The mycologistPub Date : 2006-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.mycol.2005.11.009
Á.M. Nieves-Rivera , D.A. White
{"title":"Ethnomycological notes. II. Meteorites and fungus lore","authors":"Á.M. Nieves-Rivera , D.A. White","doi":"10.1016/j.mycol.2005.11.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mycol.2005.11.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We have found a connection between outer space phenomenon (such as meteors and meteorites) and fungus lore revered by ancestral cultures. This is useful to ethnomycology, studying the range of complexity and conditions in which a fungus myth was developed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":92965,"journal":{"name":"The mycologist","volume":"20 1","pages":"Pages 22-25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.mycol.2005.11.009","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54846984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The mycologistPub Date : 2006-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.mycol.2005.11.008
Nick D. Read
{"title":"The Mycological Society of Japan and the BMS join forces","authors":"Nick D. Read","doi":"10.1016/j.mycol.2005.11.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mycol.2005.11.008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92965,"journal":{"name":"The mycologist","volume":"20 1","pages":"Page 35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.mycol.2005.11.008","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54846854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The mycologistPub Date : 2006-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.mycol.2005.11.015
Derek T. Mitchell , Brian R. Gibson
{"title":"Ericoid mycorrhizal association: ability to adapt to a broad range of habitats","authors":"Derek T. Mitchell , Brian R. Gibson","doi":"10.1016/j.mycol.2005.11.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mycol.2005.11.015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi are symbiotically associated with the roots of members of the Ericaceae which include genera such as <em>Calluna</em>, <em>Epacris</em>, <em>Erica</em>, <em>Rhododendron</em> and <em>Vaccinium</em>. These ericoid mycorrhizal associations have adapted to a broad range of habitats, from mor humus soils of the northern hemisphere to sandy soils occurring in the southern hemisphere. They also play an important part in enabling plants like <em>Calluna vulgaris</em> (L.) Hull in the northern hemisphere to colonize mine spoils which are inhospitable environments of toxic waste for growth of most plants. The mechanisms of utilizing complex forms of nitrogen and phosphorus and providing protection against toxic metals are described. These mechanisms carried out by ericoid mycorrhizal associations enable host plants to establish in diverse habitats.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":92965,"journal":{"name":"The mycologist","volume":"20 1","pages":"Pages 2-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.mycol.2005.11.015","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54847199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The mycologistPub Date : 2006-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.mycol.2005.11.001
Sophie K. Walker, Ashley Garrill
{"title":"Actin microfilaments in fungi","authors":"Sophie K. Walker, Ashley Garrill","doi":"10.1016/j.mycol.2005.11.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mycol.2005.11.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The cytoskeletal protein actin is among the most abundant proteins in nature. It is almost ubiquitous, occurring in all eukaryotes and in an ancestral form in prokaryotes. Actin monomers can polymerise to form microfilaments, structures that play a critical role in a number of fundamental cell processes in fungi such as morphogenesis, cytokinesis and the movement of organelles. Microfilaments are extremely dynamic structures and can be rapidly modified through their interactions with a number of actin binding proteins (ABPs). The purpose of the following review is to introduce actin and microfilaments in fungi to a general mycological audience and to provide a basic framework from which further study is possible.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":92965,"journal":{"name":"The mycologist","volume":"20 1","pages":"Pages 26-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.mycol.2005.11.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54846431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The mycologistPub Date : 2006-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.mycol.2005.11.010
Eleanor T. Landy, Gerwyn M. Jones
{"title":"What is the Fungal Diversity of Marine Ecosystems in Europe?","authors":"Eleanor T. Landy, Gerwyn M. Jones","doi":"10.1016/j.mycol.2005.11.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mycol.2005.11.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In 2001 the European Register of Marine Species 1.0 was published (<span>Costello <em>et al.</em> 2001</span> and <span>http://erms.biol.soton.ac.uk/</span><svg><path></path></svg>, and latterly: <span>http://www.marbef.org/data/stats.php</span><svg><path></path></svg>) [Costello MJ, Emblow C, White R, 2001. European register of marine species: a check list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels</em> <strong>50</strong>, 463p.]. The lists of species (from fungi to mammals) were published as part of a European Union Concerted action project (funded by the European Union Marine Science and Technology (MAST) research programme) and the updated version (ERMS 2) is EU-funded through the Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning (MARBEF) Framework project 6 Network of Excellence. Among these lists, a list of the fungi isolated and identified from coastal and marine ecosystems in Europe was included (<span>Clipson <em>et al.</em> 2001</span>) [Clipson NJW, Landy ET, Otte ML, 2001. Fungi. In@ Costelloe MJ, Emblow C, White R (eds), European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels</em> <strong>50</strong>: 15–19.]. This article deals with the results of compiling a new taxonomically correct and complete list of all fungi that have been reported occurring in European marine waters.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":92965,"journal":{"name":"The mycologist","volume":"20 1","pages":"Pages 15-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.mycol.2005.11.010","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54847073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}