indirect measures. I tend to appoach it more from a "How many cells?" point of view than a "What mass?" point of view. This can be assayed by serial dilution plating or inoculation effeciency tests. How about a MPN assay? ---- Mark From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Apr 07 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!Norway.EU.net!EU.net!uunet!hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!portal.gmu.edu!osf1.gmu.edu!hkilpatr From: hkilpatr@osf1.gmu.edu (HENRY E. KILPATRICK JR.) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Morels in the Mid-Atlantic Date: 7 Apr 1995 14:00:22 GMT Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA Lines: 6 Message-ID: <3m3ghm$p2b@portal.gmu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: osf1.gmu.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] A few morels were found in the Washington, DC area on March 26. It's been cold and dry lately, so I doubt there have been many more fruitings. -- Buddy Kilpatrick From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Apr 07 23:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!adam.cc.sunysb.edu!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!news.bc.net!vanbc.wimsey.com!unixg.ubc.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!news.UVic.CA!news.pfc.forestry.ca!PFC.Forestry.CA!RWINDER From: rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA (Richard Winder) Subject: Re: e-mail Phytopathology X-Nntp-Posting-Host: pfc.pfc.forestry.ca Message-ID: Sender: news@news.pfc.forestry.ca (Usenet News) Reply-To: rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA Organization: Forestry Canada (Pacific Forestry Centre) References: <3lp1iq$jh2@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> Distribution: bionet Date: Fri, 7 Apr 1995 16:15:13 GMT Lines: 12 In article <3lp1iq$jh2@mserv1.dl.ac.uk>, Alfiya Fattakhova writes: >Dear netters, I am seeking e-mail or mail adress of Phytopathology journal, >I need the Order for authers. >Please if somebody know, help me. My Internet: fata@charlie.ksu.ras.ru E-mail apsnet@scisoc.org RICHARD WINDER Title: Research Scientist Canadian Forest Service Phone: (604) 363-0773 Victoria, B.C. Internet: RWINDER@A1.PFC.Forestry.CA From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Apr 07 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!Norway.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!uunet!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: cavetocave@aol.com (CAVETOCAVE) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Hi...I'm a clueless newbie! Date: 6 Apr 1995 03:23:32 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 7 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3m04tk$j09@newsbf02.news.aol.com> References: <3lp95r$n9i@crl5.crl.com> Reply-To: cavetocave@aol.com (CAVETOCAVE) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com Don't eat the common commercial one if you are trying to avoid commercial toxins. Because of the problems of growing out of compost, fungicides (for the lower fungus) and pesticides )for the flying inscects eggs/larva are used. Eat shiitake' or tree oyster or wild from the woods types and you will not have that problem. Also if taste is a priority, same same. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Apr 07 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!nac.no!Norway.EU.net!EU.net!news.sprintlink.net!uunet!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: cavetocave@aol.com (CAVETOCAVE) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Kambucha??? Date: 6 Apr 1995 03:22:50 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 2 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3m04sa$ivc@newsbf02.news.aol.com> References: Reply-To: cavetocave@aol.com (CAVETOCAVE) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com Mushroom The Journal ran a very good article by Paul Stamets who regularly posts on this board. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Apr 07 23:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!adam.cc.sunysb.edu!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!news.bc.net!vanbc.wimsey.com!unixg.ubc.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!news.UVic.CA!news.pfc.forestry.ca!PFC.Forestry.CA!RWINDER From: rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA (Richard Winder) Subject: Re: straw culture X-Nntp-Posting-Host: pfc.pfc.forestry.ca Message-ID: Sender: news@news.pfc.forestry.ca (Usenet News) Reply-To: rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA Organization: Forestry Canada (Pacific Forestry Centre) References: <3lmrag$le0@bud.peinet.pe.ca> Date: Fri, 7 Apr 1995 16:08:45 GMT Lines: 21 In article <3lmrag$le0@bud.peinet.pe.ca>, stewart@bud.peinet.pe.ca (Paul Stewart) writes: > > 3. In the interest of obtaining slants or spores from others >within Canada or USA, what are the regulations governing transport or >mailing of spawn/spores? > > As far as I know, you only have a problem if the fungus you are importing is considered pathogenic- a glance in the ATCC catalogue will give you that information. For example, A. bisporus would be fine, but Armillaria (root rot) would require an import permit from Ag. Canada. If you're considering getting a lot of cultures from the U.S., it might be good to touch base with Ag. Canada anyway. Other than that concern, if there is a commercial value to the culture, you may have to pay duty. -RSW RICHARD WINDER Title: Research Scientist Canadian Forest Service Phone: (604) 363-0773 Victoria, B.C. Internet: RWINDER@A1.PFC.Forestry.CA From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat Apr 08 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!newshost.lanl.gov!news.ttu.edu!aurora.LaTech.edu!darwin.sura.net!spool.mu.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!grapevine.lcs.mit.edu!uhog.mit.edu!rutgers!uwm.edu!reuter.cse.ogi.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!news.u.washington.edu!homer04.u.washington.edu!todell From: Thomas O'Dell Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: solid state fermentation Date: Sat, 8 Apr 1995 10:42:13 -0700 Organization: University of Washington Lines: 7 Message-ID: References: <3m2v2i$9e8@fstgds15.tu-graz.ac.at> <3m4thg$ne5@india.lm.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: nntp3.u.washington.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <3m4thg$ne5@india.lm.com> Ergosterol can be assayed and used to estimate of fungal biomass. See the chapter by J-E Nylund in Methods in Microbiology 1992 edited by Read, D.; Norris and Varma. There were two vols. with those editors that were dedicated to mycorrhizal techniques... Email me directly for the complete citation (its at the office). todell@u.washington.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat Apr 08 23:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!news.cs.umb.edu!oitnews.harvard.edu!news.dfci.harvard.edu!camelot.ccs.neu.edu!chaos.dac.neu.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!dog.ee.lbl.gov!news.cs.utah.edu!emba-news.uvm.edu!lemming.uvm.edu!resnik From: Robert Resnik Subject: Re: Kambucha??? In-Reply-To: Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Message-ID: Sender: news@emba.uvm.edu Organization: EMBA Computer Facility, University of Vermont References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Sun, 9 Apr 1995 09:13:30 GMT Lines: 23 On Mon, 3 Apr 1995, murcohen wrote: > Can someone refer me to an article on this fungus and tea and the health > benefits, if any, derived from it? Please Email to: > yarrum@netcom.com > thanks.... > -- > yarrum@netcom.com There was an article about kambucha and its reputed benefits in a magazine called Advocate about 2 issues ago (it was probably the February issue). ************************************************** | Robert J. Resnik resnik@lemming.uvm.edu | | Outreach & Reference Librarian | | Fletcher Free Library | | 235 College Street Burlington, VT 05401 | | Phone (802) 865-7222 FAX (802) 865-7227 | ************************************************** From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat Apr 08 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!daresbury!bioftp.unibas.ch!citi2.fr!jussieu.fr!oleane!pipex!howland.reston.ans.net!news2.near.net!news.delphi.com!loyl From: loyl@delphi.com (Loy Lawhon) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Bread mold Date: 8 Apr 1995 11:52:41 GMT Organization: Delphi Internet Services Corporation Lines: 10 Message-ID: <9504080732592.The_Win-D.loyl@delphi.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: bos1e.delphi.com X-To: Loy Lawhon Hello, I have a question. It may seem dumb, but I am not a biologist. Why does white bread mold more quickly than whole-wheat or rye bread? Thanks in advance for your help. Loy : loyl@delphi.com From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat Apr 08 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!UNIX1.SNCC.LSU.EDU!esiegel From: esiegel@UNIX1.SNCC.LSU.EDU (Eric Robb Siegel) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Fluorescence microscopy on Neurospora Date: 9 Apr 1995 14:30:02 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 12 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9504092129.AA124351@unix1.sncc.lsu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net I am trying to find out if anyone has used any of the Molecular Probes reagents to look at, for example, Vegetative Incompatibility in Neurospora. I recently ran "fluoresc* and neurospora" as search words through the Science Citation Index databases back through 1989 (the earliest that we have, other than print), and I came up with surprisingly little. I do not know if this is an accurate reflection of what is in the literature, or if it merely means I was not imagin- ative enough in my use of search terms. No, I haven't thought to call Molecular Probes, to ask them directly, until just now while composing this netmessage. Still, I would be interested to hear from you what you know. Eric Siegel From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat Apr 08 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!SSD.INTEL.COM!branan From: branan@SSD.INTEL.COM (Nancy Branan) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: mushrooms buyers Date: 9 Apr 1995 16:49:49 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 14 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9504092349.AA01862@SSD.intel.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net We are searching for names and contacts of (large) buyers of wild mushrooms in the U.S.A., Europe and Japan. Please contact Bruce Branan, tel/fax (503) 614-0590 branan@ssd.intel.com ____________________________________________________________________ Nancy Branan branan@ssd.intel.com Customer Support tel: 503-629-7737 Intel Supercomputers fax: 503-629-6324 ____________________________________________________________________ From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat Apr 08 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.pop.psu.edu!hudson.lm.com!india.lm.com!not-for-mail From: mspear@telerama.lm.com (mspear) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Hi...I'm a clueless newbie! Date: 9 Apr 1995 19:28:45 -0400 Organization: Telerama Public Access Internet, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 29 Message-ID: <3m9qjd$763@india.lm.com> References: <3lp95r$n9i@crl5.crl.com> <3m04tk$j09@newsbf02.news.aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: india.lm.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] CAVETOCAVE (cavetocave@aol.com) wrote: > Don't eat the common commercial one if you are trying to avoid commercial > toxins. > Because of the problems of growing out of compost, fungicides (for the > lower fungus) and pesticides )for the flying inscects eggs/larva are used. > Eat shiitake' or tree oyster or wild from the woods types and you will not > have that problem. > Also if taste is a priority, same same. I disagree. Commercial Agaricus farmers are just like any other farmers. There are some who use a lot of pesticides. However the successful ones got that way by keeping costs down and quality and productivity up. As in most crops this means minimal pesticides, Integrated Pest Management, sanitary practices instead of poisons. The average Agaricus operation is around 4 million pounds per year. It's got lot's of employees and has the usual constraints of FIFRA regulations, insurance inspections, FDA rules and the like. The average shiitake or oyster grower is much smaller, not nearly as professional, has much less time in the business, and can "fly under the radar". Pest and disease control without poisons are not as well worked out for the exotics. In short these guys tend to use whatever they need to and can get away with it. The blanket assertion that Agaricus is pesticide laden and shiitake is not probably should be discarded. ---- Mark From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat Apr 08 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!ns1.faseb.org!darwin.sura.net!mother.usf.edu!madonna!schatzow From: schatzow@madonna.ec.usf.edu. (Robert Schatzow (LFD)) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Thanks Date: 9 Apr 1995 18:12:20 GMT Organization: Univ. of South Florida, College of Education Lines: 13 Sender: schatzr@mail.firn.edu Message-ID: <3m9824$dq0@mother.usf.edu> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: madonna.coedu.usf.edu About 1 or 2 months ago I asked for some help in finding a rare fungus that a professor here had contracted. I received numerious responses. Thanks for all of your help, the professor is doing fine now. The information was very valuable. Bob Schatzow -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Robert S. Schatzow FIRN:schatzr Student Computer Lab Supervisor Internet:schatzr@mail.firn.edu Hillsborough Community College From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Apr 09 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!oleane!jussieu.fr!fdn.fr!uunet!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: fitzdc@aol.com (FitzDC) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: want to grow 'em Date: 9 Apr 1995 23:19:02 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 5 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3ma836$t3j@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: fitzdc@aol.com (FitzDC) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com I live in the southeast and have property with a spring and a creek. Hence, high humidity and lots of perpetual ground moisture in parts. There is always alot of native fungi around, but I'd like to know if it's possible to "seed"(or should I say "spore") for particular types of edibles. Also, where would I purchase the stuff to do so? From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Apr 09 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.tc.cornell.edu!travelers.mail.cornell.edu!newstand.syr.edu!kong.syr.edu!griffin From: griffin@kong.syr.edu (David H. Griffin) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Referring to members of higher taxa Date: 10 Apr 1995 19:07:47 GMT Organization: SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, NY Lines: 13 Message-ID: <3mbvm3$nnt@newstand.syr.edu> References: <3m0vjt$hus@newstand.syr.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: kong.syr.edu The root -mycetes comes from the Greek word mykes (or myces), depending on how you want to transliterate the third letter of the alphabet, kappa. "Myces" is the singular nominative form and "mycetes" is the plural nominative form. Therefore making a pseudosingular form by dropping the final s is clearly an anglicisation of the word, and incorrect by the rules of grammar for the formal taxonomic name. When referring to one fungus as a member of a group, it would be better to say, for example, "Neurospora is a member of the Ascomycetes." The statement, "Neurospora is an Ascomycetes," has wrong number relationships. To drop the s, as in ascomycete, makes this Greek word incorrect as such, and should only be used informally, not as the name of a taxon. Thus, "Neurospora is an ascomycete." But then your reader cannot be sure if you mean to accept Ascomycetes as a class, or that you are just making a descriptive statement. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Apr 09 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!EMAIL.PSU.EDU!djr4 From: djr4@EMAIL.PSU.EDU ("Dan Royse") Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Workshop Date: 10 Apr 1995 10:09:58 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 60 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199504101709.NAA07060@genesis.ait.psu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Announcement The 6th Annual Specialty Mushroom Workshop, June 13-15, 1995 will be held on Penn State's University Park (State College, PA) campus. The Workshop is designed to promote the exchange of ideas for mushroom production, merchandising and research. Highlights This year we will host the popular finger food mixer with the Agaricus Mushroom Group on Tuesday evening, June 13. The informal atmosphere provides an excellent opportunity to renew old friendships and discuss the latest happenings as well as make some new friends. This year will also feature a field trip on Wednesday, June 14, with participants in the Mushroom Short Course to visit a mushroom packaging company and a composting company located near Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. The June 15th Program Includes: * Marketing of Specialty Mushrooms and Production of Enokitake in the United States; Rod Sorenson * Promotional Activities with Mushrooms in North America; Robyn Wilk * Marketing and Other Challenges Facing the Specialty Mushroom Industry in the United States and Abroad; Robert Johns * Trends in the Development of Production Technology for Specialty Mushrooms; Daniel J. Royse * Toward Consistent Production of Shiitake and Pleurotus in Pennyslvania; Tim Hihn * Status of Insects and Insect Management for Specialty Mushrooms; Shelby Fleischer * Maitake and Shiitake Production in the Northeastern United States; Eric Lee * Medicinal Aspects of Ganoderma and Shiitake; S. C. Jong * Group Discussion and Tour of Mushroom Research Center Registration The registration fee for the Workshop is $165 ($185 after May 15) and includes tuition, tour, beverage breaks, and mixer. Registration will be accepted by mail or fax through May 30, 1995. Walk-in registrants will be accepted only as space allows. Meals, tours and special events must be preregistered. Refunds will be made in full if cancellation is received by June 1, 1995. For cancellations after this date, a fee of $50 will be deducted before refunding. For further information About course content: Daniel J. Royse, Chair Specialty Mushroom Workshop The Pennsylvania State University 316 Buckhout Laboratory University Park, PA 16802-4507 Fax: 814/863-7217 About course registration: Specialty Mushroom Workshop The Pennsylvania State University 306 Ag. Adminsistration Building University Park, PA 16802-2601 814/865-8301; Fax 814/865-7050; TDD 814/865-1204 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Apr 09 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!qmrelay.mail.cornell.edu!wolfram_koeller From: wolfram_koeller@qmrelay.mail.cornell.edu ("Wolfram Koeller") Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Position Announcement Date: 10 Apr 1995 07:45:56 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 17 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Subject: Time:9:34 AM OFFICE MEMO Position Announcement Date:4/10/95 POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Postdoctoral position. The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva as part of Cornell University is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate to work on the characterization, cloning and mutation of a mitochondrial gene of fungi as the target for a new class of antifungals. A PhD degree, competence in fungal molecular genetics and familiarity with cloning techniques are required. The position is funded for two years and is available immediately. Apply to: Dr. Wolfram Koeller, Department of Plant Pathology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456. Phone; 315/787-2375. Fax: 315/787-2389. Cornell University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Apr 09 23:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!comlab.ox.ac.uk!ivpc011.nerc-oxford.ac.uk!rel From: rel@mail.nerc-oxford.ac.uk Subject: Pythium infection process Message-ID: Lines: 16 Organization: Natural Environment Reseach Council X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A] Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 10:28:37 Can anyone help me? I've recently started a studentship on the biocontrol of Pythium damping off on peas. I'm having trouble finding out the true mode of infection of this pathogen. It appears to me that mycologists spend a great deal of time studying zoospore infection processes whilst plant pathologists don't appear to consider this and instead concetrate their efforts on the hyphal mode of attack. Can anyone provide anything that might help me resolve this problem? Secondly, I'd like to mark the Pythium strain I have to study its in vivo distibution. Can anyone advise me on how to transform this organism? Thanks in advance Richard Ellis From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Apr 09 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!VMS2.TAMU.EDU!dje0282 From: dje0282@VMS2.TAMU.EDU (Dan Ebbole) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: gene designations in Neurospora-changes? Date: 10 Apr 1995 13:03:31 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 16 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199504102003.NAA05489@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net I am inclined to suggest to the Neurospora policy committee that we consider changing gene designations to match current usage for S. cerevisiae. There are many reasons for this, most of them are obvious. Currently a gene such as cpc-1 is written (in italics) cpc-1, the mutant is (in italics) cpc-1-, the protein is CPC1. In S. cerevisiae usage this would be the gene (in italics) CPC1, a mutant, (in italics) cpc1 and the protein Cpc1p. Comments? ------------------------ Dr. Daniel Ebbole dje0282@summa.tamu.edu Dept. of Plant Pathology and Microbiology Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-2132 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Apr 09 23:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!torn!nott!emr1!news From: Kharrison (Ken Harrison) Subject: Re: Help with Boletus retipes? ornatipes? X-Nntp-Posting-Host: harrk.fcmr.forestry.ca Message-ID: Sender: news@emr1.emr.ca Organization: CFS-M X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.93.11 References: <44496.rarnold@teleport.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 19:27:17 GMT Lines: 40 In article <44496.rarnold@teleport.com>, rarnold@teleport.com says... > >I received this posting to FUNGUS. Can you help? >Reply to: lombardi@ADMIN.ACES.K12.CT.US > > Hello...I'm new at searching for information via computer and not >really sure if I'm in the correct address for asking guestions. >However, if there is any way I can get some info regarding the >edibility of "BOLETUS RETIPES" it would be appreciated.A field guide >describes it as a variety of "BOLETES ORNATIPES" or "GOLDSTALK". >Thank you for any info that may be available.........Frank > > Lombardi@admin.aces.k12.ct.us > The following are quotes from the Boletus ornatipes description in Nova Scotian Boletes by D.W. Grund and K.A. Harrison (p. 78 & 79) published by J. Cramer in 1976 as Band 47 in their Bibliotheca Mycologica series: "Observations: We agree with Smith and Thiers (p. 330, 1971) that B. ornatipes is not a synonym of B. retipes (Berk. & Curt.) Sing. There are differences in macrochemical reactions. Singer (p.10, 1947) used a "beautiful yellow" reaction of the pileus to KOH as a specific character for the identification of B. retipes and used it again in the key to this species on p.35 (loc. cit.). He placed B. ornatipes (p.9, loc. cit.) in synonymy with B. retipes, but apparently never checked for this reaction on the northern forms of this complex. B. ornatipes in Nova Scotia does not have this reaction to KOH ...." "Edibility: Here is a case of confused identities. Snell and Dick report B. retipes as edible and of good flavor, but as B. retipes is a southern species it seems highly probable that Snell and Dick have reported on B. ornatipes. It is strongly recommended that anyone wishing to eat this common bolete should use the normal precautions. The taste can be distinctly bitter." Hope this is of some help. Regards, KHarrison@fcmr.forestry.ca From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Apr 09 23:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!adam.cc.sunysb.edu!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!uwm.edu!newsspool.doit.wisc.edu!decwrl!tribune.usask.ca!canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca!newsflash.concordia.ca!CC.UMontreal.CA!ophelia.BCH.UMontreal.CA!okellyc From: okellyc@ophelia.BCH.UMontreal.CA (Charles J. O'Kelly) Subject: Re: Referring to members of higher taxa Message-ID: Sender: news@cc.umontreal.ca (Administration de Cnews) Organization: Universite de Montreal References: <3m0vjt$hus@newstand.syr.edu> Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 18:23:49 GMT Lines: 48 In article <3m0vjt$hus@newstand.syr.edu> jworrall@rodan.syr.edu (James J. Worrall) writes: >I would be grateful for opinions from mycologists, especially >systematists, on acceptable ways to refer to members of >certain higher taxa. >For instance, if we believe in a class >Ascomycetes, most of us get in the habit of using sentences >like: "Ascomycetes produce asci," as if the class were a plural >reference to all members, rather than saying, "Members of the >Ascomycetes produce asci." my practice in formal writing is to use the latter form, usually something like "Fungi that belong to the Xxx have ...". classes do not have asci :-). however, in informal writing and lecturing, it is difficult to avoid the shortcut. >If we believe instead that the group should be recognized at the >division level, we have a choice of: >"Ascomycota produce asci," which sounds bad; [etc.] >None of these seem completely satisfactory. Using the term >"ascomycetes" to refer to members of the division Ascomycota >may be a bad habit and is certainly confusing to students. my opinion - the instructor is teaching two things here. one is the formal classification of fungi, the other is the way people in the real world, or as close to real as academia gets :-), speak and write in the lab. as far as I'm aware, folk in mycology use "ascomycetes" as the common name for ascus-producing fungi, regardless of what formal classification is recognized. ditto "basidiomycetes", "diatoms", "euglenoids", "amoebae" (even though this group is polyphyletic), etc. it's bad luck that the current common name for the ascomycete clade is identical to one of the higher taxon names used to describe the clade, or one subset of it, but if the student is to communicate with colleagues, the term(s) in real use should be learned, in parallel with the more formal terms and complete with all the inherent contradictions. maybe someone has a less ad-hoc solution? good luck. charley o'kelly mad protistologist okellyc@bch.umontreal.ca okellycj@nh.ngs.net From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Apr 10 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!uunet!news.u.washington.edu!mead1.u.washington.edu!gash From: Chris Schadt Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Hi...I'm a clueless newbie! Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 19:04:50 -0700 Organization: University of Washington Lines: 44 Message-ID: References: <3lp95r$n9i@crl5.crl.com> <3m04tk$j09@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <3m9qjd$763@india.lm.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: nntp2.u.washington.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <3m9qjd$763@india.lm.com> On 9 Apr 1995, mspear wrote: > Commercial Agaricus farmers are just like any other > farmers. There are some who use a lot of pesticides. However the > successful ones got that way by keeping costs down and quality and > productivity up. As in most crops this means minimal pesticides, > Integrated Pest Management, sanitary practices instead of poisons. > > The average Agaricus operation is around 4 million pounds per year. > It's got lot's of employees and has the usual constraints of FIFRA > regulations, insurance inspections, FDA rules and the like. > > The average shiitake or oyster grower is much smaller, not nearly as > professional, has much less time in the business, and can "fly under > the radar". Pest and disease control without poisons are not as well > worked out for the exotics. In short these guys tend to use whatever > they need to and can get away with it. > > The blanket assertion that Agaricus is pesticide laden and shiitake is > not probably should be discarded. > > ---- Mark Another consideration not adressed here is the fact that Agaricus farmer most often use straw and chicken manure purchased from farms over which they have little control as to what chemicals are being used. Being as how Agaricus are famed for their accumulation of toxins and metals in fruiting bodies I can see how this initial cultivation of compost material might be an extremely important step in eliminating toxins from the product. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- /\ Christopher W. Schadt | "I never knew how soothing /\ /||\ 5249 17th Ave NE #6 | trees are--many trees and /||\ //||\\ . Seattle, WA 98105 | patches of open sunlight, //||\\ . //||\\/|\ (206) 517-5840 | and tree presences--it is //||\\ /|\ //||\\/|\ gash@u.washington.edu | almost like having another //||\\ /|\ //||\\/|\ | being." || | || | Univ. of Washington | -D.H.Lawerence ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Apr 10 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!PRIMENET.COM!henrim From: henrim@PRIMENET.COM (Henri Morin) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Help with Boletus retipes? ornatipes? Date: 10 Apr 1995 17:37:38 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 50 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199504110037.RAA16679@mailhost.primenet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net At 07:27 PM 4/10/95 GMT, Ken Harrison wrote: >In article <44496.rarnold@teleport.com>, rarnold@teleport.com says... >> >>I received this posting to FUNGUS. Can you help? >>Reply to: lombardi@ADMIN.ACES.K12.CT.US >> >> Hello...I'm new at searching for information via computer and not >>really sure if I'm in the correct address for asking guestions. >>However, if there is any way I can get some info regarding the >>edibility of "BOLETUS RETIPES" it would be appreciated.A field guide >>describes it as a variety of "BOLETES ORNATIPES" or "GOLDSTALK". >>Thank you for any info that may be available.........Frank >> >> Lombardi@admin.aces.k12.ct.us >> >The following are quotes from the Boletus ornatipes description in Nova >Scotian Boletes by D.W. Grund and K.A. Harrison (p. 78 & 79) published by >J. Cramer in 1976 as Band 47 in their Bibliotheca Mycologica series: > >"Observations: We agree with Smith and Thiers (p. 330, 1971) that B. >ornatipes is not a synonym of B. retipes (Berk. & Curt.) Sing. There are >differences in macrochemical reactions. Singer (p.10, 1947) used a >"beautiful yellow" reaction of the pileus to KOH as a specific character >for the identification of B. retipes and used it again in the key to this >species on p.35 (loc. cit.). He placed B. ornatipes (p.9, loc. cit.) in >synonymy with B. retipes, but apparently never checked for this reaction >on the northern forms of this complex. B. ornatipes in Nova Scotia does >not have this reaction to KOH ...." > >"Edibility: Here is a case of confused identities. Snell and Dick report >B. retipes as edible and of good flavor, but as B. retipes is a southern >species it seems highly probable that Snell and Dick have reported on B. >ornatipes. It is strongly recommended that anyone wishing to eat this >common bolete should use the normal precautions. The taste can be >distinctly bitter." > >Hope this is of some help. >Regards, >KHarrison@fcmr.forestry.ca > >In France we collect the King Boletus wich is a gourmet mushroom. >Heree in the states I found some nices specimenes in the High Sierra >during fall. They were under pines in cool and shady places. > My family and myself we cook them in a big fryer with garlic and > parsley and this was delicious.Be carefull because soe are not edible > and have not a good taste. > > > From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Apr 10 23:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!spool.mu.edu!torn!news.bc.net!unixg.ubc.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!news.UVic.CA!news.pfc.forestry.ca!PFC.Forestry.CA!RWINDER From: rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA (Richard Winder) Subject: BC morels X-Nntp-Posting-Host: pfc.pfc.forestry.ca Message-ID: Sender: news@news.pfc.forestry.ca (Usenet News) Reply-To: rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA Organization: Forestry Canada (Pacific Forestry Centre) Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 18:20:25 GMT Lines: 9 OK all you West Coast morel trackers: I just had a report of a find of 18.5 dozen morels on Vancouver Island. Looks like it will be a good season! -RSW RICHARD WINDER Title: Research Scientist Canadian Forest Service Phone: (604) 363-0773 Victoria, B.C. Internet: RWINDER@A1.PFC.Forestry.CA From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Apr 10 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!adam.cc.sunysb.edu!news.sprintlink.net!cs.utexas.edu!news.tamu.edu!baja.pacificrim.net!nwlink.com!ns.compumedia.com!news From: cffeelvr@compumedia.com Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Looking for the cause of a scent in a closet Date: 10 Apr 1995 21:38:38 GMT Organization: Compumedia Internet Services Lines: 19 Message-ID: <3mc8gu$ha7@ns.compumedia.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deneb.compumedia.com X-Newsreader: AIR News 3.X (SPRY, Inc.) Greetings, I have a question about a certain smell I really like. This scent lives in one of my closets & I have often found it in thrift shops on a lot old clothes. I can't really describe what it smells like but almost everyone I know called it "musty". I love it. Everything I store in this particular closet gets the scent after about a month or so. I've asked around & some think it's some kind of wood mold or yeast or maybe just rotting wood (my hubby thinks the wood is pine) the smell is similar to that of old books, but much different & more of a 'woodsy' scent. Someone once told me they thought it was possibly caused by candida. I would love to find something that smells like this to make into my own personal cologne. Any ideas? thanks. EC My home page address: http://www.compumedia.com/~cffeelvr/ Black Atmosphere's page: http://www.compumedia.com/~str8jkt/BlackAtmosphere.html From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Apr 10 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.tc.cornell.edu!travelers.mail.cornell.edu!newstand.syr.edu!kong.syr.edu!griffin From: griffin@kong.syr.edu (David H. Griffin) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: gene designations in Neurospora-changes? Date: 11 Apr 1995 19:01:57 GMT Organization: SUNY ESF, Syracuse, NY Lines: 20 Message-ID: <3mejn5$40n@newstand.syr.edu> References: <199504102003.NAA05489@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: kong.syr.edu Concerning Dan Ebole's proposal for a more standardized genetic terminology. As a nonNeurospora mycologist who has struggled to read Neurosporology by diverse authors using diverse terminology systems, I'm all for it. I think that the Saccharomycetologists have invented an excellent system that is easy to follow (wash my mouth out with . . .). Other geneticists of other organisms should consider following suit. David H. Griffin Department of Environmental & Forest Biology 350 Illick Hall College of Environmental Science and Forestry One Forestry Drive Syracuse NY 13210-2788 e-mail: griffin@mailbox.syr.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Apr 10 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!VMS1.TAMU.EDU!dje0282 From: dje0282@VMS1.TAMU.EDU (Dan Ebbole) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: re: gene designations in Neurospora-changes? Date: 11 Apr 1995 11:28:31 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 44 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199504111828.LAA19975@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Thanks Peter for getting this discussion going. I'll argue with you. >My personal bias is against major changes in the Neurospora gene >designations, for several reasons: > >1. Changing things to be consistent with yeast seems like buying into the >idea that yeast is really the only reasonable system (cf. "the one true >organism"). I would argue that current Neurospora usage is appropriately >consistent with Aspergillus. > Yeast is more widely studied and more familiar to general audiences, even non-fungal audiences. A broad range of people must become familiar with the yeast system of gene designations. If N. crassa has the same system it will simply be easier for people to read N. crassa papers, that's all. >2. The caps/lower case distinction in yeast is between dominant and >recessive alleles. We could apply the same approach to Neurospora, but this >ignores heterokaryons, internuclear complementation, different nuclear >ratios, etc., aspects of Neurospora that make the definition of dominance a >little more complex. > This is a very good point. >3. Suddenly changing designations seems like it would create confusion for >the future, especially for DNA sequences and papers already entered onto >the databases. Even if we are employing a historical artifact, we can a >least be consistent about it. If anything, I would suggest dropping the "-" >in the gene names; I find it personally annoying and I know that some >find/search programs on the computer don't recognize the dash as a valid >character (e.g. no distinction seen between the designations cot-1, cot-2 >and cot). > >-Peter Margolis I doubt that many people would be confused, unfortunately. ------------------------ Dr. Daniel Ebbole dje0282@summa.tamu.edu Dept. of Plant Pathology and Microbiology Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-2132 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Apr 10 23:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!sunic.sunet.se!news.lth.se!news.lu.se!news From: Sigvard.Svensson@botmus.lu.se (Sigvard) Subject: Re: Kambucha??? Message-ID: <1995Apr11.174739.19612@nomina.lu.se> X-Posted-From: InterNews 1.0.6@sigvard.botmus.lu.se Lines: 25 Sender: -Not-Authenticated-[3513] Nntp-Posting-Host: sigvard.botmus.lu.se Organization: Botanical museum, Lund University, Sweden References: Date: Tue, 11 Apr 1995 17:47:39 GMT Xdisclaimer: No attempt was made to authenticate the sender's name. In article Robert Resnik writes: > On Mon, 3 Apr 1995, murcohen wrote: > > > Can someone refer me to an article on this fungus and tea and the health > > benefits, if any, derived from it? Please Email to: > > yarrum@netcom.com > > thanks.... > > -- > > yarrum@netcom.com I saw a recent, very good, sort of "review" paper by Paul Stamets in "Mushroom the Journal" Winter 1994-95, titled "My adventures with the Blob". Really readable! He is rather sceptic to uncontroled use, since The "Kombucha tea", a.o. things contains some antibiotic. Sigvard Svensson, Botanical museum, Ostra Vallgatan 18, S-223 61 Lund, Sweden E-mail (Internet): Sigvard.Svensson@botmus.lu.se Telex: 812 6154 352 SICS Teletex: 2401-812 6154 352=SICS From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Apr 10 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!CMGM.STANFORD.EDU!margolis From: margolis@CMGM.STANFORD.EDU (Peter Margolis) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: re: gene designations in Neurospora-changes? Date: 11 Apr 1995 09:38:02 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 30 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net My personal bias is against major changes in the Neurospora gene designations, for several reasons: 1. Changing things to be consistent with yeast seems like buying into the idea that yeast is really the only reasonable system (cf. "the one true organism"). I would argue that current Neurospora usage is appropriately consistent with Aspergillus. 2. The caps/lower case distinction in yeast is between dominant and recessive alleles. We could apply the same approach to Neurospora, but this ignores heterokaryons, internuclear complementation, different nuclear ratios, etc., aspects of Neurospora that make the definition of dominance a little more complex. 3. Suddenly changing designations seems like it would create confusion for the future, especially for DNA sequences and papers already entered onto the databases. Even if we are employing a historical artifact, we can a least be consistent about it. If anything, I would suggest dropping the "-" in the gene names; I find it personally annoying and I know that some find/search programs on the computer don't recognize the dash as a valid character (e.g. no distinction seen between the designations cot-1, cot-2 and cot). -Peter Margolis --------------------------------------------- McBain From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Apr 10 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!news.primenet.com!usenet From: mikeeve@primenet.com Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Manchurian Mushroom Date: 11 Apr 1995 16:27:56 GMT Organization: Primenet Lines: 5 Message-ID: <3meamc$10n@news.primenet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ip088.phx.primenet.com X-Newsreader: AIR News 3.X (SPRY, Inc.) Manchurian Mushrooms ? Was recently given article on how to make tea from these mushrooms. This is supposed to be good as a medicinal supplement . Has anyone heard of this? Can you give me any info on the Manchurian Mushroom? From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Apr 10 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!sundog.tiac.net!grob.tiac.net!user From: medcom@tiac.net (T.Wicky) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Pictures of fungi? Date: 11 Apr 1995 16:20:28 GMT Organization: H€G Lines: 2 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: grob.tiac.net Does anyone know where I can get some online pictures (GIF's) of fungi? Anything at all would be a great help. E-mail: medcom@tiac.net(T.Wicky) From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Apr 10 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!not-for-mail From: gianni@chaos.dominican.edu (Matthew J. Gianni) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Mycobacterium tuberculosis? Date: 10 Apr 1995 23:10:31 -0500 Organization: Dominican College of San Rafael Lines: 17 Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: news.cs.utexas.edu Hello All, Excuse me if this turns out to be the wrong kind of question for this group, but I've been studying a little bit about tuberculosis, and I'm not sure what is meant by the classification of mycobacterium. What are the distigushing features of a mycobacterium that set it apart from other forms of bacteria? And what, if anything, does it have in common with fungi? TIA for anything that may shed some light on the subject! :) ----------------- Matthew J. Gianni Organic chemistry is the chemistry of carbon compounds. Biochemistry is the study of carbon compounds that crawl. -- Mike Adams From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Apr 10 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!agate!news.mindlink.net!news From: pklym Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: BC morels Date: 11 Apr 1995 22:15:49 GMT Organization: MIND LINK! Communications Corp. Lines: 15 Message-ID: <3mev2l$met@deep.rsoft.bc.ca> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: pc8.multimedia.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1b3 (Windows; I; 16bit) I saw some fresh morels for sale at the Granville Island Market this past weekend (Apr.8th). They were 1-2" tall, solid medium-brown in color with whitish stalks, and looked very fresh. The vendor said they came from the Vancouver Lower Mainland area, NOT Vancouver Island. As I am totally new to Vancouver, I was wondering if anyone could tell me if morels can be found in or around the city (or as close as possible). If so, when and where ??? Naturally, I'm not after anyone's secret patch, but would just like some general guidance. I'm just looking for some to eat and am not a commercial picker. Any assitance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Paul From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Apr 10 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!ADMIN.OGI.EDU!msachs From: msachs@ADMIN.OGI.EDU (Matthew Sachs) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: gene designations in fungi Date: 11 Apr 1995 15:19:34 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 19 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9504112219.AA02074@admin.ogi.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net A general point concerning genetic nomenclature: Trends in Genetics recently distributed the first TIG Genetic Nomenclature Guide to subscribers. It is a compilation of naming conventions and database resources for organisms from bacteria to humans, and includes the "model" fungi. ----------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Sachs Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology 20000 NW Walker Road P.O. Box 91000 Portland, OR 97291-1000 503 690-1487 Phone 503 690-1464 Fax msachs@admin.ogi.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Apr 11 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!psuvm!hgw1 Organization: Penn State University Date: Wed, 12 Apr 1995 08:43:17 EDT From: Heather Treaster Message-ID: <95102.084317HGW1@psuvm.psu.edu> Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Grad. Assistantships Available Lines: 14 Graduate Assistantships. The Penn State Plant Pathology Department has several assistantships available for M.S. or Ph.D. students. 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From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Apr 11 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!sun4nl!oce.nl!ns.via.nl!usenet From: mushvg@via.nl.net Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Test Date: Wed, 12 Apr 95 12:30:12 PDT Organization: Venlo Internet Access, NL Lines: 4 Message-ID: <3mgdnh$a94@ns.via.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: modems1.via.nl Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: NEWTNews & Chameleon -- TCP/IP for MS Windows from NetManage This is a Test From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Apr 11 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!uunet!in1.uu.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: drzeiger@aol.com (DRZeiger) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Mycobacterium tuberculosis? Date: 11 Apr 1995 20:22:25 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 6 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3mf6g1$4jd@newsbf02.news.aol.com> References: Reply-To: drzeiger@aol.com (DRZeiger) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com Mycobacteria differ from bacteria in their cell wall makeup. Mycobacteria have long chain mycolic acids in their cell walls. These organisms won't show up on a regular Gram stain. An acid fast stain is usually needed. Another term used for them is acid fast bacilli. I'm not sure if they are related to fungi in any way, although there are some fungi that are acid fast also. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Apr 11 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!grapevine.lcs.mit.edu!uhog.mit.edu!rutgers!gatech!newsjunkie.ans.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: randbio@aol.com (RandBio) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: CYCLOHEXIMIDE SUBSTITUTE??? Date: 12 Apr 1995 06:21:54 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 25 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3mg9k2$djt@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: randbio@aol.com (RandBio) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com In view of the shortage and high cost of cycloheximide for use in culture media for isolation of pathogenic fungi (mycobiotic, mycocel, bhi w/ c&c....) There is a need for a suitable substitute. Saproxin is a qualified substitute. Saproxin is more effective than cycloheximide in media used for isolation of yeast. Inhibition of C.neoformans is minimal or non-existent with Saproxin. Some dermatophytes are inhibited, as with cycloheximide. Saproxin is available to mycologist for investigation at no cost. Please e-mail your request for delivery to recognized medical/research facilities. Disclaimer:Randolph Biomedical developed Saproxin. This is not a sales offer, but an acknowledgement of the cycloheximide shortage and a possible solution. ================================================================ Robert Randolph I Randolph Biomedical I . 1-401-826-1407 I randbio@aol.com I rand777.ids.net I From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Apr 11 23:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!sunic!sunic.sunet.se!news.lth.se!news.lu.se!news From: Sigvard.Svensson@botmus.lu.se (Sigvard) Subject: Re: Kambucha??? Citation completion Message-ID: <1995Apr12.021546.18330@nomina.lu.se> X-Posted-From: InterNews 1.0.6@sigvard.botmus.lu.se Lines: 8 Sender: -Not-Authenticated-[9177] Nntp-Posting-Host: sigvard.botmus.lu.se Organization: Botanical museum, Lund University, Sweden References: <1995Apr11.174739.19612@nomina.lu.se> Date: Wed, 12 Apr 1995 02:15:46 GMT Xdisclaimer: No attempt was made to authenticate the sender's name. Being asked; this is a more complete citation of the above paper, though not full (I have only read a photocopy): Stamets, Paul: "My Adventures with the Blob"; Mushroom the Journal, Winter 1994-95, pp. 5-9. Sigvard From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Apr 11 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!sunmail.lrz-muenchen.de!uj44211 From: uj44211@sunmail.lrz-muenchen.de (Joerg Kaemper) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Correction to "Diff.Display" Date: 12 Apr 1995 12:34:07 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 12 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Sorry, we did not now that the signs for micro and degree celsius are not applicable when you post notes at the bionet. Please substitute =B5 with micro and =B0 with degree celsius. Joerg Kaemper Institute of Genetics, University of Munich Maria Ward Str. 1a, 80638 Munich, Germany Phone: 49-89-17919821 Fax: 49-89-17919820 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Apr 11 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!sunmail.lrz-muenchen.de!uj44211 From: uj44211@sunmail.lrz-muenchen.de (Joerg Kaemper) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Asilomar handout "Diff. Display" (R. Kahmann) Date: 12 Apr 1995 11:52:11 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 71 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Differential Display of eukaryotic mRNAs (Liang and Pardee, Science 257, 967-971) I. Reverse Transcription of mRNA 20 =B5L Final volume =B5L dH2O X 5X buffer 4 DTT (0.1M) 2 dNTP (250=B5M) 1.6 mRNA 0.2 =B5g DNA-free total RNA T11XY (10=B5M) 2 ______________________________ Total 19 =B5L 65=B0C, 5 min - 37=B0C, 70 min - 95=B0C, 5 min - 4=B0C 1 =B5L RTase (20 units) is added 10 min after at 37=B0C. At the end of RT spin the rube briefly to collect condensation. Set tubes on ice for PCR or store at -20=B0C for later use. II. PCR 20 =B5L Final Volume =B5L dH2O 9.2 10X PCR buffer 2 dNTP (25 =B5M) 1.6 35S-dATP (12.5mCi) 1 L-primer (10=B5M) (10mer arbitrary primer 50%GC) 2 T11XY (10=B5M) 2 RT mix 2 Ampli Taq 0.2 ____________________________ Total 20 Mix well by pipetting up and down. Add 25 =B5L mineral oil. PCR: 94=B0C, 30 sec. - 40=B0C, 2 min - 72=B0C, 30 sec. for 40 cycles - 72=B0C, 5 min - 4=B0C. Use 3.5 =B5L of samples plus 2 =B5L of loading dye and incubate at 80=B0C for 2 min before loading onto a DNA sequencing gel (6%). III. SECONDARY PCR: 1. Cut out band from dried gel. Soak for 10 min in 100 =B5L of H2O. 2. Boil for 10 min. 3. Add: a. 1/10 vol NaOAc b. 50 =B5g glycogen (Boehringer) c. 300 =B5L of ethanol 4. Incubate for 30 min at -80=B0C. 5. Microfuge and wash with 80% ethanol. 6. Dissolve in 10 =B5L of H2O. 7. PCR (as for primary PCR), using: a. 5 =B5L of DNA b. 20 =B5M dNTPs c. 1 =B5M of each primer d. 40 =B5L final vol 8. Run 20 =B5L on a gel and save the remainder for cloning or reamplification. ----- use In Vitrogen TA cloning kit or use fragments directly to probe cDNA or genomic library Joerg Kaemper Institute of Genetics, University of Munich Maria Ward Str. 1a, 80638 Munich, Germany Phone: 49-89-17919821 =46ax: 49-89-17919820 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Apr 11 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!uunet!in1.uu.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: fitzdc@aol.com (FitzDC) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Manchurian Mushroom Date: 12 Apr 1995 16:50:46 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 11 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3mhef6$kbf@newsbf02.news.aol.com> References: <3meamc$10n@news.primenet.com> Reply-To: fitzdc@aol.com (FitzDC) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com Manchurian mushroom (aka Kambucha): Look up the topics of Kambucha. Also, New Age Journal had an extensive article(cover story) about three months back. I haven't used it, but you do make tea, your fungus grows a "baby" (which you are suuposed to give away) and people are taking it for anything from colds to cancer and aids. Hope this helps. --Fitz From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Apr 11 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.tc.cornell.edu!travelers.mail.cornell.edu!newstand.syr.edu!kong.syr.edu!griffin From: griffin@kong.syr.edu (David H. Griffin) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: gene designations in Neurospora-changes? Date: 12 Apr 1995 14:12:59 GMT Organization: SUNY-ESF, Syracuse NY Lines: 17 Message-ID: <3mgn5b$jsl@newstand.syr.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: kong.syr.edu For further excellent discussion of gene symbols and other terminology for fungal genetics, I recommend reading the following: Yoder, O. C., B. Valent and F. Chumley. 1986. Genetic nomenclature and practice for plant pathogenic fungi. Phytopathology 76: 383-385. David H. Griffin Department of Environmental & Forest Biology 350 Illick Hall College of Environmental Science and Forestry One Forestry Drive Syracuse NY 13210-2788 e-mail: griffin@mailbox.syr.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Tue Apr 11 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!uwm.edu!msunews!news From: Chris Wright Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: want to grow 'em Date: 12 Apr 1995 18:11:33 GMT Organization: Michigan State University Lines: 20 Message-ID: <3mh54l$118k@msunews.cl.msu.edu> References: <3ma836$t3j@newsbf02.news.aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: cr1245.prl.msu.edu fitzdc@aol.com (FitzDC) wrote: > > I live in the southeast and have property with a spring and a creek. > Hence, high humidity and lots of perpetual ground moisture in parts. There > is always alot of native fungi around, but I'd like to know if it's > possible to "seed"(or should I say "spore") for particular types of > edibles. Also, where would I purchase the stuff to do so? Yes ! It's possible to inoculate substrates such as wood chips with specific mushroom spawn. There is an excellent company in Michigan which supplies high quality, prolific mushroom spawns. Write to: EASYGROW MUSHROOMS AND COMPOSTING Inc. P. O. BOX 2353 Farmington Hills, MI 48333 Chris From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Apr 12 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!RUMAC.UPR.CLU.EDU!C_BETANCOURT From: C_BETANCOURT@RUMAC.UPR.CLU.EDU Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: prueba Date: 13 Apr 1995 02:33:16 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 1 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <950413053927.20401336@rumac.upr.clu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net This is a test From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Apr 12 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!RUMAC.UPR.CLU.EDU!C_BETANCOURT From: C_BETANCOURT@RUMAC.UPR.CLU.EDU Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Database Date: 13 Apr 1995 02:39:16 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 2 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <950413054533.20401336@rumac.upr.clu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Iwould like information on databases software programs and protocols for fungi.Thanks for your help.Send iformation to my Email C_betancourt@Rumac.upr.clu.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Apr 12 23:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!news.bc.net!vanbc.wimsey.com!scipio.cyberstore.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!news.UVic.CA!news.pfc.forestry.ca!PFC.Forestry.CA!RWINDER From: rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA (Richard Winder) Subject: Re: Mycobacterium tuberculosis? X-Nntp-Posting-Host: pfc.pfc.forestry.ca Message-ID: Sender: news@news.pfc.forestry.ca (Usenet News) Reply-To: rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA Organization: Forestry Canada (Pacific Forestry Centre) References: ,<3mf6g1$4jd@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Date: Wed, 12 Apr 1995 20:16:54 GMT Lines: 17 In article <3mf6g1$4jd@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, drzeiger@aol.com (DRZeiger) writes: >Mycobacteria differ from bacteria in their cell wall makeup. Mycobacteria >have long chain mycolic acids in their cell walls. These organisms won't >show up on a regular Gram stain. An acid fast stain is usually needed. >Another term used for them is acid fast bacilli. I'm not sure if they are >related to fungi in any way, although there are some fungi that are acid ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >fast also. No. Mycobacterium, Nocardia, and Corynebacterium are all gram positive microbes in the Actinomycete line that form mycelia to various degrees- but they are in the prokaryotic kingdom Monera. The Fungi constitute a different, eukaryotic kingdom. -RSW RICHARD WINDER Title: Research Scientist Canadian Forest Service Phone: (604) 363-0773 Victoria, B.C. Internet: RWINDER@A1.PFC.Forestry.CA From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Apr 12 23:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!news.bc.net!vanbc.wimsey.com!unixg.ubc.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!news.UVic.CA!news.pfc.forestry.ca!PFC.Forestry.CA!RWINDER From: rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA (Richard Winder) Subject: Re: Mycobacterium tuberculosis? X-Nntp-Posting-Host: pfc.pfc.forestry.ca Message-ID: Sender: news@news.pfc.forestry.ca (Usenet News) Reply-To: rwinder@PFC.Forestry.CA Organization: Forestry Canada (Pacific Forestry Centre) References: Date: Thu, 13 Apr 1995 16:35:51 GMT Lines: 48 In article , gianni@chaos.dominican.edu (Matthew J. Gianni) writes: >Hello All, > >Excuse me if this turns out to be the wrong kind of question for this >group, but I've been studying a little bit about tuberculosis, and I'm >not sure what is meant by the classification of mycobacterium. What are >the distigushing features of a mycobacterium that set it apart from >other forms of bacteria? And what, if anything, does it have in common >with fungi? The genus Mycobacterium, which includes M. tuberculosis, the causal agent of tuberculosis, is distinguished from other bacteria by its acid fastness- cells treated with a hot phenolic solution of basic fuschin retain the dye after subsequent treatment with an dilute acid solution. This genus is a member of the Actinomycetes, gram-positive bacteria which form mycelia. In the case of Mycobacterium, the mycelium is primitive and unstable- a transitional form in relation to Actinomycetes with more well developed mycelial morphology. I would consider these mycelia to be morphologically analagous to fungal mycelia, rather than homologous, because we are talking about a prokaryotic (nucleus absent) cell versus eukaryotic (nucleii present) cells- different taxonomic kingdoms entirely. In addition, most fungi have a cell wall made of chitin, some have cellulose or other polymers. I think there is one bacterium (Sarcinaia ventriculi) with a cellulose cell wall, and another (Acetobacter xylinium) which excretes cellulose. I don't know of any with a chitin cell wall. Mycobacterium, along with Corynebacterium (C. diptheriae = diptheria) and Nocardia (N. farcinica = horse glanders) are distinguished from other bacteria by a unique cell wall composition. Their cell wall peptidoglycans are type A (cross linked between meso-diaminopemelic acid and D-alanine). An arabinose/galcactose polysacharide is bonded to the peptidoglycan, and the wall also has a high lipid content which includes mycolic acid (branched B-hydroxy acids, R1-CH-CH-COOH). The arabionse | | OH R2 galactose polysacharide is involved in immunilogical cross-reactivity. If you want to know more about *that*- you're in the wrong group! My source for most of this info is old, so you can probably find more up-to-date info, but here it is: Stanier et. al. 1976. The Microbial World. Prentice Hall, NY. 871pp. -RSW RICHARD WINDER Title: Research Scientist Canadian Forest Service Phone: (604) 363-0773 Victoria, B.C. Internet: RWINDER@A1.PFC.Forestry.CA From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Apr 12 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!cleveland.Freenet.Edu!at591 From: at591@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Lindsey W. Colby) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Reishi mushrooms on conifer sawdust? Date: 13 Apr 1995 23:44:22 GMT Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA) Lines: 28 Message-ID: <3mkd0m$bbr@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: kanga.ins.cwru.edu Would anyone out there happen to know if reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) can be grown on supplimented conifer sawdust? I understand the closly related G. tsugae is usually found on conifers, but not so G. lucidum... Stamets reports that Reishi can be grown on a "wide variety of soft-wood and hard-wood sawdust", but no mention of straight soft-wood sawdust and chips. I'm thinking of doing a small scale Reishi project, but the only industrial wastes up here in the great white north (Maine) seem to be generated from pines and such... On a related note....does anyone know of a machine that is designed to generate coarse sawdust from bulk wood? I'm thinking of some sort of chipper/shredder that you feed a log into one end and out the other comes an endless supply of sawdust! Thanks for your help... Lindsey Colby Bio dept, Colby College Waterville, Maine lwcolby@host0.colby.edu From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Apr 12 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: andrewt@r-node.io.org (Andrew Thomas) Newsgroups: bionet.cellbiol,bionet.general,bionet.genome.chromosomes,bionet.immunology,bionet.microbiology,bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts,bionet.molbio.proteins,bionet.molec-model,bionet.mycology,bionet.plants,bionet.software,bionet.virology Subject: SURVEY - Things we'd like to see (commercial) Date: 13 Apr 1995 14:44:34 -0700 Organization: Sakura Software Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Lines: 178 Sender: biohelp@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <3mk602$3vm@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Xref: biosci bionet.cellbiol:2072 bionet.general:14638 bionet.genome.chromosomes:541 bionet.immunology:3823 bionet.microbiology:1994 bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts:27180 bionet.molbio.proteins:4282 bionet.molec-model:320 bionet.mycology:1936 bionet.plants:6388 bionet.software:11785 bionet.virology:2246 I am posting this for a business consulting company. It is a questionnaire on the subject of lab techniques, equipment and software in the biotechnology field, with an eye toward introducing prducts into those areas where respondents feel there are weaknesses. This is your chance to complain about everything from overpriced equipment to ergonomic disfunction :-). Please send responses to one of the two addresses below: couper@magi.com andrewt@io.org Thanks in advance, Andrew Thomas ------------------------------------------------------------- April 5, 1995 ADP & Associates 42 Rideau River Lane Ottawa, Ontario K1S 0X1 TEL: (613)526-5609 email: couper@magi.com We are a business consulting company conducting a market study on behalf of a research and development group interested in expanding into biotechnology. Our client is specialized in the creation of new and innovative scientific equipment. The object of this survey is to get the direct input of the actual users of the intended technology. Our client is constantly looking to develop products that will simplify your work, save you time, improve safety and reduce your operating costs. In the questionnaire we have tried to find a balance where the questions will simultaneously cover all our respondants areas of interest and be specific enough for their particular needs. We have also tried to keep it as short as possible. Should you find that our questionnaire does not adequately address your interests, please feel free to add your comments at the end. All of your comments are valuable to us and all of your ideas have potential. Our client is capable of producing products with a varying range of complexity, from the most rudimentary test-tubes to specialized automation hardware and computer software. Should your suggestion be a starting point for an actual product, you will qualify for an idea/development bonus of $500.00 We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your valuable input. 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What types of equipment or tools, which you are not currently using, would you purchase if it were priced lower? What type of equipment or tools do you feel you are paying too much for? 5. What dangerous activities do you regularly perform? Could they be made safer with better tools or equipment? 6. What are some of the more "menial" tasks performed in your laboratory? (tasks which use up valuable personnel hours, taking away from research). 7. Could your daily operations be improved by the use of specialized computer software? [Yes/No] What should this software be capable of achieving? Please provide as much detail as you feel appropriate. Log book Data Manipulation Data Analysis Database Graphics Product interfaces Simulation and Prediction Control and Monitoring of Equipment Other 8. What are your fields of expertise? Please indicate as many as appropriate. (Please be as specific as you can). Biochemistry Microbiology Genetic Research Virology Plant Research Animal Research Medical Research Pharmaceuticals Other. 9. Is your research primarily market oriented or investigative? 10. What is the size of your laboratory (number of personnel)? 1 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 > 20 11. Which trade publications do you read? 1. 2. 3. 4 5 12. If you have any other comments or suggestions please feel free to put them here. Name: Work Address: FAX #: email address: -- Andrew Thomas - President, Sakura Software Inc. Watch for SCADALisp - Real-time control and UI language for QNX/UNIX For information, email andrewt@io.org From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Apr 12 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!Norway.EU.net!EU.net!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!dalbrich1.uoregon.edu!brehm From: brehm@aaa.uoregon.edu (Matthew T. Brehm) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: eugene.area.morels Date: Thu, 13 Apr 1995 17:36:24 GMT Organization: University of Oregon Lines: 6 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: dalbrich1.uoregon.edu Keywords: still looking X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A] I've been hunting mushrooms for a few seasons and have yet to find any morels. This year it's becoming an obsession, as I venture out a couple times a week for that single genus (though along the way I've collected a few meals-worth of Dentinum Repandum!). I'm posting because I'd like some better clues - more on WHEN to find them than on WHERE. Are they simply not fruiting yet around Eugene? Thanks for any info and happy hunting! From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Wed Apr 12 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!uwm.edu!reuter.cse.ogi.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!news.uidaho.edu!raven.csrv.uidaho.edu!kellogg From: kellogg@raven.csrv.uidaho.edu (Scott Kellogg) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Mycobacterium = Procaryote Date: 13 Apr 1995 03:27:18 GMT Organization: University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho Lines: 14 Message-ID: <3mi5mm$2cn@newshound.uidaho.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: raven.csrv.uidaho.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Mycobacterium is as the name denotes, a bacterium. Although the combining form 'myco' does mean fungus, M. tuberculosis has nothing to do with fungi except perhaps for the bacterial colony. Some of the bacteria that are in the mycobacterial order are filamentous but they are all procaryotes and thus have nothing to do with fungi. Mycobacteria have waxy coats and thus do not stain like 'true' or eubacteria and require a special staining procedure (acid-fasting staining). See any microbiology textbook for more information. -- =================================================================== Scott T. Kellogg, Dept. of Microbiol., Mol. Biol. & Biochem. Univ. of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-3052 Internet: kellogg@uidaho.edu Phone: 208-885-6966 Fax: 208-885-6518 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Apr 13 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!uunet!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: drzeiger@aol.com (DRZeiger) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Mycobacterium tuberculosis? Date: 13 Apr 1995 20:00:22 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 10 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3mkdum$dgo@newsbf02.news.aol.com> References: Reply-To: drzeiger@aol.com (DRZeiger) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com >No. Mycobacterium, Nocardia, and Corynebacterium are all gram positive >microbes in the Actinomycete line that form mycelia to various degrees- >but they are in the prokaryotic kingdom Monera. The Fungi constitute a >different, eukaryotic kingdom. -RSW I have had a few microbiology courses and no instuctor has ever explained that these three are related. They were always covered separately. Nocardia as a fungus, Corynebacterium as bacteria and Mycobacteria on their own. Thank you for explaining the connection. Now I know why the 3 look slightly similar when growing in culture (dry and crumbly). From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Apr 13 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!satisfied.apocalypse.org!news2.near.net!news.delphi.com!usenet From: mikefer@delphi.com Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: identification of a polypore Date: Thu, 13 Apr 95 23:14:46 -0500 Organization: Delphi (info@delphi.com email, 800-695-4005 voice) Lines: 4 Message-ID: <5uwcYRm.mikefer@delphi.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: bos1b.delphi.com I am trying to identify a stalked polypore with limited reference resources. Soooo. I thought I'd ask. This was found growing on the ground in a pasture has a woody stipe attached to the cap on its side in a small indentation. Any ideas where to start looking at the genus level? Thanks From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Apr 13 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!BCM.TMC.EDU!gsmay From: gsmay@BCM.TMC.EDU (Gregory S. May) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Please ignore test Date: 14 Apr 1995 11:41:17 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 2 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199504141841.NAA23530@bcm.tmc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net test From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Apr 13 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!uwm.edu!newsspool.doit.wisc.edu!news.doit.wisc.edu!facstaff.wisc.edu!tjvolk From: tjvolk@facstaff.wisc.edu (Tom Volk) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: identification of a polypore Date: Fri, 14 Apr 1995 13:26:44 GMT Organization: U.S. Forest Service Lines: 38 Message-ID: References: <5uwcYRm.mikefer@delphi.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: f180-110.net.wisc.edu Hi Mike. In article <5uwcYRm.mikefer@delphi.com> mikefer@delphi.com writes: >From: mikefer@delphi.com >Newsgroups: bionet.mycology >Subject: identification of a polypore >Date: Thu, 13 Apr 95 23:14:46 -0500 >Organization: Delphi (info@delphi.com email, 800-695-4005 voice) >I am trying to identify a stalked polypore with limited reference resources. >Soooo. I thought I'd ask. This was found growing on the ground in a pasture >has a woody stipe attached to the cap on its side in a small indentation. Any >ideas where to start looking at the genus level? Thanks This is certainly not as easy as you might think. Although some polypores can be easily identified macroscopically, they are the exception rather than the rule. The days are gone when all polypores could be classified as Polyporus or Fomes. Gilbertson & Ryvarden describe 100 genera of Polypores in their 2-volume "North American Polypores" Modern genera of polypores are based largely on microscopic characteristics (monomitic vs dimitic vs. trimitic, clamps vs. simple septate, certain kinds of cystidia, etc) and whether the fungus causes a white or a brown rot. Some of the polypores are very interesting to look at in the microscope-- I recommend it highly. There is also a computerized synoptic key to polypores, using the above characteristics, called PolyKey by Adaskaveg and Dunlop. I recommend it very highly. As for your polypore in the pasture, I'm sorry to say have no idea without seeing it or knowing additional information about its microscopic characteristics. Incidentally I am scheduled to gicve a morning workshop on introduction to identification of polypores and corticiod (resupinate crust) fungi at this year's NAMA foray in Bemidji Minnesota at the end of August. A beautiful place and a fun time. ---Tom Volk Center for Forest Mycology Research, Madison Wisconsin From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Apr 13 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!newsjunkie.ans.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: pokerholm@aol.com (P Okerholm) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Reishi mushrooms on conifer sawdust? Date: 14 Apr 1995 18:57:54 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 16 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3mmuli$220@newsbf02.news.aol.com> References: <3mkd0m$bbr@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> Reply-To: pokerholm@aol.com (P Okerholm) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com Lindsey, I too am looking into a wood grinder to produce sawdust. I am starting a Shiitake farm (and others including Reishi) near you in West Gardiner. If you are successful in locating or creating such a device please let me know. Perhaps we can both benefit from it. I will also let you know if I am successful. I posted a question about sawdust production in the Fungus newsgroup but I haven't gotten any replies yet. I'll forward them if I get any. Regards, Paul Paul Okerholm Acorn Farms RR 5 Box 269 West Gardiner, ME 04345 From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Apr 13 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!BIO.MIE-U.AC.JP!issei From: issei@BIO.MIE-U.AC.JP (Issei Kobayashi) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Help! making protoplasts Date: 14 Apr 1995 00:12:58 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 24 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9504140711.AA00017@ShobyoPc2.bio.mie-u.ac.jp> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Dear All, We are tring to make protoplasts from Rhizoctonia solani AG2-2. We are using standard procedure to make protoplast from other AGs (AG 1,4 and 5). But, the efficiency is very low, so we could get very small no of parotoplasts in this moment. We are using Novozyme234 as wall degrading enzyme and NaCl or mannitol for stabilizer. We actually got huge numbers of protoplasts from AG4 with this method, but not from AG2-2. What is difference in cell wall between AG2-2 and Ag4? If someone has experience to make protoplasts from AG 2-2 or some information about differences in cell wall in different AGs, please let me know. Thanks in advance. Issei Kobayashi Lab of Plant Pathology, Fac of Bioresources, Mie University, Tsu city, Mie, 514, Japan TEL: 0592-32-1211(X3559) [International: +81-592-32-1211(X3559)] FAX: 0592-31-9634 [International: +81-592-31-9634] Email: issei@bio.mie-u.ac.jp From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Thu Apr 13 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!daresbury!trane.uninett.no!Norway.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!news.sprintlink.net!uunet!nwlink.com!ns.compumedia.com!news From: cffeelvr@compumedia.com Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: I want to make more of my favorite scent...... Date: 14 Apr 1995 08:46:46 GMT Organization: Compumedia Internet Services Lines: 24 Message-ID: <3mlcpn$esl@ns.compumedia.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: altair.compumedia.com X-Newsreader: AIR News 3.X (SPRY, Inc.) Question: is it a type of fungi that causes a musty odor in a closet? I have one closet that has a very distinctive (hard to explain what it smells like....)scent in it that also gets on most stuff, esp. clothes that I store in there. It is a musty sort of odor similar yet different than the scent of old books & papers. It is not a" moldy" smell, but a warm, somewhat woodsy scent, kind of like wet wood. I love the scent, which I often find on old furniture & clothing in thrift & second hand shops. Someone at an herbal shop I shop at occasionally said that they think it sounds like candida & another person told me they think it's the wood rotting or something. My husband says he thinks the wood is pine. I have tried to make the scent stronger but do not know how. I know nothing about molds & fungi's & am seriously trying to make more of the scent. (cuz it isn't very strong even on clothes that have been stored in there for months). the only word I can think of to describe the smell is what some people have called it...."musty"....any ideas on how to make more? p.s. I keep the door shut on the closet most of the time but would love the scent all over our apt. Anyone know of anything else, maybe a particular flower or herb that is 'musty' smelling? thanks a bunch for listening. EarthChylde My home page address: http://www.compumedia.com/~cffeelvr/ Black Atmosphere's page: http://www.compumedia.com/~str8jkt/BlackAtmosphere.html From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Apr 14 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!swrinde!hookup!rover.ucs.ualberta.ca!finzi.ccinet.ab.ca!news@ccinet.ab.ca From: ksanders@ccinet.ab.ca (Ken Sanderson) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: BC morels Date: 15 Apr 1995 06:04:41 GMT Organization: CCI Networks, a division of Corporate Computers Inc. Lines: 20 Message-ID: <3mnnlq$qpi@finzi.ccinet.ab.ca> References: <3mev2l$met@deep.rsoft.bc.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: fortmacr10.ccinet.ab.ca X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.90.3 In article <3mev2l$met@deep.rsoft.bc.ca>, pklym says: > >I saw some fresh morels for sale at the Granville Island Market this past >weekend (Apr.8th). They were 1-2" tall, solid medium-brown in color with >whitish stalks, and looked very fresh. The vendor said they came from the >Vancouver Lower Mainland area, NOT Vancouver Island. > >As I am totally new to Vancouver, I was wondering if anyone could tell me >if morels can be found in or around the city (or as close as possible). >If so, when and where ??? Naturally, I'm not after anyone's secret patch, >but would just like some general guidance. I'm just looking for some to >eat and am not a commercial picker. > >Any assitance would be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks, Paul > I would suggest spending sometime wandering around the many green areas in vancouver and its surrounding municipalities. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Fri Apr 14 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!GENOME.GENETICS.UGA.EDU!arnold From: arnold@GENOME.GENETICS.UGA.EDU Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: PHYSICAL MAP OF ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS GENOME Date: 15 Apr 1995 10:07:27 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 17 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <0098EEBA.46E98272.25@genome.genetics.uga.edu> Reply-To: arnold@bscr.uga.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Physical maps of the Aspergillus nidulans genome are available by anonymous ftp from fungus.genetics.uga.edu . - - - - - - - - - - - Jonathan Arnold - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . | Dept. of Genetics, | | University of Georgia | | Athens, Georgia 30602 | | Phone: (706) 542-1449 | | messages: (706) 542-9359 | | FAX: (706) 542-3910 | | Internet: ARNOLD@BSCR.UGA.EDU | . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat Apr 15 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!afn02436 From: afn02436@usenet.freenet.ufl.edu (David H. Thomas) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Shittake Mushrooms Date: 16 Apr 1995 23:26:48 GMT Lines: 3 Message-ID: <3ms93o$952@huron.eel.ufl.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: freenet2.freenet.ufl.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] I am just a farmer interested in Shittake Mushrooms. Can someone explain the procedures for growing them, and explain what Mycillium is? A source of spores, possibly in the Florida area, would be appreciated! From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat Apr 15 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!swrinde!pipex!oleane!jussieu.fr!fdn.fr!uunet!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: laural6000@aol.com (LauraL6000) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: morels in the Catskills Date: 16 Apr 1995 15:31:41 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 2 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3mrrat$27j@newsbf02.news.aol.com> References: <3meamc$10n@news.primenet.com> Reply-To: laural6000@aol.com (LauraL6000) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com I'm going to look for morels for the first time this year. Any tips on their season in the Catskills/Hudson Valley? Habitat? Etc? Thanks! From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat Apr 15 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: phildale@aol.com (PhilDale) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Help regarding agar... Date: 16 Apr 1995 13:17:44 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 8 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3mrjfo$ch@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: phildale@aol.com (PhilDale) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com Hi, all! I have read that potato dextrose agar is the best for mushroom cultivation, and I was wondering if lab agar would work, too? It says it's a blend of agar, gelatine, and beef nutrients...will this be effective? Thanks From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sat Apr 15 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!agate!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!news.sprintlink.net!uunet!in1.uu.net!munnari.oz.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!inferno.mpx.com.au!root From: Joe Davids Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Using Coconut Fibre Dust as a mushroom Casing. Date: 16 Apr 1995 13:29:43 GMT Organization: Microplex Pty Ltd Lines: 11 Message-ID: <3mr647$b7d@inferno.mpx.com.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: dialup-222.mpx.com.au Does anyone have any information on the use of Coconut Fibre Dust as an alternative to Peat Moss in mushroom casing? Any information will be greatly appreciated. I can also supply interested parties with all the technical and physical information on Coconut Fibre Dust. Please contact me via e-mail: wholerth@mpx.com.au Joe Davids. From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Sun Apr 16 23:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!swrinde!pipex!sunic!sunic.sunet.se!news.lth.se!news.lu.se!news From: Sigvard.Svensson@botmus.lu.se (Sigvard) Subject: Re: Kambucha??? Citation completion Message-ID: <1995Apr17.201526.6034@nomina.lu.se> X-Posted-From: InterNews 1.0.6@sigvard.botmus.lu.se Lines: 8 Sender: -Not-Authenticated-[9177] Nntp-Posting-Host: sigvard.botmus.lu.se Organization: Botanical museum, Lund University, Sweden References: <1995Apr11.174739.19612@nomina.lu.se> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 1995 20:15:26 GMT Xdisclaimer: No attempt was made to authenticate the sender's name. Being asked; this is a more complete citation of the above paper, though not full (I have only read a photocopy): Stamets, Paul: "My Adventures with the Blob"; Mushroom the Journal, Winter 1994-95, pp. 5-9. Sigvard From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Apr 17 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!mojo.eng.umd.edu!cs.umd.edu!news.umbc.edu!haven.umd.edu!hecate.umd.edu!yorick.umd.edu!cabirac From: cabirac@yorick.umd.edu (Daniel M. 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Use our WWW site listed above or our gopher: gopher gopher.nalusda.gov -Information Centers -Biotechnology Information Center Please send us your questions and comments. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Biotechnology Information Center (BIC) voice1: (301)-504-5947 | | National Agricultural Library - USDA voice2: (301)-504-5340 | | 10301 Baltimore Blvd. fax: (301)-504-7098 | | Beltsville, MD 20705-2351 USA e-mail:biotech@nalusda.gov | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Daniel Cabirac biotech@nalusda.gov | | Ray Dobert rdobert@nalusda.gov | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From owner-mycology@net.bio.net Mon Apr 17 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!news.sprintlink.net!noc.netcom.net!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!usenet.cis.ufl.edu!caen!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!gatech!newsfeed.pitt.edu!hudson.lm.com!news.pop.psu.edu!psuvax1!uwm.edu!newsspool.doit.wisc.edu!decwrl!waikato!comp.vuw.ac.nz!canterbury.ac.nz!cantva!zool029 From: zool029@csc.canterbury.ac.nz (KELVIN DUNCAN) Newsgroups: bionet.mycology Subject: Re: Shittake Mushrooms Date: 18 Apr 95 20:31:12 +1200 Organization: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand Lines: 31 Message-ID: <1995Apr18.203112@cantva> References: <3ms93o$952@huron.eel.ufl.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: cantva.canterbury.ac.nz In article <3ms93o$952@huron.eel.ufl.edu>, afn02436@usenet.freenet.ufl.edu (David H. Thomas) writes: > I am just a farmer interested in Shittake Mushrooms. Can someone explain > the procedures for growing them, and explain what Mycillium is? A source > of spores, possibly in the Florida area, would be appreciated! Shiitake are great fun and are tremndous food but they are not easy to grow, especially in warmer climates such as Floridas. I would strongly recommend that you attend a course, such as those run by Stamets in Oregon or Bill Chalmers in Vancouver. There may be training courses in your area. Your local FDA can help with advice. Or look up recent issues of one of the trade journals dealing with musrooms (Mushroom World is good). I could write a book on how to grow Shiitake (i