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Mycology (from the Greek mykes, meaning "fungus") is the study of fungi, their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy, and their use to humans as a source for medicinals (see penicillin) and food (beer, wine, cheese, edible mushrooms), as well as their dangers, such as poisoning or infection. Mycology is closely related to phytopathology: the study of plant diseases. Historically, mycology was a branch of botany (despite fungi being evolutionarily more closely related to animals than plants). Pioneer mycologists included Elias Magnus Fries, Christian Hendrik Persoon, Anton de Bary and Lewis David von Schweinitz.
Today, the most comprehensively studied and understood fungi are the yeasts and eukaryotic model organisms Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Many fungi produce toxins, antibiotics, and other secondary metabolites. For example, the cosmopolitan (worldwide) genus Fusarium and their toxins associated with fatal outbreaks of alimentary toxic aleukia in humans were extensively studied by Abraham Joffe. Also, fungi are fundamental for life on earth in their roles as symbionts, e.g. in the form of mycorrhizae, insect symbionts and lichens as well as their potency in breaking down complex organic biomolecules such as wood as well as xenobiotics, a critical step in the global carbon cycle.
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"Clinical Mycology,2/e with CD-ROM http://blog.naver.com/shmed/100062165250
shmedscience (shmedscience) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:53:11 -0000
"Clinical Mycology,2/e with CD-ROM http://blog.naver.com/shmed/100062165250
@scientist_no_1 Reminds me of a bumper sticker I see in our college parking lot: "MYCOLOGY - IT'S MUSHROOMING!"
scientistlady (Justine Hutchinson) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:37:52 -0000
@scientist_no_1 Reminds me of a bumper sticker I see in our college parking lot: "MYCOLOGY - IT'S MUSHROOMING!"
Great new blogs posted by our mycology, machair and farmland conservation apprentices http://blogs.btcv.org.uk/natural_talent/
Natural_Talent (Natural Talent) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:42:40 -0000
Great new blogs posted by our mycology, machair and farmland conservation apprentices http://blogs.btcv.org.uk/natural_talent/
Haha the French Countryside is experiencing a surge in organized (mushroom) crime http://bit.ly/6BWxb9 #mycology #food #culinary
justinsullivan (Justin Sullivan) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:59:21 -0000
Haha the French Countryside is experiencing a surge in organized (mushroom) crime http://bit.ly/6BWxb9 #mycology #food #culinary
Just out. Invisible Lines by Mary Amato. A novel about a kid inspired by mycology, a metaphor for life http://tinyurl.com/ydlsuq5
ivan_amato (Ivan Amato) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:49:44 -0000
Just out. Invisible Lines by Mary Amato. A novel about a kid inspired by mycology, a metaphor for life http://tinyurl.com/ydlsuq5
Done with 40/74 pages Mycology suckss!!!
LojainAlBathi (Lojain AlBathi) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:12:08 -0000
Done with 40/74 pages Mycology suckss!!!
Spore Bank - Over 600 Mushroom / Fungus species available in beautiful colors, scents and flavors.. Kits, spores, live cultures, growing supplies, equipment, 1,000 photographs and directions.
Meta Description: [ Search the web at mushroomsporebank.org ]
- Utrecht, The Netherlands - Includes extensive databases for many types of fungi.
Meta Description: [ The Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures (CBS) - an institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and situated in Utrecht - maintains a world-renowned collection of living filamentous fungi, yeasts and bacteria. The Institute's research programs principally focus on the t... ]
Canadian Mycological Resource - A Canadian focus on mushrooms, fungi, and mycology resources.
Meta Description: [ A fungi portal for canadians. ]
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Center for Research in Fungal Diversity - Promotes research excellence and facilitate training in fungal diversity in the Asian region. Includes staff and student profiles, publications list, and related links. University of Hong Kong.
Duke Mycology - Information on Rytas Vilgalys's research group, evolutionary biology of mushrooms, and mushrooms of North Carolina.
Forest Fungi Of New Zealand - Photographs and information on New Zealand Fungi now also including slime moulds
Meta Description: [ This site contains photographs of New Zealand fungi and general information on them. ]
Fun Facts About Fungi - Contains fact sheets with photos and fun activities for kids.
Fungal Biology - Introduction to mycology for university students. Includes topics on structure, sexual and asexual spores, dimorphism, haustoria, rhizomorphs, and sclerotia and stromata.
Fungi and mushrooms of the Czech republic - Over 500 images of fungi including Latin to Czech fungi name translations, list of mycologists, and events.
Meta Description: [ Informace o houbách, fotografie hub, Choceňský klub. Fungi / mushroom place ]
Fungi mailinglist and archive - Belgian mailinglist for mycology. Share your questions and answers; outdoor-activities; determinations about fungi with others who are also interested in Mycology. Or search the archive for some information.
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Fungi of New South Wales, Australia - Photographs of indigenous macro fungi by Jamie Derkenne.
FungiBank - Information about Australia's native fungi with a focus on restoration of landscapes. Includes glossary, information on collecting and keeping records, and links.
Meta Description: [ FungiBank ]
Medical Mycology Online - Contains lots of information on the fungi that cause human infections. Descriptions of the organisms and the diseases they cause. Complete with excellent images.
Morel Mushroom Biology and Evolution - Presents information about morels, along with unorthodox hypotheses about their evolution.
Meta Description: [ Recent and rapid evolution of morel mushrooms shows stunning biology. ]
Mushroom and Fungus Photography - Photographs of over 200 mushroom and fungus species from California and Florida.
Mushroom Research Center, Thailand - Promotes the study of fungal diversity throughout the Asian region by training students. Includes student profiles, fees, and related links.
Mushrooms of the Mid-Atlantic United States - Images of mushrooms and other fungi found in parks and other areas in Maryland and Virginia.
Meta Description: [ Mushrooms of the Mid-Atlantic United States. Focusing on Mushrooms found in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. ]
Mycokey - A synoptic key for determination of fungal genera. This first version includes 180 genera and about 750 illustrated species. Covers the genera of basidiomycota with stem and cap (Agarics, and Boletes) from Northern Europe.
Meta Description: [ Mycokey is a synoptical key for identification of genera of fungi ]
Mycology Resources - Links to internet resources of interest to mycologists.
Mycology.net - Internet portal for scientists presenting information about diversity of fungi including email directories, societies, identification, collections, and resources.
Meta Description: [ The Mycology Net - an Internet Portal from Scientists for Scientists Presenting Information about Diversity of Fungi ]
MykoWeb - Information on mushrooms, fungi, mycophagy, and mycology primarily for the amateur. Includes photographs, descriptions, and recipes.
Meta Description: [ MykoWeb -- information on mushrooms and other fungi, mycophagy, and mycology primarily for the amateur. Includes descriptions, photographs, recipes, and more. ]
New Zealand Fungi - Images, photos, keys and lots of information on mushrooms in New Zealand
Meta Description: [ Fungi of New Zealand - fungi and slim mold pictures, field keys and other information about fungi in New Zealand ]
Orson and Hope Miller's Mushroom - Images of edible, interesting and poisonous mushrooms. Contains recipes and publications list.
Meta Description: [ Mycology: all about Mushrooms. Welcome to Orson and Hope Miller's site on the fascinating realm of mushrooms and other fungi. We have made the study of mushrooms our life's work and we'd like to introduce you to a few of the more intriguing mushrooms. ]
The Ones That Stain Blue - Psilocybe mushrooms: studies in ethnomycology
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Tom Volk's Fungi - Information on mushrooms and mycology, forays and workshop information, images for teaching, and related resources.
Truffle.org - Site aimed at promoting research on truffles and mycorrhizae. Includes a truffle image gallery, directory of truffle and mycorrhizal researchers and companies, and information for molecular analysis and identification of truffles.
Meta Description: [ Truffle.org is aimed to promote the research on truffles and mycorrhizae. ]
University of Oslo Mycological Herbarium - Collections database, images, fact sheets, red list, list of taxon names and synonyms. In Norwegian and English.
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