w Supplement to Mycologia Vol. 50(2) April 1999 Newsletter of the Mycological Society of America
-- In This Issue -- Filamentous Fungi and Yeasts: ATCC ATCC Quality ...... 1 - 2 Momany on Science Writing ...... 3 Quality Control and Quality Assurance Letters to the Editor ...... 3-4 Mycological News ...... 5-12 by Guozhong Ma, K. Tom Gu, and Frank Dugan MSA Official Business Change of Address ...... 2 All three authors work for the American Type Culture Collection Gift Membership ...... 4 (ATCC):DK (Ali)Ma as Senior Biologist, DK Gu as the new Collec- 1999 MSA / IBC Meeting Update 12 - 13 tion Scientist for the Yeast Genetic Stock Center; and DK Dugan as 1999 MSA Awards Deadlines ...... 13 - 14 the 'old' Collection Scientist for Mycology and Botany. Endowment & Contributions ...... 24 The world of industrial mycology is rapidly evolving. Both for- Sustaining Members ...... 26 profit and not-for-profit distributors of biological materials are de- Society Membership ...... 27 veloping more stringent methods of quality control (QC) and quality Mycologist's Bookshelf ...... 15-16 assurance (QA). Large culture collections like ATCC have major Samuels on Mayr ...... 17 archival responsibilities in addition to routine production of cultures AAASISmithsonian Celebrate Science ... 18 for distribution. Accordingly, such collections do not yet produce Mycology On-Line ...... 19-20 cultures under Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), but the critical Calendar of Events ...... 20-21 elements of GMP and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) can be in- Mycological Classifieds ...... 22-23 corporated into standard operating procedures (SOPs) (Jong et al. Positions, Scholarships, Publications, 1998). At ATCC, viability, purity and identity of filamentous fungi Mycological Goods & Services and yeasts are verified and documented under SOPs in a manner both MSA Memoirs ...... 25 scientific and industrial. Important Dates - In March, 1998, ATCC moved from Rockville, Maryland to its new laboratories in Manassas, Virginia. Almost simultaneously, we imple- April 15 - Deadline for next Inoculum mented a company-wide, computer system to track production, in- 50(3) [to be mailed 5/15] ventory, distribution, permit requirements, and financial functions. April 1 - Deadlines: Poster Abstracts, This system, known throughout ATCC as the Enterprise system, en- Distinguished Mycologist, MSA ables input of the principal specifications for each strain (viability, Graduate Fellowships & Prizes purity and identity) including the literature citation for the species April 3 - Deadline: Alexopoulos Award description. Conformity to these criteria, including the species de- April 6 - Deadline: MSA Mentor Travel scription, can be documented for every batch produced, and saved Awards electronically to a batch-specific Certificate of Analysis (CoA). The April 9 - Deadline: Weston Teaching CoA constitutes the record of QC for a given batch, and can be printed Award on request or distributed with the material. These CoAs are avail- April 30 - NEW Deadline: Smith able for most batches produced subsequent to spring 1998. For batches Research Fund of material produced prior to spring of 1998, CoAs are still available only for strains distributing in high numbers. May 1 - Deadline: Martin-Baker Fund August 1-7 - IBC / MSA Annual Meeting Viability of cultures is checked by inoculation of the medium des- Editor -- ignated in the catalog. Purity is checked by examination of the strain at 100-1000X, and by inoculation of a nutrient broth; cloudiness in Lorelei Norvell, PNW Mycology Service the broth is an indication that the culture should be checked for bac- 6720 NW Skyline Blvd terial contamination. Identity of a filamentous fungus is checked by Portland, OR 97229-1309 USA comparison of the colony and microscopic characters of the fungus 503.297.3296 FAX 503.296.6745 with one or more published species descriptions. Identity of yeasts is [email protected] increasingly verified with the aid of semi-automated systems for the MSA Homepage -- analysis of substrate utilization profiles. BiologB and AllevB are http://www.erin.utoronto.ca/-w3msa/ Quality Control at ATCC, concluded. two such systems. Both are now em- about viability of test tube cultures are pleting a PhD, and one person with a BS. ployed by the Mycology Collection. often valid. Unfortunately, test tube cul- In addition, two full time temporary bi- Further details of QC as applied to tures are at the mercy of temperatures ologists with BS degrees and one stu- accessioning of fungi and yeasts have in transit, and every year ATCC replaces dent intern work in the laboratory. Two been provided (Dugan and Ma 1997). cultures that perish due to conditions summer interns, one of whom is a doc- beyond our control. About 15% of com- toral student, plus one postdoc, are QA essentially consists of standardized plaints concern contamination by bac- scheduled to work in the laboratory be- procedures for the auditing of QC docu- teria or fungi; approximately a third of ginning later in 1999. All permanent mentation. In ATCC Mycology, there is these, or one twentieth of one percent employees in the ATCC Mycology lab a monthly audit of laboratory notebooks of total cultures distributed, are con- have formal, academic coursework in and other paper documents, Enterprise firmed in our lab. Equal numbers of mycology plus rigorous, internal train- files and other electronic records, and valid complaints (approximately 0.05% ing centered on identification and clas- critical calibration documents. The au- of distributed cultures) concern the sification of fungi. dit procedures, like the QC practices names applied to strains; re-assignment themselves, are conducted in accordance of a strain to a different name is some- In December, 1998, the Yeast with written SOPS. Just as the QC ac- times necessary. Most re-assignments Genetic Stock Center (YGSC) moved tivities and results are documented in stem from improvements in technology from U.C. Berkeley, to ATCC, Manassas. various paper and electronic records, the (molecular methods, or refined substrate QC of the YGSC strains had been a QA audit and results are documented and utilization tests) or from other new ex- strong commitment of the Berkeley archived. Deficiencies in QC require perimental results. We appreciate new YGSC staff, and ATCC has pledged to specified correctives. QA documenta- information pertinent to our strains, and continue that commitment. Presence of tion is initialed and dated by all labora- obligingly change names when experi- the mutations specified in the YGSC tory persons participating in the audit. mental results justify re-assignment. catalog was checked by replica plating, Genuine cases of simple cross-stamping and other methods of Direct oversight of the audit is assigned classical yeast genetics. These methods to staff who are neither employees nor misidentification do occur, however. We realize that the low percentage of will continue to be utilized by ATCC to supervisors of persons whose documen- provide the best service possible to the tation is the subject of the audit. confirmed complaints is no consolation to the persons whose complaints are community of yeast geneticists, medi- At ATCC Mycology, we are valid! Hence, we appreciate cornrnu- cal researchers and other customers. A strongly aware of the importance of our nications with regard to the quality of full time Collection Scientist with tech- cultures to the research, development or ATCC strains, and we make every ef- nical support has been allocated for the production needs of our customers. QC fort to improve that quality. YGSC in its new home. and QA are utterly central to our Literature cited: accessioning and distribution activities. Effective QCIQA is contingent Historically, the number of complaints on availability of trained, dedicated Dugan, FM and G Ma. 1997. has been very low relative to the num- staff. In ATCC Mycology, adrninistra- Accessioning of fungi and yeasts at ber of cultures distributed, approxi- tive and technical support is furnished ATCC. Inoculum 48(1): 1-2. mately one percent. Of this one percent, by three, PhD-level Collection Scien- the majority of complaints (approxi- tists. Laboratory biologists work un- Jong, SC, FM Dugan, JM Birmingham, mately 80%) center on lack of viability. der the direct supervision of another RH Cypess. 1998. Internal quality Although nearly all complaints about PhD, the Senior Biologist. This assurance audits for microbiology viability of lyophilized cultures can be workforce of biologists includes one laboratories in culture collections. attributed to insufficient re-hydration person with an MS, two persons com- SIM News 48:66-69. time in the customer's lab, complaints pleting MS degrees, one person com-
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2 Science writing and communication at UGA by Michelle Momany
DKMomany is an assistant professor in Faculty at the University of Georgia When mycology students in the the Botany Department at the Univer- are developing a science writing and course were looking for ideas for their sity of Georgia. Her research focuses communication certificate program in final projects, profiles of eminent on the cell walls ofAspergillus nidulans response to this demand. Spearheaded mycologists with Georgia connections and Aspergillus fumigatus. She teaches by Botany professor Barry Palevitz, seemed like a natural. The possibility fungal genetics, introductory Botany, the program encourages scientists-in- of an audience of eager Inoculum and science writing. training to take writing courses and readers made the idea even more writers-in-training to take science appealing. Thus was born the mentor We've all cringed at movies featur- courses. profile series. ing the socially inept, nerdy scientist unable to speak in plain English. Recently, as part of the program, we We hope that graduate students from Unfortunately, this stereotype contains offered a summer-long science writing other campuses will write similar more than a hint of truth. Scientists workshop. Graduate students in mentor profiles. It's a great way to aren't always good at explaining disciplines ranging from plant pathol- hone your communication skills while science to each other, much less to the ogy to psychology enthusiastically learning about the history of your uninitiated. And yet, the ability to signed up. The course covered the discipline. Hopefully, this is just the communicate scientific ideas has never essentials of good writing: clarity, start of a long list of articles about the been more important. We have to accuracy, impact, and style. Profes- people who do science and the joy communicate clearly with our stu- sional science writers gave guest they take in discovery. What better dents, our fellow citizens, our lawmak- lectures and students read and ana- way to fight the stereotype of the ers, and our colleagues-not least of lyzed science writing from the lay socially inept science nerd! all those who review our grants. And press. But mostly they wrote, rewrote, Ifyou are interested in writing a more and more employers demand and wrote some more. We encouraged profile of an MSA Student Mentor good communication skills when they them to target their assignments for Award namesake, hire new scientists. We owe it to our real newspapers, magazines, newslet- Email Michelle Momany at students to help them acquire these ters and radio shows. skills. momany @dogwood.botany,uga.edu.
From the Editor ... In response to Gail Celio's profile in a lovely young Chinese woman gentle person and so good-hearted and Inoculum (50(1): I-4), we received the (whose name I cannot recall) com- kind toward all people that he thought following additional memories of pleted her doctorate with Alex before I everyone else was decent too. Alexopoulos from a former student and finished mine. I started sooner but "I told him that when he had to colleague: went off to a position at the University of Missouri before completing my begin competing for money, facilities, "I was absolutely delighted to read thesis.) prestige and so on, he would run into "C. J. Alexopoulos: A Profile" by all sorts of nasty competition and Gail Celio in the February Inoculum. "Gail Celio mentions that Alex went nastier people. They would do all That is because I have - and have had to the University of Texas 'on the sorts of disagreeable things to get what for years - a picture of Alex, with his understanding that he would not be an they were after. I told him that personal greeting to me and his administrator.' I wish to comment a bit administrators either had to have a signature, hanging above my desk. further on that move. rotten streak or - at least - a good understanding and recognition of such "I was already at Missouri when "I was Alex's first doctoral student. in other people. He was too decent to Alex was approached by the Univer- I went with him at Michigan State in have either. In addition, an adminis- sity of Iowa to come there as Chair- 1950. (Ed Butler, who spent his trative position would require that he man. He told me about it. I told him career at one of the California institu- get to meetings and various sessions at that he should not become an adrninis- tions, had completed his masters with all sorts of times, research and trator and did my best to discourage Alex before me but later switched to creativity in progress be damned. Plant Pathologv.,. with another mentor him. That was because - I told him for his doctorate. Actually, I think that - that he was such an honesty decent, "Well! Alex did go to Iowa. In his 3 Letters,,, concluded. .. third year, he told me, 'John, you were that I do know what I'm talking so right! I am not an administration about.) My real reason for writing you Finally, we received both accolades type and I do not understand it at all.' the story now, however, is to further and amusing news from Dr. Steve ~ - glorify a great man, Constantine J. Carpenter: "When Texas made overtures to Alexopoulos. "By the way, I want to add that the Alex, the ultimate agreement was that Sincerely, newsletter is looking great. I got a he would never even have to be on a John E. Peterson huge bonus from the Nomenclature committee unless he chose to do so. Professor Emeritus of Biology Committee article by Walter Gams, He now knew his future was com- Emporia State University since Trichodenna identifications are a pletely in teaching and research, NOT Emporia, Kansas administration. Not even in cornmit- big part of my business. tees and academic politics. He had a "My lab has had an interesting year: marvelous and successful career at Stranpest Fungus was Penicillium Texas and was always happy to have The MSA Guide to Winning Posters ochro-chloron, submitted as a con- decided to go there. contributed by Gary Samuels and his indomitable Awards Committee in the taminant of copper sulfate solution! ! "Thank you for permitting me to add last issue has also received its share of Turns out this thing also grows in my comment to Gail Celio's fine commendation. One recipient re- sulfuric acid. Strangest Non-Mold profile. Over the years, I have often quested that it be sent as a guide to submitted for identification was a used the story of my acquaintance who NAMA members who might wish to swatch of shag carpeting from a was administratively above but, in my participate in our upcoming MSA-IBC Hawaiian condominium: it was judgement, just too decent to go that meetings in August, and an apprecia- covered with a brown material that direction. (This from one who was a tive Michelle Momany, who addresses turned out to be minute beetle nests Chairman at Missouri and later Dean scientific writing on the previous page and frass, rather than being a mold. of Liberal Arts and Sciences for 12 of this issue, noted, "The article on It's been an interesting year! Best to years here at Emporia State in Kansas. poster preparation in the last issue was you for '99"! Though now long retired, it is possible great!"
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South Africa, was recently awarded the he has received both the President's NEWS OF MYCOLOGISTS Christiaan Hendrik Persoon Medal. (1989-1992) and "A" rated (1996 - This award, which represents the onwards) awards for outstanding highest honor of the Southern African performance in science. In addition, Society of Plant Pathology (SASPP), he has also received a certificate of has previously only been awarded to merit from the South African Associa- two other recipients, namely J. E. tion for the Advancement of Science Vanderplank, and W. F. 0 Marasas. (1990), and the Senior Captain Scott The award was given to Mike at the Memorial Medal (1995) and Havenga 37th Congress of the SASPP, which Prize (1998) from the South African was held at the University of Natal at Academy of Arts and Science. This Pietermaritzburg. proud moment in Mike's career was also shared by one of his old Minne- Mike Wingfield obtained his B.Sc. sota classmates, Mary Palm, who was degree at the University of Natal / visiting the laboratories of Pedro Dr: Orson K. Millet; Jr.: 11th recipient of the (1976). In 1979 he was awarded his Crous at Stellenbosch. Mary was also Thomas Jefferson Medal for ~urstand,& M.Sc. degree at the University of Contributions to Natural Science invited to deliver a keynote address on Stellenbosch (cum laude), dealing with the impact of mycology on world trade Last December, Charles A. forest tree diseases in South Africa. at the SASPP congress. Hotchkiss, Executive Director of the He then entered into the field of insect/ Professor Pedro W Crous Virginia Museum of Natural History fungal plant pathogen interactions, and Dept. Plant Path., U of Stellenbosch, Foundation, notified Dr. Orson K. completed his Ph.D. at the University Matieland, South Africa Miller, Jr. that he was to receive the of Minnesota in 1983 on "The ecology prestigious Thomas Jefferson Medal of the Pine Wood Nematode, Bennett new Marcel Dekker for Outstanding Contributions to Bursa~helenchusxvlo~hilus 2 ' in the Natural Science. The award was United States". Upon his return to Mycolom Series Editor presented at the Eleventh Annual South Africa he settled in Thomas Jefferson Awards ceremony on Stellenbosch, where he worked for the Dr. Joan W. Bennett is on sabbatical Wednesday, January 27, 1998 at the Plant Protection Research Institute, from Tulane University, working half Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia. heading the forest protection section as time in the laboratory of Prof. Ron A legislative reception followed in the Assistant Specialist Scientist. In 1990 Morris, Department of Pharmacology, hotel's Empire Room. he joined the Department of Microbi- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, We received the above news from a ology and Biochemistry at the Univer- Piscataway, New Jersey, where they very pleased Orson, currently MSA sity of the Orange Free State as study motor molecules in Aspergillus Vice President and Professor of Professor, and initiated the Tree nidulans. The other half time, she Botany and Curator of Fungi for Pathology Cooperative Programme spends writing and editing. Joan has Virginia Polytechnic in Blacksburg (TPCP), of which he became director. taken the position as Mycology Editor Virginia. He noted, "this was a very The TPCP quickly became one of the for the Marcel Dekker Mycology nice unexpected surprise!! I ... was largest, if not the largest forest Series, replacing the late Dr. Paul very pleased that I was able to have pathology programme in the world. In Lemke. She would welcome sugges- my middle daughter and her husband 1998 Mike and his family relocated to tions for possible future volumes in the and 3 children at the ceremony. (His the University of Pretoria, where he is series. Her e-mail address through two other daughters live in Missoula, presently the Director of FABI. August, 1999 will be: Montana). It was a very very nice [email protected]. event in every way!" Mike Wingfield is a world renowned forest pathologist who has focused much of his research on diseases of Dow Award Presented to Shaw Wingfield Awarded Persoon trees grown in plantations in the tropics and southern hemisphere. His Brian Shaw of Cornell University Medal was presented the Dow AgriSciences -- specific thrust has been the identifica- Outstanding Graduate Student Award Michael J. Wingfield, who is the tion, characterization and control of for 1998 by Dr. Brian Olson of Dow current director of the Forestry and pathogens of Pinus, Eucalyptus and AgriSciences. Brian Shaw, whose Agricultural Biotechnology Institute Acacia spp. In his field he is recog- major study is in Plant Pathology with (FABI) at the University of Pretoria in nized by the South African Foundation of Research Development, from whom a minor in Mycology is a graduate MYCOLOGICAL NEWS continued
Light-stable colour prints of Fungi
George Barron, 1998 MSA Distin- guished Mycologist and photographer non pareil, notes the following: "There have been technological giant steps at a high rate over the last few years and now we can make our own colour prints right in the office. A few years ago the prints were a bit streaky and the vegetable dyes faded in months even in dim light. Today D,: Hnnq Hoclz looks on n'l~ileBrian Sllcm~receives Dow AgriSciences Outstanding Graduate Student Award from D,: Brian Olson. Epson, HP and others have designed printers that can deliver photo-quality images. But nobody makes any claims Dow to Shaw ... student under the direction of Dr. mycologists Gerry Adams (Michigan for long term stability. Many compa- Harvey Hoch. Brian previously State) and Dennis Wilson (Arizona nies, however, have introduced photo- garnered "Mentor Student Awards" (E. State Univ.), currently on sabbatical quality glossy paper with built in S. Luttrell Award, 1997; Ed Butler leave in Mike Wingfield's lab, pre- stabilizers. You can also spray with a Award, 1998) from the Mycological sented keynote talks on "Cytospora U/Vscreen and mount behind glass. Society of America. His research canker of hardwood and conifer trees" Rumour has it that such prints are explores the biology of Phyllosticta and "The endophyte-pathogen almost as good as the ones we got amplecidia, the fungal pathogen that enigma" respectively. David Guest, from the processing lab in the good causes Black Rot of grape. President of the Australian Plant old days. These are fine for temporary Pathology Society and also visiting uses but they are not even close to Mike's lab, spoke on "New confronta- archival. So, your treasured images Peripatetic Mycology tions with Phytophthora." It was will still slowly fade away. Those of particularly for Mary to be you who have old Ektachrome slides Tim Baroni presented the 1998 Roy present when Mike Wingfield, fellow will know the feeling. Cain Foray lecture to The Mycological Minnesota grad, was presented the Society of Toronto this past September "The good news is that there is now C.H. Persoon Medal. She reports that an affordable colour printer around in Haliburton, Ontario. The title of his "South Africa is a beautiful and talk was "Mushrooms and other fleshy $400-$500 (ALPS MD-1300) that diverse country, culturally and myco- claims to deliver prints that are fungi from the Caribbean - a tropical lo~icallv!" experience". unaffected by light. It uses ribbons and In February, Lorelei Norvell visited a pigment transfer system rather than Mary Palm traveled to Stellenbosch, Dave Largent, Professor at Humboldt spray on dye. The pigments are light South Africa in January as part of her State University, with whom she stable. Current tests for longevity joint project with Pedro Crous' lab on surveyed Northern California's expect to come in at "over a hundred fungi on Proteaceae in the US and immense majestic redwoods still years" which should take care of most South Africa. While there she also standing tall above swollen rivers and of us!. ALPS also claims photo- attended the South African Society of sodden brilliant ~y~oc~bes.While quality images. The printer is rated Plant Pathology meeting in there she also presented an overview 600 X 600 dpi which isn't quite as Pietermaritzburg where she presented of fungal community studies ("The good as the best ink jets. At any rate, I a keynote lecture entitled "Systemat- Track of the Mushroom: Biodiversity have one of these printers and I am ics, plant pathology and the global Inventorying in Oregon, the Great impressed with the results. I am agricultural market." The meeting Smokies, and California") to the running off a few prints and also some was well attended by students and Humboldt Bay Mycological Society in ink jets prints on glossy paper for the plant pathologists from South Africa Arcata, California. annual auction at the MSA.. Those of and nearby countries. In addition, US you who are there can judge for MYCOLOGICAL NEWS continued
Barron on Colour Prints ... yourselves. The bad news is that aesthetics of nice mulch vs. white Entomologist Will Reeves from ALPS prints cost 2-3 times as much as rock. So naturally, I saved the day and Clemson University, who has been ink jet prints. But remember, it's calmed everyone down. (I recom- inventorying underground caves, keeps forever (almost)!" mended that they switch parking lots the fungal TWIG busy locating with the students, who of course get specialists who can identify the George also adds: "For those the open back lots without trees or unidentified fungi he keeps finding on interested, my book on fungi of mulch, but that suggestion didn't go interesting underground cave sub- eastern Canada and the adjacent over well!)" strates such as guano, crickets, soil and United States will be out in the next stagnant pools containing drowned few months. In the meantime, I will bats. Mycologists who have indicated have a web page up and running by Smoky Mountains ATBI Update an interest in working in the Smokies March 1st on some of these fungi. Try Fungi are entering the national lime- and who now make up the GSMNP- www.uoguelph.ca/-gbarronlfungi light in the Smokies. The Fungal ATBI Fungal TWIG (Taxonomic after March 1st for further info on TWIG has been invited by Discover Working Group) include George this." Life in America to participate in a Carroll, Dennis Desjardin, Jonathan Kick-Off celebration of the Great Dey, Ernest and Vera Emmet, Bob Mycology in the workplace? Smoky Mountain National Park All Fogel, Dick Hanlin, Kathie Hodge Taxa Biodiversity Inventory sched- Coleman McCleneghan, Joe Miller, Jeff Stone forwards this amusing uled for the Memorial Day weekend in Orson Miller, Susan Mitchell, view of upper level decision making Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Although Lorelei Norvell (TWIG coordinator), from Lori Trummer via Brennan research by individual scientists has Ron Petersen, Theresa Rey, Amy Ferguson for our entertainment. already begun, GSMNP-ATBI pilot Rossman, Tom Rude, Markus "Next thing ya know I'll be getting a studies will be launched during a high- Scholler, Joey Spatafora, Allein million bucks to study Sphaerobolus profile Nature Quest from 27 to 31 Stanley, Rod Tulloss, Rytas Vilgalys, stellatus, also known as the cannon May, 1999. At this time mycologists Thomas Volk. Anyone desiring to fungus or sphere thrower. This little will join the dipterists in a sweep of participate in the research in any beauty was brought to my attention in the Park as well as aid the macrofungal fashion (in the field, on occasional September by some very concerned pilot study ('Butterflies of the Soil') visits, as taxonomic experts willing to State Division of Forestry folks who under coordination of Rod Tulloss and identify species) is urged to contact wanted to know "immediately" what volunteers from the Asheville Mush- Lorelei Norvell via the heck it was and how to stop it. room Club. By then researchers will
Fungal Diversity Launch ... Ecology and Biodiversity, The a sustained research effort, and must Washington DC 204 18 USA. University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam be intellectually exciting. Beyond that, Road, Hong Kong. Additional details we ask you to provide the following AAM Budget Policy Meeting can be found at http://www.hku.hk/ information about your candidate ecology/index2.html. grand challenge: Policymakers, academicians and industry leaders will convene in A. A one-sentence summary that Washington April 14- 16 to discuss the Input Sought for NSF Grand will quickly convey your idea to a Challenges in Environmental future of research and development at broad audience. the 24th annual AAAS Colloquium on Sciences B. A narrative description of the Science and Technology Policy. challenge. Highlighting the colloquium will be (Amy Rossman forwarded this item C. Evaluation of the challenge in the AAAS analysis of the President's from Paul Stern of the National terms of all the following criteria that Academy of Sciences noting "Cer- for R & D for FY2000. Since its are relevant to your idea: beginning in 1976, the colloquium has tainly an understanding of the fungi Scientific payoff. and their relationships with other grown into an annual institution that Practical payoff (i.e., help in draws nearly 500 of the nation's top organisms is a grand challenge.... " solving environmental problems). science and technology experts. The A new committee of the United Feasibility (likelihood that colloquium has established itself as the States National Research Council valuable results would be produced major public meeting in the US on (Committee on Grand Challenges in over the next ten years). science and technology policy issues. Environmental Sciences) has been The need for interdisciplinary For more information contact Dave asked by the National Science Founda- collaboration, especially if it builds Amber at 202.326.6434. tion to identify and prioritize grand capacity for dealing with other challenges in environmental sciences challenges. that are likely to be relevant over the Research resources available or next 10-30 years. The committee needed, including infrastructure such UPCOMING MYCOLOGICAL would like advice from the scientific as new technology or information EVENTS community and others. The idea is to systems. describe a few grand challenges that The ability of existing institu- tions to support the research effort. 13th New Zealand Foray on Mt appear to have the greatest scientific Taranaki importance, research potential, and The Committee encourages you to practical value. The broad definition of think broadly and to provide ideas that The 1999 New Zealand Foray will be environmental sciences is broad make connections among the sciences held at Forrestal Lodge, Inglewood, Mt includes the natural sciences, social and between science and practical Egmont National Park from Wednesday sciences, and engineering. A descrip- needs. The committee will begin to evening, April 28 to Sunday morning, May tion of the project's scope and a list of consider suggestions on February 26, 2. Mt Taranaki (Egmont) is a dormant committee members with brief 1999 and suggestions will be most volcano which last erupted in 1655. With an altitude of 2518 m it is high enough to biographical sketches are now avail- useful if they are received by then. able on the Web at have a wide range of climates, from mild However, it is likely that suggestions lowland to severe alpine, with a vegetation
EVENTS: New Zealandforay ... colensoi). At 900 m kamahi begins to be addition to reviewing their identifying per person, covers breakfast each day and replaced by Hall's totara (Podocarpus characteristics, Ms Sigler will demon- one dinner (the course dinner). Lunches halli) and kaikawaka (Libocedrus strate features of these molds that and other evening meals are not included, bidwilli). These in turn are replaced by distinguish them from their dark counter- but there are plenty of places nearby to alpine shrublands, tussock herbfields and parts. She will also offer guidance on purchase reasonably priced food. Costs then mossy herbfields. Mycologically the procedures for coaxing "sterile" molds to may be reduced to £418 for those not area has only been lightly explored. sporulate. Participants will directly wishing to attend the course dinner. Dr. examine both microscopic and preserved Walker would prefer all those attending to The Foray will stay at Forrestal Lodge resource material. reside at St. Catherine's College but does located at 23 Rimu St in Inglewood offer course attendance as a non-resident township in a former convent. It is Ms Sigler is Curator and an Associate for the reduced rate of £350 (with dinner) carpeted, heated, and the rooms are two Professor at the University of Alberta and £330 (without dinner). Should more and three bedded. The cost of accomrno- Microfungus Collection and Herbarium in than six individuals register, the costs may dation will be about $12 per night, plus the Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She has be reduced to as little as £345 (Resident additional cost for food (all meals authored many journal articles, chapters with dinner) if there are more than ten supplied). A limited number of grants and books in mycology and recently co- participants. towards the daily cost and/ or transport to authored with Michael J. Kennedy a the foray are available for students. More chapter on Aspergillus, Fusarium and other Arrangements may be made for an information is available from Geoff opportunistic moniliaceous molds in the additional night or two lodging (with Ridley, NZ Forest Research Institute, 7th edition of the Manual of Clinical breakfast) subject to availability for an Private Bag 3020, Rotorua, New Zealand Microbiology to be published this year. additional E15.00lpersodnight. While no VOX +64.7.347.5899 FAX +64.7.347.5333 double accommodations are available at [email protected]>. TO REGISTER for this important St. Catharine's, partners are welcome and workshop, call 3 12.793.7213 or can be given adjacent rooms with a shared Mastering Difficult Molds - 5 12.458.7566. Persons who register sitting room (for approximately £151 before April 10th may enroll for a persodnight and £20.00 for the optional from in your nose or discounted fee of $230.00. After that date, dinner). between your toes the full fee for this course is $300.00. When your fee and registration form have Those interested should Email Chris There is a Medical Mycology Work- been received, you will be sent a confirm- Walker
EVENTS: Sleeping Bear Dunes .. Dunes. Tuition with meals and lodging in John Landolt, Shepherd College, (Zeneca, Koppert, Monsanto, DuPont, dormitories is $480 (double) or $530 Shepherdstown, WV 25443 Fargro, MicroBio, Novartis, Hoechst- (single). Tuition only (program and lunch)
IUMS: 9th ICBAM & ICM to be held in Sydney, Australia (August 16-20,1999)
Planning is well advanced for the IXth International Molecular and immunodiagnosis of mycotic infections Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology (IX- Filamentous fungal pathogens ICBAM) and the IXth International Congress of Mycology (IX-ICM). The program will reflect the diversity of the More general symposia: microbial world and the vital and vigorous role that Biodiversity in yeasts bacteria and fungi play among living entities. In a major Fungi in indoor environments departure from previous ICBAM Congresses, the program Teaching mycologists will include a wide range of proffered paper symposia to Wine microbiology & biotechnology ensure that a wide spectrum of microbiologists will have the Food mycology opportunity to participate by presenting oral papers. A Mushroom toxins number of proffered paper symposia will also be included Mycotoxins in the ICM Congress. Each congress will continue to have Culture collections (with ICBAM) plenary cutting-edge symposia with invited speakers (in the Secondary metabolite biosynthesis morning for IX-ICBAM; in the afternoon for IX-ICM), but will also have a range of concurrent, proffered paper PRE-CONGRESS ACTIVITIES symposia. In addition, there will be workshops and round table sessions. Proffered paper symposia will have from 8 to Mycology Fungal foray: Watagan State Forest, New South 16 speakers chosen from among the submitted abstracts, Wales and those not chosen for oral presentation will be invited to Organiser: J. Simpson present their paper as a poster. The Plenary Symposia for Venue: From Sydney to Watagan State Forest, near IX-ICM are entitled Species Concepts in Modem Fungal Wyong, NSW by bus. Taxonomy; Biodiversity and Biogeography of Australasian Date: Saturday 14 August 1999 Fungi; Fungal Resistance in Medicine, Food and Time: 0900- 1800 Biodeterioration; and Population Genetics of Fungi. The Cost: $A40 program of both Congresses concludes with a joint plenary Within 1 hour's scenic drive from Sydney, Watagan symposium on Microbiology in the Next Millenium. State Forest is an area of relatively undisturbed bushland, which features a diverse ecosystem including The invited speaker and proffered paper symposia in ICM both dry sclerophyll forest and pockets of rain forest, will include: with some very tall Eucalyptus trees. The mycological Sessions on Fungal biodiversity: flora is equally varied. Given favourable weather conditions, macrofungi should be abundant. In the Basidiomycota: Boletales absence of favourable weather, it will still be an exciting Basidiomycota: Sequestrate fungi and interesting day for mycologists andtor botanists of Basidiomycota: Ustilaginales & Tilletiales all persuasions. Ascomycota: Erysiphales Ascomycota: Eurotiales Ascomycota: Rhytismatales & Leotiales Mycology Workshop 1 : Molecules, morphology and Zygomycota: Glomales classification: towards monophyletic genera in the Estimating fungal biodiversity Ascomycetes Conserving fungal biodiversity Organisers: A. Rossman, P. Crous, W. Gams and K. Seifert Sessions on medical mycology: Venue: Convention Centre Cryptococcus Dates: Saturday and Sunday 14-15 August 1999 Mol. epid. of mycotic infections Time: 0900-1700 Diagnostic meth. of clinical relevance Cost: $A40 New antifungals and drug development This two day specialist workshop will concentrate on Skin mycology synthesising information from molecular and morpho- Candida logical taxonomic studies on selected groups of Asco- MYCOLOGICAL NEWS com~utied
IUMS concliided mycetous fungi. Invited papers will of common and rare dermatophyte Date: Sunday 15 August 1999 serve as focal points for discussion fungi, Chrysosporium and similar Time: 0900-1700 with the aim of circumscribing fungi resembling dermatophytes Cost: $A250 (individuals); $A1000 monophyletic genera of Asco- and some nondermatophytes from (corporate registrants) mycetes and related teleomorphs. skin and nails, including This Workshop will comprise There will be space for a limited Scytalidium, Fusarium, invited lectures, accompanied by number of attendees as well as the Scopulariopsis, Onychocola, etc. written material, plus question invited speakers. Basic information for diagnosing periods and panel discussions. It is dermatophytes will be included, intended for scientists from Mycology Workshop 2 : Dermato- and the more experienced will be academia and public health areas, phytes and other fungi in laboratory challenged by supplementary and the biotechnology and pharma- dermatology information. ceutical industries engaged in Organisers: L. Sigler, R. research and development of Summerbell and D. Parr Mycology Workshop 3: Molecular diagnostic tests and instrumenta- Venue: University of Sydney epidemiology and diagnosis of tion or who conduct testing and Date: Sunday 15 August 1999 Candidiasis epidemiological investigation of Time: 0900- 1700 Sponsored by the International mycotic diseases caused by Cost: $A200 Commission on Antigens and Candida. In this one day workshop, lectures Molecular Diagnostics (ICAMD) of and laboratory sessions will cover the Mycology Division of IUMS. For more and update information see morphological and physiological Organiser: E. Reiss, Chair, ICAMD http://www.tourhosts.com.au/iums/ features used for the identification Venue: Convention Centre ICBAM
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ST LOUIS, AUGUST 1-7 -- 1999 MSA-IBC UPDATE
at 6 10-660-1826 or [email protected] of the turreted walls of medieval Poster abstracts due on April 1 with ideas or designs. European castles. The bluffs and the (no fooling....) scenic Meramec River valley first 1999 MSA Foray Enticement attracted St. Louisans to the area. The Those wishing to present posters -- park also contains a wide variety of should submit their abstracts NO The following information is natural habitats, including wooded LATER than April 1. Follow the provided for those who missed the dissected hills, a small stream valley, directions set forth in the February description of the foray in the Febru- flood plain, gravel bars, and the issue (Inoculum 50(1): 13-14. RE- ary issue. Meramec River itself. A prime MEMBER: This year abstracts will example of a rapidly vanishing natural The annual MSA foray will be held NOT be available through Inoculum . feature is a native river bank forest on Saturday, July 31. We will collect (known as Morschels Flood Plain in Castlewood State Park (CSP), Mycological T-shirt Desips Forest) found within the park. located 25 miles SW of St. Louis in Wanted the Ozark Plateau. The following is a "The primary forest species include description of CSP from the park's Here's your chance to immortalize silver maple, box elder, black willow, brochure: "An integral part of white ash, and sycamore. The uplands your art on the backs of your fellow Castlewood's past is the majestic are forested with slippery elm, white mycologists! Each year the MSA white limestone bluffs that tower oak, northern red oak, shagbark Endowment committee sponsors above the Meramec River. Although hickory, and redbud. River birch and mycological T-shirt sales. We are the origin of the name "Castlewood" looking for some new designs for the rare green hawthorn hug the banks may have been lost to history, the shirts. Please contact Karen Snetselaar of the river. stately wooded bluffs are reminiscent MSA BUSINESS continued
1999 MSMIBC update ... "Wildlife common to the area 765-285-8829 or e-mail at meeting. include cricket frogs, wild turkey,
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USDA, Systematic Botany and
Larger Fungi of South Australia. the book are 28 plates of black and needed revision of the macrofungi of 1997. CA Grgurinovic. Botanic white drawings and water color Australia. It also provides a modem Gardens of Adelaide and State illustrations followed by six plates of synthesis from which to launch future herbarium and the Flora and Fauna 24 color photographs. Pen and ink monographic and floristic treatments Handbooks of South Australia line drawings of microscopic features of Australian fungi. I don't think it Committee. Send enquiries to The are included for each taxon. Accord- was meant to be a field guide and so Chief Botanist, State herbarium of ing to the author, all macroscopic will not likely appeal to amateur South Australia, North Terrace, descriptions are based exclusively on audiences. However, it will certainly Adelaide, South Australia 5000, 725 Cleland's original notes deposited demand consultation for the Fungi of pp.
Enotornoparhogenic Fungi from Taiwan ....
Torrubiella, Hypocrella and The authors deserve praise for European aphid species. There is at Podonectria), and hyphomycetes (in providing the finest sets of illustra- least one incorrect author attribution 14 genera) with detailed descriptions, tions available in a single publication (Metarhizium anisopliae var. excellent line drawings, and a series for many of the species included in anisopliae is an autonyrnic varietal of superbly reproduced, excellent this treatment. There are many name and has no taxonomic authority, quality photographs. The photos are divergent opinions about the correct but is incorrectly attributed to a mixture of color and gray-scale taxonomies to be used for various Margaret Tulloch). Despite these few images (in each plate, a very expen- groups of insect fungi; while I might relatively minor concerns, this sive production choice) showing disagree with some of the taxonomic volume is useful, eminently usable, color photographs of infected insects choices included here, I cannot and meets exceptional standards for for nearly every species and gray- criticize them. The identifications of the quality of the paper, binding, and scale photomicrographs (mostly or a small number of fungi characterized technical aspects of producing this which are differential interference and illustrated here, however, are volume. I highly recommend this views of taxonomically important probably incorrect (but this should book to every insect mycologist and features). The fungi are indexed both only be determined by direct exami- to teachers of general mycology as a alphabetically and by their hosts. All nation of the specimens themselves); wonderful teaching aid for any text in this book is in English; this is the supposed Paecilomyces instance where one might wish to a welcomed choice for the global furnosoroseus is probably f? touch on the existence and diversity mycological community since the amoenoroseus or is a mixed collection of fungal entomopathogens. texts of many vitally important Asian of the two species; similarly, it is works on insect fungi are entirely in unlikely that the Zoophthora aphidis Richard A. Humber; USDA-ARS Japanese, Chinese or Korean, except is correctly identified as such since Z. Plant, Soil & Nutrition Laboratory for scientific names of taxa. aphidis appears to be a very rare Tower Road, Ithaca, NY 14853-2901 fungus known only from a single
New Books Received from December 1998 through February 1999
A Dictionary of Plant Pathol- Volume 11. 1998. RT Hanlin, $35 US, (Europe). 240 pp. Price: $43 US. ogy, 2nd edition. 1998. P Holliday. 268 pp. Both books are published by Review needed. Cambridge University Press, Cam- APS Press, 3340 Pilot Knob Rd., St. bridge CB2 IRP, UK. Price: Paul, MN 55 121-2097. Magical Mushrooms, Mischie- $150.00. Review in progress.
DK Samuels (USDA-ARS Systematic study of Biology evolved and how it discussion of species recognition and Botany and Mycology Laboratory, continues to evolve. It begins with delimitation as well as various species Beltsville, Maryland) shares enthusias- consideration of "What is the meaning concepts. He also discusses differing tic thoughts on a recent book by one of of 'Life"' and "What is Science" and classification systems, including a the giants in evolutionary biology, charts the development of thinking comparison of the 'phylogenetic' noting, "Because I feel very strongly from prehistoric times through the classification as opposed to the that every Biologist should read this publication of Darwin's Evolution and 'Darwinian' classification systems (of book, I took it upon myself to offer this to today. In the book Mayr discusses course as a Darwinian, Mayr makes a very brief review." how it is that we even distinguish lot of sense in his defense of that living from inanimate objects; how we system). This is biology. The science of the gradually came to understand that The last two chapters deal with living world. 1997. Mayr, Emst. The organisms are made of cells, that most human evolution and whether evolu- Belknap Press of Harvard University cells have nuclei, and that there is an tion can account for ethics. Press. 327 pages. $29.95. Hardback exchange of genes during sexual (but also available in paperback) reproduction and outcrossing. Indi- Prof. Mayr's writing style is appeal- vidual chapters discuss the organiza- ing to me. There is minimal jargon. Which should be more appealing? A tion of a cell and of an individual and The book is divided into logical popular book that prominently human evolution. sections that are a convenient length. displays the name of its author - Ernst The book is fascinating and easy to Mayr, one of the most important Half of the book deals with how read; I'll certain be rereading it. There contributers to our understanding of from Aristotle through Descartes are numerous footnotes and an population biology and evolution - OR Biology developed into a rigorous extensive bibliography, so the book is the fact that a large proportion of what science on a par with the physical a Biology resource beyond what is is visible on the cover is fungal? sciences and the Scientific Revolution actually written. and culminated (or at least blossomed Prof. Mayr was induced to write this profusely) in Darwin. This is not dry To answer the question that I posed book when he realized that informa- stuff. It was fascinating to read the in the first paragraph: I was attracted tion is becoming available at a pace evolution of thinking as to what is to the book first by the name of Ernst that outstrips our ability to keep up animate and what is inanimate, about Mayr, but it didn't hurt that the cover with it. He aimed this overview at the 'vital forces,' about organisms as was taken from an illustration of likes of me: a biological specialist who machines and about how we have 'Leaf-litter layer' in a book by Michael rarely looks laterally. Mayer wrote the come to realize and appreciate the Rothman, Inside the Amazon (1995). book in the hope that we could take transmission and diversification of There are unmistakable pictures of inspiration from other areas of biology. traits from one generation to the next. Carnillea leprieurii, Dictyophora The book is also written for political indusiata and a mushroom (maybe a decision makers and other citizens in As a systematist, I was most inter- Lepiota). In addition, there is a stream an effort to help them to understand ested in chapter 7: " 'What?' Ques- of leaf cutter ants, each carrying a that knowledge of biological pro- tions: the study of Biodiversity." In piece of leaf that is specifically cesses, in particular of Ecology and of this chapter Mayr acknowledges the destined to feed a fungus back in the Biological diversity, is absolutely central role of taxonomic research to nest. essential to our survival on this planet. most branches of biological sciences AND laments the decline of taxonomic So, for once Mycology didn't do too Twelve chapters comprise the work. expertise. This chapter includes a badly! The main thrust of the work is how the
Copyright Lorplei Nowell 1999 CELEBMTE SCIENCE ON THE NATIONAL MALL
October 15 - 17,1999
The American Association for the Mall, October 15 - 17, 1999, it will Advancement of Science, in collabo- include: WOIS THE AUDIENCE? ration with the Smithsonian Institu- tion, is throwing an interactive 50 tented pavilions, 40 x 80', each Friday: the focus will be on science party! This must-see event with internactive science displays or school children from metropolitan will have activities and attractions for activities, based around large themes Washington, although everyone who is interested will be welcome all - child and adult alike - demon- A Mall Television Studio for strating the central role that science production of live broadcasts of major Saturday and Sunday: Families plays in all of our lives. science programs Science, engineering, and math- The celebration will reach a ematics have had more of an impact Several large stage areas featuring million people who will come to the Mall and millions more who will on our lives, our economy, and our talks and discussions by experience events at their local science well-being than any other human leading scientists on important policy centers or by television, radio and the enterprise. They have changed the and ethical issues in scinece today, Internet. ways we produce food, communicate, and travel, and work. In countless ways, For more information contact: performances that will appeal these endeavors have helped us lead Philippa Thompson Jackson richer, fuller lives. to a broad audience of young people 301 S88.9640 and their parents, highlighting the miller-thompson @erols.com Nurturing the innovative environ- role of science and technology in ment that has made all of this possible music and tntertainment production. is essential to our nation's growth and to the growth of the world economy. Members and Fellows with buttons, Yet too few people feel the excite- "I am a scientist; ask me a question: ment, understand the impact, and walking about the mall and interacting Steering Committee think that science is for them. Too with the public. Shirley M. Malcom -- few Americans understand the Head, Directorate for Education Programming at science centers importance of scientific process in a and Human Resources Programs, around the country, allowing people to democratic society. AAAS participate in this national event Science on the Mall aims to without traveling to Washington. Richard Kurin -- heighten public awareness and Director, Center for Folklife understanding of science and technol- An interactive Web Page, with Real Programs and Cultural Studies, ogy. There will be exhibits and Audio broadcasting of the public Smithsonian Institution interactive displays for children of all discussions and debates. ages - as playful as science toys that Judy Kass -- will delight six-year-olds and as Several large displays of important Project Director, Public Under- serious as substantive debates for scientific and technological items of standing of Science and Technol- adults in the audience. The celebra- major interest. ogy, AAAS tion will illustrate that science is truly Diana Parker -- for everyone! WOWU EXHIBIT? Director, Festival of American Folklife, Smithsonian Institution AAAS affiliated societies Consultant -- This event will demonstrate ways in Smithsonian Museums and the Philippa Thompson Jackson which science and technology turn National Zoo dreams into realities for humankind, Chairman -- highlighting the excitement, the Science and Technology Centers Stephen Jay Gould, President, relevance, and the accessibility of nationwide AAAS science, engineering, and mathemat- Governmental Agencies and Private ics. Taking place on the National Industry
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regular basis. Retroactive indexing of previously published -- Images of Tropical Basidiomycetes -- entries is envisioned.
------Supraordinal taxa of Ascomycota - Drs. Timothy J. Baroni, D. Jean Lodge and Sharon http~/www.ekbot.umu.se/pmg/outline.html Cantrell have a newly posted WEB site displaying informa- tion and numerous images of tropical basidiomycetes from Ove Eriksson and Katerina Winka, as part of the the Caribbean. This site is a result of information generated Phylogenetic Mycology Group (PMG -- Dept, of Ecologi- by Lodge, Baroni, Nakasone and Ryvarden's National cal Botany, Ume5 University, Sweden) include 21 new Science Foundation, Biotic Surveys and Inventories Grant - supraordinal taxa in the fourth version of their continuously Basidiomycetes of the Greater Antilles. The site will modified classification of orders and higher taxa of the continue to grow and change over the next few years as new phylum Ascomycota (first published on the Internet in information is added. February 1997). Their on-going classification system is based on molecular as well as morphological criteria. -- Costa Rican Boletes -- Because ascomycete classifications above the ordinal level httpd/www.nybg.org/bsci/res/halVdeltaindex.html will undoubtedly be relatively unstable for many years (making it impractical to include higher level taxa in Drs. R. E. Halling (New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, general purpose classifications of the group), the Internet NY, USA), G. M. Mueller (Field Museum, Chicago, IL, provides an excellent place to offer new taxonomic revi- USA), and M. J. Dallwitz (CSIRO, Canberra, Australia) sions as they are revealed. have developed an interactive key (DELTA Intkey data set) While PMG does attempt to classify monophyletically, has been for the mushroom genera 'Leccinum and they not polytomies are included (which may or may not be Phylloporus in Costa Rica.' Access over the web (see resolved after further studies) because sufficient molecular address above) requires the test version of Intkey and and morphological data required to infer a true phylogeny Windows951NT or later; the data set can be downloaded for are lacking. The names for the 21 newly proposed higher use off-line. The authors welcome any comments, sugges- taxa are derived from generic names in accordance with the tions or critques sent to Roy Halling
- - -- The New York Botanical Garden web site now includes a searchable version of entries in the Index to American Botanical Literature. Mycoinfo, the world's first mycology e-journal, is pleased The Index to American Botanical Literature has to announce its sponsorship of Taxy, an open-source provided a service to the American botanical community for taxonomic database project. At the highest level, Taxy is a over a century, published initially in the Bulletin of the software project intended to provide useful tools for Torrey Botanical Club and subsequently in Brittonia. The identifying organisms. The initial area of focus for the Index is compiled from resources of The LuEsther T. Mertz project is mushrooms. The project includes a database of Library of The New York Botanical Garden and contains fungal descriptions and an engine designed to let the user entries dealing with various aspects of extant and fossil quickly sift through those descriptions to arrive at an American plants and FUNGI, including systematics accurate choice based on a mushroom they have collected. (traditional and molecular) and floristics, morphology, and Once a description has been selected the user can access a ecology, as well as economic botany and general botany complete description of the mushroom as well as notes that (publications dealing with botanists, herbaria, etc.). The other users have entered about that description. As the searchable database includes all those entries published in application matures, the focus can be expanded to include the Index since 1996, and thus includes botanical literature all fungi and not just macromycetes. appearing since late 1995. The database is updated on a Taxy is designed to be an open project and in particular it MYCOLOGY ON-LINE crn~ahd
Tq... provides mechanisms allowing users to extend the database. unmoderated unless the need arises. The importance of this aspect is especially apparent in the fungal kingdom since current estimates are that between Versions of Taxy are available for Macintosh, IBM PC 80% and 95% of fungi have yet to be described and named. Clones, SGI Workstations and Sun Workstations. They may Tqis intended to help with this gap in knowledge by be downloaded using anonymous FTP from Nathan providing a repository for observations and literature on Wilson's website. For more information, to join the Taxy fungi. This will allow unpublished and unknown species to mailing list, and to find links to download current builds of be more easily classified. One of the hopes for Taxy is that Taxy, please visit the Taxy home page. Additional informa- one day it will provide a way for mycologist to name and tion can be obtained from Philip McIntosh, VOX publish new species of fungi. 5 12.447.4286,
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1999 (March 24) DEADLINE for 1999 (April 1). DEADLINE for submission of USDAICSREES Biotech- submission of Poster Abstracts for IBCI nology Risk Assessment Research 1999 (March 23-28), 20th Fungal MSA. DETAILS Inoculum SO(]): 12. Grants Program. DETAILS: Inoculum Genetics Conference at Asilomar. http://www.erin.utoronto.ca/-w3msaI 50(2): 20 [this issue]. Pacifi Grove, California, USA USA Kevin McCluskey 1999 (April 1). DEADLINE for Asst. Program Director, Deborah L. Sheely VOX 91 3.588.7044, FAX 91 3.588.7295 submission of abstracts to ICSEM-3. NRI Competitive Grants Programs [email protected] DETAILS Inoculum 50(2): 1 1- 12 [this VOX 202.401.1924 FAX 202.401.6488 OR http:llwww,kumc.edu/research/fgsd issue].
1999 (April 28 - May 2). 13th New Symposium. DETAILS: Inoculurn 50(2): St. Louis, Missouri USA Zealand Fungal Foray. DETAILS 9 [this issue]. http://www.ibc99.org. hoculurn 50(2): 8 [this issue]. City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Mt Egmont National Park, Znglewood, NEW CHINA 1999 (August 7 - 11). 1999 American & ZEALAND Conference Secretariat, Conference Unit, Canadian Phytopathological Societies Geoff Ridley, NZ Forest Research Institute, School of Contim. &Prof. Education Joint Annual Meeting. Palais de Private Bag 3020, Rotorua, New Zealand. City University of Hong Kong, Congres, Montreal. VOX +647.347.5899 FAX +647.347.5333 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong Montreal, Quebec CANADA [email protected]>
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Products. DETAILS Inoculum 49(6): 18. 2000 (April 25-29). Symposium 2000 - 2002 (August). International Sydney, AUSTRALIA BMS Millennium Symposium on Conference Secretariat, 405 Bull Ridge Rd Mycological Congress (IMC 7). Tropical Mycology. First announcement Oslo, NORWAY East Kurrajong, NSA 2758 Australia listed in Inoculum 50(1):21 . FAX +61.2.4576.3610 Leif Ryvarden, Botany Dept. Liverpool, ENGLAND bkgreggC3zeta.org.a~ Biological Institute, Box 1045, Prof. Roy Watling via r.wat1ingmrbge.0rg.uk Blindern, N-03 16 Norway VOX 47.22854623 FAX 47.22856717 1999 (November 14-20). 2nd Int. 2000 (May 15-19). 15th International leif.ryvarden@ bio.uio.no Virology and Microbiology Confer- Congress of the ISMS (Int. Society of enee. DETAILS Inoculum 49(6):18. Mushroom Science). Yaounde, CAMEROON Maastricht, THE NETHERLANDS Dr. Njayou Mounjohou, http://www.cnc.nl/isms B.P. 2001 Messa -Yaounde [email protected]
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June 1959 IOf2) "now open again" [after the Cuban Peripatetic mycologists included Roy 40 Years q0 E. !% Beneke, Editor revolution]. Watling, who spent January and February in Michigan completing the Leccinum Clark Rogerson, New York Botanical John A. Schmitt (Ohio State) reported monograph with A. H. Smith and H. D. Garden, announced that Hagelstein's The on W. B. Gray's Fulbright year at the Thiers .... G. Carroll who studied University College of Rhodesia and Mycetozoa of North! America was available endophytes with Muller and F. Carroll for $6 a copy. Nyasaland in Africa, "Dr. Gray arrived at who investigated Woronin bodies with Ph. Salisbury the day martial law was Mastile in Switzerland .... J. W. Rippon C. J. Alexopoulos, then at the University declared. However, he writes that their who planned to boat down the Amazon of Iowa in Iowa City, requested any 1959 situation is not considered serious, but that visiting clinics along the way .... G. S. collections of myxomycetes. "All species the inhabitants feel the Little Rock Bulmer, who was appointed to the faculty are welcome except Lycogala epiden- situation is very serious. He says the of the University of Saigon School of drum!" mycological laboratories are equivalent to Medicine and awarded a Service Recogni- the best ones in the US even through the W. G. Ziller, Forest Biology Lab in tion Award for his Medical Mycology department has had a mycologist for only efforts in Viet Narn. Victoria BC, requested cultures and about 2 months." samples of Phomopsis on trees (conifer or John Robert Raper of Harvard, known hardwood). In September, Department of Biology for his work on sexuality and sexual Associate Professor Harry D. Thiers John E. Peters? University of Missouri hormones in Achlya and genetic studies of moved from Texas A & M College to Sari Schizophyllum and Agaricus, died in Columbia, requested Fusarium isolates ~~~~~i~~~state college. "which appear to be out of the ordinary in unexpectedly on May 21 at the age of any way & which show much variability in 62.... Frank Dunn Kern, a charter culture." member of MSA and Emeritus Dean of June 1974 25(1) Pennsylvania State University, died at the Eds. Amy Y. Rossman & E. S. Beneke, working with Joseph age of 90. "He had a lifelong interest in q0 William C. Denison Stevens and Glenn Bulmer at Michigan 2 5 years plant pathogenic fungi, and his two State in East Lansing, received a 2-year Gymnosporangium monographs appeared grant from the National Cancer Institute to 1973-194 publications included the in 1911 and 1973, a record of longevity study the growth and development of new ATCC Catalogue (1 lth edition), Fungi and interest rarely equaled among strains of Calvatia in relation to tumor Canadenses (first fascicle) and Mycotaxon mycologists." inhibiting principles. (first volume -- personal subscription then $6 per volume). University of North Carolina in Chapel April 1989 40(1) Hill reported W. J. Koch's study of the Vincent Demoulin asked the help of years qo Ifis Ch~"t. Editor structure and action of fungal motile cells Society members in trying to locate rare 10 and J. N. Couch work on life histories, volumes by Bulliard, Schaeffer, Van sex, genetics and pure culture of lower Sterbeeck and Vaillant that were stolen fungi - particularly chytrids. from the University of Liege (Belgium) Mycological Society Mycological Library. T. W. Johnson, Duke University, offered of America a graduate research assistantship for work Selected mycological research projects NEWSLETI'ER on estuarine distribution of fungi for $2000 - G. C. Carroll: study of the distribu- per year + travel expenses. tion and possible symbiotic role of endophytic fungi within coniferous Brown University's Botany Department needles M. 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