June 2020

Influences of a Prolific Gut Fungus (Zancudomyces culisetae) on Larval and Adult Mosquito (Aedes aegypti) – Associated Microbiota Published by: “American Society of Microbiology, Applied and Environmental Biology” Author Information: Jonas Frankel-Brickner, Sven Buerki, Kevin P. Feris, and Merlin M. White Research funded in part by the Robert W. Lichtwardt Read more…

In Memoriam: Nick Read (1954-2020) Submitted by: John Taylor, University of California, Berkeley The Pioneering fungal cell biologist, Nick Read, passed away on March 21, 2020, after a heroic struggle with daunting health conditions. He is survived by his wife Shenda and his daughters, Hannah and Sophie. Nick Read’s lasting Read more…

Submitted by Dr. Steven L. Stephenson The 10th International Congress on the Systematics and Ecology of Myxomycetes was held during the period of February 25 to 28 on the campus of Sede del Atlántico of the University of Costa Rica, located in Turrialba, Costa Rica. This Congress, which brings together Read more…

Reviewed by: Dr. Amy Rossman Wergen, Björn 2018 Handbook of Ascomycota, Vol. 1a Bildband. Pyrenomycetes s.l. Sordariomycetes, Dothideomycetes, Eurotiomycetes. Arten mit ein- bis zweizelligen Sporen. Funghiparadise Productions. Wergen, Björn 2018 Handbook of Ascomycota, Vol. 1b Bildband. Preynomycetes s.l. Sordariomycetes, Dothideomycetes, Eurotiomycetes. Arten mit zweifach septierten bis mauerförmigen Sporen. Funghiparadise Productions. Read more…

Reviewed by: Mary E. Palm Miguel Ulloa & Elvira Aguirre-Acosta 2020 Available print: 978-89054-618-5, online: 978-0-89054-619-2, The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN, USA Miguel Ulloa and co-author Elvira Aguirre-Acosta have produced a tome that helps readers obtain biological information for 1,592 genera as well as the current classification, etymology Read more…

Seeing Patterns Submitted by: Roo Vandegrift Anyone reading this that knows who I am probably knows me as “the Xylaria guy,” but lately I’ve been working on something completely different: I am currently producing a documentary film about mining and conservation in Ecuador, called Marrow of the Mountain. I was Read more…

Teaching Mycology During a Pandemic Submitted by Emily G. Cantonwine, MSA Education Committee Chair, Department of Biology, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA 31698, USA In early March, the undergraduate students in my Introductory Mycology course had just entered the phase where they were looking for fungal specimens on their own Read more…

Submitted by: Rachel Adams While many are thinking of fungi while at home, I continue to think about fungi in homes. That is, the fungi that grow in buildings because of water damage. Most people are surprised to learn that we haven’t found what aspect of fungi to measure in Read more…

Finding New Fungi in Familiar Places Submitted by: Michael Fulcher, University of Minnesota, Department of Plant Pathology, Saint Paul MN 55108, USA While it’s not unusual to find me just outside of my house picking through piles of mulch or rolling over a fallen branch, the number of afternoons spent Read more…

Home Ectomycorrhiza Succession Project During the COVID-19 Pandemic Submitted by: Slavomír Adamčík1, Benjamin Avis2, Miroslav Caboň1, Munazza Kiran1,3, Barbora Zámocká1 1Laboratory of Molecular Ecology and Metagenomics, Institute of Botany, Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 23 Bratislava, Slovakia 2Department of Biology, Indiana University Read more…