From owner-protista@net.bio.net Mon Sep 04 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!EXTRO.UCC.SU.OZ.AU!paddy From: paddy@EXTRO.UCC.SU.OZ.AU ("David J. Patterson") Newsgroups: bionet.protista Subject: 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PROTOZOOLOGY Date: 5 Sep 1995 14:52:27 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 19 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Following the visit of the International Commission of Protozoology to Sydney, the date of the 10th International Congress of Protozoology has been reset to 21st - 25th July 1997, Sydney Australia. Any requests for further information should be forwarded to D.J.Patterson School of Biological Sciences A08 University of Sydney Sydney NSW 2006 Australia FAX 612 351 4119 Email djp at bio.usyd.edu.au We expect to mail out a first notice at the end of 1995 David Patterson From owner-protista@net.bio.net Wed Sep 06 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!ims.brh.co.jp!Takeshi.Ohama From: Takeshi.Ohama@ims.brh.co.jp (Takeshi Ohama) Newsgroups: bionet.protista Subject: (none) Date: 7 Sep 1995 04:44:48 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 7 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9509071109.AA15095@mailgate.brh.co.jp> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Takeshi Ohama. Help Takeshi Ohama Ph.D. Biohistory Research Hall, 1-1 Murasaki-cho, Takatsuki, Osaka 569, JAPAN Tel:+81-726-81-9761 FAX:+81-726-81-9757 From owner-protista@net.bio.net Thu Sep 07 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!ZOOL.UMD.EDU!GOODE From: GOODE@ZOOL.UMD.EDU ("Dennis Goode") Newsgroups: bionet.protista Subject: Metaboly Date: 8 Sep 1995 15:19:34 -0700 Organization: University of Maryland Zoology Lines: 5 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <63AFA70EFB@zool.umd.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Do any of you know the mechanism of metaboly in Euglenoids or can you give me a reference on the subject? I can find nothing specific in my sources. -Dennis From owner-protista@net.bio.net Sat Sep 09 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!STARNETINC.COM!lapan9 From: lapan9@STARNETINC.COM (Elliot Lapan) Newsgroups: bionet.protista Subject: gopher.bio.net:70/0R134564-135677-/MOLECULAR-EVOLUTION/9503 Date: 10 Sep 1995 08:45:25 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 46 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199509101550.KAA06355@email> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net >To: g.uttam@ic.ac.uk >From: lapan9@starnetinc.com (Elliot Lapan) >Subject: gopher.bio.net:70/0R134564-135677-/MOLECULAR-EVOLUTION/9503 >Cc: >Bcc: >X-Attachments: > >re: gopher.bio.net:70/0R134564-135677-/MOLECULAR-EVOLUTION/9503 > >In my former life I had done some work at Yale on the Dicyemid >Mesozoa as possible steps between protists and metazoans. We >examined r-DNA with what are now primitive techniques and found >G-C% similar to ciliates. Our attraction to these beasts was >that they had a 32cell larval stage, an adult stage with an >irregular but "countable" number of cells, and only two cell >layers (but an odd condition of germ cells developing within a >host cell). > >After many years in "financial engineering", I have a curiosity >about possible follow ups and the current state of knowledge >about the evolution of multicellularity. > >My old reprints are in storage and I don't remember exact titles, >but two salient references (Elliot Lapan and Harold Morowitz) are >in Scientific American and J.Zoology 1972/73. > >Elliot Lapan >400 E. Randolph Dr #2629 >Chicago, IL 60601 >312-819-1300 tel >312-819-1452 fax > >p.s. I'm new to the net and haven't learned to use newsgroups yet. > From owner-protista@net.bio.net Sat Sep 09 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!sas.upenn.edu!droos From: droos@sas.upenn.edu (David Roos) Newsgroups: bionet.protista Subject: Eukaryote endosymbionts Date: 10 Sep 1995 10:50:16 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 12 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199509101747.NAA23291@mail2.sas.upenn.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net My lab has been studying an uncharacterized, multilamellar organelle in the Apicomplexa (Plasmodium, Toxoplasma, Eimeria, etc), which has led us into the area of presumed eukaryotic endosymbionts (yielding organelles enclosed by multiple membranes). Unfortunately, I am no expert in protozoology ... can someone point me to descriptions of such endosymbionts and the taxa in which such phenomena occur? Thanks -- DSR ***************************************************************************** David S. Roos / Associate Professor / Departments of Biology and Microbiology Univ. of Pennsylvania / 415 S. University Ave. / Philadelphia PA / 19104-6018 droos@sas.upenn.edu / tel:215-898-2118 / lab:215-898-2120 / fax:215-898-8780 ***************************************************************************** From owner-protista@net.bio.net Sat Sep 09 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!agate!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!uknet!daresbury!not-for-mail From: p.eigner@magnet.at (Peter Eigner) Newsgroups: bionet.protista Subject: Ciliate, taxonomy Date: 10 Sep 1995 18:10:00 +0100 Organization: magnet Online Service Lines: 129 Sender: lpddist@mserv1.dl.ac.uk Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <42v658$b4m@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> Reply-To: p.eigner@magnet.at Original-To: protista@dl.ac.uk SUMMARY of recent taxonomic changes within the Hypotrichida (Ciliophora), new genera and species, new combinations, diagnoses, terms, definitions and phylogenetic relationships, based on detailed descriptions of divisional morphogeneses, as published in three papers (A-C). A Eigner P. (1995): Divisional morphogenesis in Deviata abbrevescens nov. gen., nov. spec., Neogeneia hortualis nov. gen., nov. spec., and Kahliella simplex (Horvath) Corliss and redefinition of the Kahliellidae (Ciliophora, Hypotrichida). Europ. J. Protistol., 31, 341-366. Family Kahliellidae Tuffrau, 1979 (new diagnosis p. 363) contains now the following genera and species (all genera with new diagnoses, except 7-9): 1. Kahliella (Horvath, 1932) Corliss, 1960 (Basionym: Kahlia): K. acrobates (Horvath, 1932) Corliss, 1960; K. simplex (Horvath, 1934) Corliss, 1960. 2. Deviata Eigner, 1995: D. abbrevescens Eigner, 1995; D. bacilliformis (Gelei, 1954) Eigner, 1995. 3. Neogeneia Eigner, 1995: N. costata (Kahl, 1932) Eigner, 1995; N. hortualis Eigner, 1995. 4. Engelmanniella Foissner, 1982: E. mobilis (Engelmann, 1862) Foissner, 1982 (Basionym: Uroleptus mobilis). 5. Parakahliella Berger, Foissner and Adam, 1985: P. macrostoma (Foissner, 1982) Berger, Foissner and Adam, 1985 (Basionym: Paraurostyla macrostoma); P. haideri Berger and Foissner, 1989; P. terricola (Buitkamp, 1977) Berger, Foissner and Adam, 1985 (Basionym: Paraurostyla terricola). 6. Coniculostomum Njine, 1979: C. monilata (Dragesco and Njine, 1971) Njine, 1979 (Basionym: Laurentiella monilata, Laurentia monilata). 7. Paraurostyla weissei (Stein, 1859) Borror, 1972 (Basionym: Urostyla weissei). 8. Onychodromus quadricornutus Foissner, Schlegel and Prescott, 1987. 9. Laurentiella acuminata (Fedriani, Martin and Perez-Silva, 1976), (Basionym: Laurentia). New combinations: Deviata bacilliformis (Gelei, 1954) Eigner, 1995 (Basionym: Kahliella bacilliformis). Neogeneia costata (Kahl, 1932) Eigner, 1995 (Basionym: Kahliella costata). Orthoamphisiella franzi (Foissner, 1982) Eigner, 1995 (Basionym and former combination: Gonostomum franzi, Kahliella franzi). Terminology and definitions (pp.342-243): "Neokinetal anlage", "neokinetal wave", "multiple within anlage", "combined cirral row", "parental cirral row in interphase", "right and left cirral rows", "long and short cirral rows". Within anlage, de novo, apokinetal. Schematized computer drawings of processes during morphogenesis (pp. 360-361) in five kahliellid genera (Neogeneia, Kahliella, Engelmanniella, Parakahliella, Coniculostomum). B Eigner P. (1994): Divisional morphogenesis and reorganization in Eschaneustyla brachytona Stokes, 1886 and revision of the Bakuellinae (Ciliophora, Hypotrichida). Europ. J. Protistol., 30, 462-475. Subfamily Bakuellinae Jankowski, 1979 (new diagnosis p. 473) contains now the following genera and species (all genera with new diagnoses): 1. Bakuella Agamaliev and Alekperov, 1976: B. marina Agamaliev and Alekperov, 1976; B. crenata Agamaliev and Alekperov, 1976; B. salinarum Mihailowitsch and Wilbert, 1990; B. walibonensis Song, Wilbert and Berger, 1992 (assignment uncertain); B. edaphoni Song, Wilbert and Berger, 1992; B. pampinaria Eigner and Foissner, 1992. 2. Keronella Wiackowski, 1985: K. gracilis Wiackowski, 1985. 3. Holostichides, Foissner, 1987: H. chardezi, Foissner, 1987; H. terricola Foissner, 1988; H. typicus (Song and Wilbert, 1988) Eigner, 1994; H. wilberti (Song, 1990) Eigner, 1994. 4. Eschaneustyla Stokes, 1886: E. brachytona Stokes, 1886. Synonyms: Eschaneustyla terricola Foissner, 1982 is a junior synonym of E. brachytona Stokes, 1886. Genus Parabakuella Song and Wilbert, 1988 is a junior synonym of the Genus Holostichides Foissner, 1987. New combinations: Holostichides typicus (Song and Wilbert, 1988) Eigner, 1994 (Basionym: Parabakuella typica). Holostichides wilberti (Song, 1990) Eigner, 1994 (Basionym: Periholosticha wilberti). Terminology and definitions (p. 472): "Midventral row", "short midventral row", "long midventral row", frontoterminal cirri. Key to the genera of the Bakuellinae (p. 474). C Eigner P. and Foissner W. (1994): Divisional morphogenesis in Amphisiellides illuvialis n. sp., Paramphisiella caudata (Hemberger) and Hemiamphisiella terricola Foissner, and redefinition of the Amphisiellidae (Ciliophora, Hypotrichida). J. Euk. Microbiol., 41, 243-261. Familiy Amphisiellidae Jankowski, 1979 (new diagnosis p. 254) contains now the following genera and species (all genera with new diagnoses): 1. Amphisiella Gourret and Roeser, 1888: A. marioni Gourret and Roeser, 1888; A. australis, Blatterer and Foissner, 1988; A. perisincirra (Hemberger, 1985) Eigner and Foissner, 1994. 2. Amphisiellides Foissner, 1988: A. illuvialis Eigner and Foissner, 1994; A. atypicus (Hemberger, 1985) Foissner, 1988 (Basionym: Uroleptoides atypica, assignment uncertain). 3. Paramphisiella Foissner, 1988: P. caudata (Hemberger, 1985) Foissner, 1988 (Basionym: Uroleptoides caudata). 4. Paragastrostyla Hemberger, 1985: P. lanceolata Hemberger, 1985. 5. Gastrostyla Engelmann, 1862: G. steinii Engelmann, 1862. 6. Hemiamphisiella Foissner, 1988: H. terricola Foissner, 1988. 7. Pseudouroleptus Hemberger: 1985, P. caudatus Hemberger, 1985. New combination: Amphisiella perisincirra (Hemberger, 1985) Eigner and Foissner, 1994 (Basionym and former combination: Tachysoma perisincirra, Lamtostyla perisincirra). Suborder Discocephalina Wicklow, 1982 (new diagnosis p. 255). Terminology: "Amphisiellid median cirral row", "discocephalid median cirral row", "postperistomial cirrus". Peter Eigner Private Lab Schroetten 22 A-8483 Deutsch Goritz Austria Phone/Fax: 03474/7192 E-mail: p.eigner@magnet.at From owner-protista@net.bio.net Mon Sep 11 23:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.protista Path: biosci!agate!news.ucdavis.edu!library.ucla.edu!info.ucla.edu!news.bc.net!torn!utnut!utzoo!mes From: mes@zoo.toronto.edu (Mark Siddall) Subject: Re: Ciliate, taxonomy Message-ID: Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 13:45:20 GMT Distribution: bionet References: <42v658$b4m@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> Organization: U of Toronto Zoology Lines: 30 In article <42v658$b4m@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> p.eigner@magnet.at writes: > > >SUMMARY of recent taxonomic changes within the Hypotrichida (Ciliophora), >new genera and species, new combinations, diagnoses, terms, definitions and >phylogenetic relationships, based on detailed descriptions of divisional >morphogeneses, as published in three papers (A-C). > Ummm.... This is an awful lot of bandwidth for apparent self-aggrandisement. Perhaps you should in future just create a web-page and point people to it who might be interested. (Or go whole hog the other direction and post your whole CV here). :-) Mark PS: You wrote "phylogenetic relationships". I assert that with no phylogenetic tree you have diddly to say about phylogenetic relationships!!! Divisional morphogenesis is but one character. By basing phylogenetic speculation on this alone you in effect say that all other evolutionary change is uninteresting? And that this particular characteristic is infallible? Or that morphogeneis and thus phylogeny can be reduced to eigen-values and other shape- based mathematical gymnastics? Phylogeny is not an abstraction. There... spleen vented. -- Mark E. Siddall "I don't mind a parasite... mes@vims.edu I object to a cut-rate one" Virginia Inst. Marine Sci. - Rick Gloucester Point, VA, 23062 From owner-protista@net.bio.net Wed Sep 13 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm.tmc.edu!news.msfc.nasa.gov!newsfeed.internetmci.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk!daresbury!not-for-mail From: p.eigner@magnet.at (Peter Eigner) Newsgroups: bionet.protista Subject: Ciliate, taxonomy Date: 14 Sep 1995 21:23:57 +0100 Organization: magnet Online Service Lines: 42 Sender: lpddist@mserv1.dl.ac.uk Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <43a30t$m9r@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> Reply-To: p.eigner@magnet.at Original-To: protista@dl.ac.uk Answer to Mark Siddall about Ciliate, taxonomy. On February 27 1995 I wrote a detailed note to Protista about the fascinating work on morphogenesis of the Hypotrichida (using only protargol impregnation, as I stated there expressis verbis), about work in progress and the many questions that arise. If you take time to read this note, you could spare your sensless aggressions, because then you would perhaps know what you are talking about. I really would like to know the true reason for such unsubstantiated criticism. Where did I say divisional morphogenesis is infallible and all other evolutionary changes are uninteresting. What a stupid thing to say (it would be). I do not know exactly what you are doing, but I invite you to check my findings with your methods. Since this is most likely not possible, I conclude, that everyone has to search with his own methods, and sometimes one great man (or woman) puts all findings together (I am sure it will be neither of the both of us). Even for a taxonomist it is difficult to keep record of all (suggested) changes, combinations and recombinations. My note is a help for everybody who needs to know about hypotrich taxonomy (and this newsgroup is mainly about ciliates), all changes in the three papers are put in an easy order and additional taxonomic information is given. Most of the recent hypotrich taxonomy has come out of my Lab and next year I hope to write a similar note to PROTISTA. Considering that most of ciliate taxonomy is only based on descriptions of interphase morphology (which leads, as I have shown in my papers, to absurd families and genera), I think that the investigation in divisional morphogenesis and its complicated processes is a great step forward to a natural system (even more dangerous is the people, who interprete wrongly their own incomplete and superficial attempt to describe a divisional morphogenesis). You call morphogenesis just one character, but this depends on the point of view. Just apply now other characters to my new family Kahliellidae (as you say is necessary) and lets see what comes out. Besides all this, I have taken results with molecular markers into consideration; just r e a d my paper. What does your question mean about my CV. Or do you just want to discredit my name because I am an autodidakt and not a Professor as you probably are. Your cool note may impress some young student, but not me. The first thing I learnd writing papers, was that all criticism must be founded. Peter Eigner Private Lab From owner-protista@net.bio.net Thu Sep 14 23:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.protista Path: biosci!lhc!NewsWatcher!user From: leipe@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (Detlef D. Leipe) Subject: syngen and mating types in ciliates Message-ID: Sender: news@nlm.nih.gov Organization: NCBI/Nat. Lib. of Medicine/N.I.H. Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 09:46:39 -0500 Lines: 13 Dear Fellow Protistologists, The books on my shelf do not offer much help in understanding the terms syngen and mating type in ciliates. I would be grateful receiving exact definition for these term and I would also like to know if there is any ambiguity about their usage (do all people use them in the same sense?). Last question: are these terms used outside the ciliatological community? All help appreciated, Detlef Leipe From owner-protista@net.bio.net Sat Sep 16 23:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.protista Path: biosci!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!utcsri!info.physics.utoronto.ca!utzoo!mes From: mes@zoo.toronto.edu (Mark Siddall) Subject: Re: Ciliate, taxonomy Message-ID: Date: Sun, 17 Sep 1995 06:32:54 GMT Distribution: bionet References: <43a30t$m9r@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> Organization: U of Toronto Zoology Lines: 119 In article <43a30t$m9r@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> p.eigner@magnet.at writes: >Answer to Mark Siddall about Ciliate, taxonomy. > >On February 27 1995 I wrote a detailed note to Protista about the fascinating >work on morphogenesis of the Hypotrichida (using only protargol impregnation, >as I stated there expressis verbis), about work in progress and the many >questions that arise. If you take time to read this note, you could spare >your sensless aggressions, because then you would perhaps know what you are >talking about. I really would like to know the true reason for such Okay... hang on... I did not contend that your contributions were not fascinating. Only that you only cited 3 papers that just happened to be your own work. I will admit to the charge of aggressiveness, but I thought your post to be entirely one-sided. >unsubstantiated criticism. >Where did I say divisional morphogenesis is infallible and all other >evolutionary changes are uninteresting. What a stupid thing to say (it would >be). I do not know exactly what you are doing, but I invite you to check my What I am doing is trying to ask you to either substantiate your findings by looking at other characters, or refute them by looking at other characters. The point being, that looking at the presence or absence of limbs alone cannot tell you how vertebrates evolved since snakes have lost them secondarily. Why should ciliate morphogenesis be allowed to stand on it's own as some kind of all meaningful attribute? >findings with your methods. Since this is most likely not possible, I >conclude, that everyone has to search with his own methods, and sometimes one >great man (or woman) puts all findings together (I am sure it will be neither >of the both of us). But what is preventing you frmo being a consummate scholar and taking all of the data into account when considering phylogeny, not just your own data? >Even for a taxonomist it is difficult to keep record of all (suggested) >changes, combinations and recombinations. My note is a help for everybody who "Difficult" is not a reason for omission. >needs to know about hypotrich taxonomy (and this newsgroup is mainly about >ciliates), all changes in the three papers are put in an easy order and PARDON ME BUT THIS GROUP IS ABOUT PROTISTA. Ciliates represent a mere miniscule fraction of non-metazoan non-metaphytan, non-mycotan, eukaryotic evolution. If you want a group about ciliates only, or mostly, create one. This ciliate hegemony that goes on in protistan literature helps no one. If you don't want to hear from a protistologist who does not deal with ciliates, but who does deal with phylogeny, post elsewhere like sci.bio.all.the.world's.a.ciliate. Otherwise, be prepared that a helluva a lot of us do not give a rat's keister about ciliates, though we do about rigorous science. >additional taxonomic information is given. Most of the recent hypotrich >taxonomy has come out of my Lab and next year I hope to write a similar note >to PROTISTA. Fine. I look forward to it. In the meantime, I urge you to construct phylogenetic hypotheses using methods that have been around for over 20 years, if you want to write about phylogeny. Otherwise, be prepared that a lot of us are going to balk at any suggestion that you have a corroborated hypothesis. >Considering that most of ciliate taxonomy is only based on descriptions of >interphase morphology (which leads, as I have shown in my papers, to absurd >families and genera), I think that the investigation in divisional You may be correct, but I ask you what great devine insight allows you to say "absurd"? This is science, not metaphysics. You or I would not] know truth if it slapped us in the face! No one has an overwhelming lock on the "truth" cuz in science it is irrelevant. The only relevance comes in corroboration. Morphogenesis alone may be nice, but without other characteristics... it is uncorroborated. Period. Just another idea. Why not go out and look at other unrelated things and show us how these corroborate the morphogenesis data? Really? I mean it. I will become one of your more avid supporters!! >morphogenesis and its complicated processes is a great step forward to a >natural system (even more dangerous is the people, who interprete wrongly >their own incomplete and superficial attempt to describe a divisional >morphogenesis). You call morphogenesis just one character, but this depends >on the point of view. Just apply now other characters to my new family >Kahliellidae (as you say is necessary) and lets see what comes out. Besides Let's. Fine. But YOU are the one who have characterized it as such. >all this, I have taken results with molecular markers into consideration; >just r e a d my paper. >What does your question mean about my CV. Or do you just want to discredit my >name because I am an autodidakt and not a Professor as you probably are. I am not, and am probably hindering my chances at it by being so contentious. I am not trying to discredit you. I am trying to ask you to go beyond your own findings alone, take all of the data into account andtry to either corroborate or refute phylogenetic hypotheses on the basis of data rather than conviction or mere opinion. This is the stuff of science. I apologise for the tone of my initial post but I do tire of asking protistologists to do this! The rest of the biological community has been doing it for 20 yrs or more. That's all. Mark. >Your cool note may impress some young student, but not me. The first thing I >learnd writing papers, was that all criticism must be founded. And I insist that mine is. Here we agree. I simply said, show me a tree with clear corroboration and refutation. -- Mark E. Siddall "I don't mind a parasite... mes@vims.edu I object to a cut-rate one" Virginia Inst. 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Leave the Subject: line blank (anything entered on the Subject: line is ignored). **** BIOSCI FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) SHEET **** New users of BIOSCI/bionet may want to read the "Frequently Asked Questions" or "FAQ" sheet for BIOSCI. The FAQ provides details on how to participate in these forums and fix problems that you might encounter in using the newsgroups. The FAQ and other BIOSCI documentation is available through our WWW home page at URL http://www.bio.net/. The FAQ is also posted on the first of each month to the newsgroup BIONEWS/bionet.announce immediately following the posting of the BIOSCI information sheet. **** BIOSCI USER ADDRESS DIRECTORY **** Please take this opportunity to add your name and address information to the BIOSCI User Address Database if you have not already done so. Below is the address form that we would like each reader of the BIOSCI/bionet newsgroups to complete and return if you would like to be listed in our database. The database serves as a directory that enables biologists, who are currently using (or even just reading) the BIOSCI newsgroups, to look up e-mail addresses and other information about our users. The address database is reindexed nightly although it may sometimes take several days for new entries to appear since we need to process them prior to placing them in the indexing queue. If you are not on the Internet, please use our waismail server (send the word "help" to waismail@net.bio.net to get instructions; any text on the Subject: line of your message will be ignored, so put the help command in the body of the mail message.). Please carefully follow the instructions for completing the form below and return it to either of the following two addresses (whichever is more convenient for you). Thanks in advance for taking the time to complete and return the form. Addresses for returning forms Location Network ----------------------------- -------- ------- biovote@net.bio.net U.S.A. Internet/BITNET biovote@daresbury.ac.uk U.K. JANET MAKING SURE THAT YOUR INFORMATION IS CURRENT This notice will be mailed bimonthly to each newsgroup. You should check your database entry from time-to-time to see if your address information is still up-to-date. Using Gopher to complete the form --------------------------------- If you don't want to use a text editor, you can also use Dan Jacobson's gopher site to fill out the address database form as follows. Otherwise skip this section on gopher and proceed to the instructions for filling out the form below. > To add yourself to the database just point your > gopher client at merlot.gdb.org and select the following: > > --> 14. Searching For Biologists/ > > --> 9. E-mail Addresses of Biosci-Bionet Users/ > > --> 1. 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Thanks again for your cooperation! --------------- please cut here and return portion below --------------- New information or Update to old record (enter N or U): date (DD-MM-YY): first name: middle initial: family name: job title: e-mail address: e-mail network: phone number: FAX number: institution: address1: address2: address3: city: state/province: country: postal code: research interest: research interest: comment: comment: comment: comment: comment: From owner-protista@net.bio.net Mon Sep 25 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!SBII.SB2.PDX.EDU!NANCY From: NANCY@SBII.SB2.PDX.EDU ("Nancy Bowers") Newsgroups: bionet.protista Subject: Soils and litter neede Date: 25 Sep 1995 18:40:38 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 31 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <24281E7294B@sbii.sb2.pdx.edu> Reply-To: nancy@sbii.sb2.pdx.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Greetings! We are conducting a global biogeographic study of soil protozoa and are in need of surface soils and litter from the locations listed below. If you live in or are traveling to these areas and would be willing to collect and mail (our permit specifies this mode of entry) soils to us, we would greatly appreciate it. We will provide detailed sampling methods, sterile bags for soil, a shipping container, and pre-addressed mailing envelope. We can compensate researchers for shipping costs. Locations from where we need soils: Alaska Northern Canada Greenland Central US Iceland Scandinavia Most of Russia Northern China Japan Central Europe Mediterranean Turkey India Northern Africa South Africa Saudia Arabia Near East Indonesia Australia Antarctica Madagascar Most of S. America Northern Mexico Island regions Please contact either myself, Dr. Nancy Bowers (nancy@science1.sb2.pdx.edu) or Dr. James Pratt (pratt@science1.sb2.pdx.edu) if you are able to assist us. Thank you very much. Nancy Bowers nancy@science1.sb2.pdx.edu Research Assistant http://clas.www.pdx.edu/ Portland State University ~bowers/nancy.html Portland, OR 97207 503-725-8039 From owner-protista@net.bio.net Tue Sep 26 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm.tmc.edu!cs.utexas.edu!news.sprintlink.net!wizard.pn.com!Germany.EU.net!news.dfn.de!scsing.switch.ch!news.rediris.es!power.ci.uv.es!salaific.ific.uv.es!kike From: kike@uv.es (Enrique.Gallego@uv.es) Newsgroups: bionet.protista Subject: Re: Soils and litter neede Date: 27 Sep 1995 11:33:14 GMT Organization: Universidad de Valencia Lines: 44 Distribution: world Message-ID: References: <24281E7294B@sbii.sb2.pdx.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: salaific.ific.uv.es In article <24281E7294B@sbii.sb2.pdx.edu> NANCY@SBII.SB2.PDX.EDU ("Nancy Bowers") writes: >Path: power.ci.uv.es!news.rediris.es!news.uoregon.edu!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!olivea!biosci!SBII.SB2.PDX.EDU!NANCY >From: NANCY@SBII.SB2.PDX.EDU ("Nancy Bowers") >Newsgroups: bionet.protista >Subject: Soils and litter neede >Date: 25 Sep 1995 18:40:38 -0700 >Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology >Lines: 31 >Sender: daemon@net.bio.net >Distribution: world >Message-ID: <24281E7294B@sbii.sb2.pdx.edu> >Reply-To: nancy@sbii.sb2.pdx.edu >NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net >Greetings! > >We are conducting a global biogeographic study of soil protozoa and are in >need of surface soils and litter from the locations listed below. If you >live in or are traveling to these areas and would be willing to collect and >mail (our permit specifies this mode of entry) soils to us, we would greatly >appreciate it. We will provide detailed sampling methods, sterile bags for >soil, a shipping container, and pre-addressed mailing envelope. We can >compensate researchers for shipping costs. > >Locations from where we need soils: > > Alaska Northern Canada Greenland > Central US Iceland Scandinavia > Most of Russia Northern China Japan > Central Europe Mediterranean Turkey > India Northern Africa South Africa > Saudia Arabia Near East Indonesia > Australia Antarctica Madagascar > Most of S. America Northern Mexico Island regions > >Please contact either myself, Dr. Nancy Bowers (nancy@science1.sb2.pdx.edu) >or Dr. James Pratt (pratt@science1.sb2.pdx.edu) if you are able to assist >us. > >Thank you very much. > >Nancy Bowers nancy@science1.sb2.pdx.edu >Research Assistant http://clas.www.pdx.edu/ >Portland State University ~bowers/nancy.html >Portland, OR 97207 503-725-8039 From owner-protista@net.bio.net Tue Sep 26 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm.tmc.edu!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!csulb.edu!drivel.ics.uci.edu!news.service.uci.edu!usenet From: "Stephen M. Rich" Newsgroups: bionet.protista Subject: P.Falciparum needed Date: 26 Sep 1995 20:15:17 GMT Organization: University of California, Irvine Lines: 6 Message-ID: <449n0l$kv6@news.service.uci.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: ayala-dna.bio.uci.edu Does anyone out there have P.falciparum infected human bloods or mosquitoes for extraction of DNA for PCR (i.e. samples need not be well preserved). Thanks, Stephen M. Rich From owner-protista@net.bio.net Tue Sep 26 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!EMLAB.CB.UGA.EDU!farmer From: farmer@EMLAB.CB.UGA.EDU Newsgroups: bionet.protista Subject: (Fwd) Anticipated Postdoc Position Date: 27 Sep 1995 05:36:46 -0700 Organization: emlab, UGA Lines: 51 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199509271232.IAA07206@emlab.cb.uga.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Anticipated Postdoctoral Researcher (Marine Phycologist) Department of Plant Biology A position is available beginning November 1, 1995 for a marine phycologist to participate in a taxonomic survey of macroscopic marine algae from the Gulf of Mexico in conjunction with a similar study of the marine invertebrate fauna. Algal sampling will be completed by a separate field team although the PR can be involved directly as needed and appropriate. Accurate algal identification is the primary objective; however, ecological data being generated concurrently will provide an exciting opportunity for examining patterns and causes of taxon distribution. Ongoing extensive molecular systematics research provides the opportunity to learn (if necessary) and apply molecular approaches to the identification of "difficult" taxa. Development of a computer-based intelligent-key to the macroscopic marine algae collected is another possible component of the project and ample computer-resources are available. Requirements: a PhD in marine phycology or closely related area and extensive experience in the identification of marine algae. Additional Desired Qualifications: experience and/or interest in: marine algal ecology and biogeography, molecular systematics, and/or the algal flora of the Gulf of Mexico. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Application deadline date is October 6, 1995, or until candidate is selected. Send letter of application and resume to: Dr. Russell L. Chapman Department of Plant Biology Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA 504-388-5843 (FAX: 504-388-5858) Email: BTRUSS@UNIX1.SNCC.LSU.EDU LSU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer |--------------------------------------------------------------------| Dr. Russell L. Chapman, Associate Vice-Chancellor Office of Research and Economic Development Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803-2755 U.S.A. PHONE: 504-388-5843 General FAX: 504-388-5983 Private FAX: 504-388-5858 EMAIL: BTRUSS@UNIX1.SNCC.LSU.EDU WWW Page: http://phycol.ored.lsu.edu/rlc.html Laboratory: Dept. of Plant Biology, LSU, B.R., LA, U.S.A. 70803-1705 PHONE: 504-388-8771 FAX: 504-388-5489 |--------------------------------------------------------------------| From owner-protista@net.bio.net Thu Sep 28 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm.tmc.edu!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!emory!darwin.sura.net!cdc1.cdc.gov!cdc4.cdc.gov!root@ntb2.cdc.gov From: norman@giardia.pdb.cdc.gov (Norman J. Pieniazek x4073) Newsgroups: bionet.microbiology,bionet.parasitology,bionet.protista Subject: Re: Cryptosporidium/PCR Date: 29 Sep 1995 17:57:17 GMT Organization: Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA Lines: 28 Message-ID: <44hc1t$d7c@cdc4.cdc.gov> References: <43lhvm$c98@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: norman@giardia.pdb.cdc.gov NNTP-Posting-Host: giardiat.dpd.cdc.gov Xref: biosci bionet.microbiology:3441 bionet.parasitology:1065 bionet.protista:377 In article <43lhvm$c98@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, quvatlhcha@aol.com (QuvatlhCha) writes: >Is anyone out there working with developing a PCR protocol for the >detection of oocysts in environmental samples. Drop a line. > >Later See our paper in Wat.Sci.Tech., Vol 27, pp77-84, 1993. Newer results should be out in the newest Journal of Applied and Environmental Microbiology (Johnson et. al). Best wishes, Norman -- ========================================================================== Norman J. Pieniazek voice: (770) 488-4073 Centers for Disease Control fax: (770) 488-4108 Mailstop F13 e-mail: norman@giardia.pdb.cdc.gov 4770 Buford Highway NE Atlanta, GA 30341-3724 ####### The preceding message is not ####### ####### an official document of the CDC. ####### =========================================================================== From owner-protista@net.bio.net Fri Sep 29 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: chlamy@acpub.duke.edu (Elizabeth Harris) Newsgroups: bionet.announce,bionet.protista,bionet.photosynthesis,bionet.molbio.evolution,bionet.chlamydomonas Subject: 1996 Chlamydomonas Conference Followup-To: bionet.chlamydomonas Date: 29 Sep 1995 23:26:34 -0700 Organization: Duke University Lines: 28 Sender: biohelp@net.bio.net Approved: bionews-moderator@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: Reply-To: chlamy@acpub.duke.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Keywords: Chlamydomonas Xref: biosci bionet.announce:2496 bionet.protista:378 bionet.photosynthesis:865 bionet.molbio.evolution:3557 bionet.chlamydomonas:660 The Seventh International Conference on the Cell and Molecular Biology of Chlamydomonas will be held May 27 - June 1, 1996, in Regensburg, Germany. This conference is being organized by Drs. Ruediger Schmitt and Peter Hegemann, Universitaet Regensburg, and Elizabeth Harris, Duke University, and is sponsored by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bavarian State Government, and Genetics Society of America. Investigators interested in participating are invited to submit abstracts by January 31, 1996. Please send requests for registration and abstract materials to: Chlamydomonas Conference Dr. Ruediger Schmitt Institute for Genetics University of Regensburg D-93040 Regensburg Germany telephone +49(0)941 943-3162 fax +49(0)941 943-3163 e-mail rudy.schmitt@biologie.uni-regensburg.de Further details of the meeting are being posted to the bionet.chlamydomonas newsgroup. -- Elizabeth Harris chlamy@acpub.duke.edu